Area 51 (2005) [#01] - Bad Game Hall of Fame
14The truth is somewhere in here [presumably], as we begin our playthrough of 2005's 'Area 51!' We'll have to be careful not to wake up David Duchovny, who sleepwalks through his performance as the game's protagonist.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Opening
0:26 - Stream Intro
9:08 - A Brief History of 'Area 51'
48:36 - Featurettes
56:47 - Intro
1:01:22 - Welcome to Dreamland / Deep Underground
1:10:35 - The Hot Zone
1:25:10 - The Search
1:39:07 - They Get Bigger
1:46:01 - The Last Stand
2:03:38 - One of Them
2:16:58 - Internal Changes
2:31:05 - Life or Death
2:53:40 - Secret Files
2:59:38 - Initial Thoughts
3:09:01 - Closing
LINKS:
Free download for 'Area 51' available on itch.io: https://midwaygames.itch.io/area-51
Stuart F. Brown's "Searching for the Secrets of Groom Lake," as featured in Popular Science: https://preterhuman.net/docs/Searching_for_the_Secrets_of_Groom_Lake
IGN's interviews with developers comprising an "Area 51 Wrap Report": https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/25/area-51-wrap-report
About.com's reporting on 'Area 51' being green-lit for film adaptation: https://web.archive.org/web/20071203113946/http://movies.about.com/od/moviesinproduction/a/area51083104.htm
Variety's reporting on Grant Morrison being signed on to write the screenplay for 'Area 51's film adaptation: https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/comicbook-author-to-write-area-51-2-1117962479/
IGN’s 8-scoring review of 'Area 51' penned by Ivan Sulic: https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/22/area-51-2
AG.ru's 43%-scoring review of 'Area 51' penned by Nomad: https://ag.ru/games/area-51-2005/review
Eurogamer's reporting on Midway's Harvey Smith dishing out gossip on 'BlackSite: Area 51': https://www.eurogamer.net/smith-explains-blacksite-issues
ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-08-07
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