Area 51

Area 51

Area 51 is a lightgun arcade game published by Atari Games. It takes its name from the Area 51 military facility.

Story

In July 1947, an alien spacecraft crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, in the United States. The spacecraft was recovered by the U.S. Air Force and taken to Area 51 in Nevada, where the sole survivor of the crash, a powerful Grey named Edgar, was held captive by the U.S. military. Eventually, the Greys established a dialogue with the Illuminati, led by the ominous Mr. White (Phil Proctor), and struck a deal with them. The Illuminati would provide the Greys with a research base three miles below the surface of Area 51, use the base as a landing site, and provide them with human test subjects on which they would work with human scientists to research a mutagenic virus that they could use in a war against their homeworld. In return, the Greys gave the Illuminati exclusive access to Grey technology. The Illuminati used some of this technology to spy on the population. The Greys and the human scientists eventually developed a powerful alien entity - known as "Theta" that spread the virus. What many of the scientists working on the project did not know was that the Greys and the Illuminati were also planning to use the virus against Earth's population and dominate the planet. When Dr. Winston Cray learned of the plan, he released "Theta" and the mutagenic virus throughout Area 51 to stop them. The military then sent a rapid response force led by Major Bridges (Powers Boothe) to quarantine and contain the virus. HAZMAT Team Delta, the first team sent into Area 51, is ambushed by the "Theta" creature and injured before retreating deeper into the base. HAZMAT Team Bravo, consisting of Team Leader Ramirez, McCan, Crispy and Mission Specialist Ethan Cole, is sent to find Delta.