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Area 51

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Midway (US), GT Interactive (EU), Soft Bank (JP)

Developer:

Tantalus Interactive, Perfect Entertainment

Developer(s) of original games: Mesa Logic

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Virtua Gun

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-02-07	¥5,8005,800	T-18613G
US	1996-11-20		T-9705H
EU	1997-03-14^[1]		T-25408H-50
BR	1997-04		191x34

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Area 51 (エリア５１) is a 1995 arcade light-gun game developed by Mesa Logic and released by Atari Games. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in late 1996 by Tantalus Interactive and Perfect Entertainment and published by Midway, alongside versions for PlayStation and Windows PCs.

Magazine articles

Main article: Area 51/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Intelligent Gamer (US) #8: "January 1997" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-22: "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (1996-12-13)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #17: "March 1997" (1997-02-19)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #18: "April 1997" (1997-03-15)^[2]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #19: "May 1997" (1997-04-12)^[3]

Print advert in Playmag (FR) #13: "Avril 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
also published in:

Consoles + (FR) #64: "Avril 1997" (1997-0x-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

80

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[11]

Freak (IL)

82

^[12]

Gambler (PL)

66

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[14]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

42

^[5]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

56

^[15]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

73

^[6]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

77

^[16]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[17]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[18]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[7]

Secret Service (PL)

40

^[19]

Sega Magazin (DE)

65

^[20]

Sega Power (GR)

69

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

72

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[9]

Ultra Game Players (US)

65

^[24]

	67
Based on 19 reviews

Area 51

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 48
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 13
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 9
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 69
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_18.pdf, page 62
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Freak, "2/97" (IL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Gambler, "9/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 82
↑ MAN!AC, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 80
↑ Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 3" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 177
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 110
↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 81
↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 61
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 62
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-03 (1997-02-14)" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 154
↑ Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 74

[:File:CVG_UK_185.pdf_p48-1] File:CVG UK 185.pdf, page 48

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p13-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 13

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p9-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 9

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_064.pdf_p69-4] Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_08.pdf_p73-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p76-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_02.pdf_p75-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p62-8] File:SSM_UK_18.pdf, page 62

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_113.pdf_p8-10] Ação Games, "Março 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p58-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58

[12] Freak, "2/97" (IL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[13] Gambler, "9/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_101.pdf_p82-14] GamePro, "February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-02.pdf_p80-15] MAN!AC, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 80

[:File:Playmag_FR_14.pdf_p116-16] Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-03_19970214.pdf_p177-17] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 3" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 177

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-06_19970328.pdf_p110-18] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 110

[:File:SecretService_45_PL.pdf_p32-19] Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_40.pdf_p81-20] Sega Magazin, "März 1997" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 81

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_2_Oct-Nov1997.pdf_p61-21] Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 61

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p62-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 62

[:File:SSM_JP_19970214_1997-03.pdf_p154-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-03 (1997-02-14)" (JP; 1997-01-31), page 154

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_094.pdf_p74-24] Ultra Game Players, "February 1997" (US; 1997-01-28), page 74

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Area 51

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References