New BlackSite: Area 51 screenshots

BlackSite: Area 51 is a direct sequel of the PSOne‘s Area 51 released about a decade ago. Both are developed by Midway Austin and published by Midway Games. As the case was with its predecessor, BlackSite: Area 51 is a first-person shooter situated in the mysterious Area 51 facility operated by the American government. It’s a sci-fi ride with strong storytelling, frenetic action, and not too shabby graphics, too.

Plating as special forces operative Aeran Pierce, BlackSite: Area 51 pits you against an entire alien horde crawling all over the place. Your task is to investigate what’s going on and at the same time find a new home for your bullets in the chest cavities of the enemies. It’s not an easy task, but someone has to do it.

These screens show some very nice images of the game’s visuals. As you can see, effort has been put into generating them just for you. With the crowded FPS market populated by powerhouses, one has to wonder how this video game will stack up come November 5 when it launches. A demo of the Xbox 360 version has been available via Xbox Live since May of 2007, and demos for the Sony PlayStation 3 and PC are said to be underway. Let’s hope this one gives us a bang when it hits.