BlackSite: Area 51 Xbox 360
BlackSite: Area 51 Image
Metascore
62 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 53 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: Featuring a powerful single-player campaign, along with multiple online multiplayer modes,
    BlackSite: Area 51 delivers vicious combat action, next generation graphics and A.I., and a plethora of powerful weapons and vehicles. Set in present day, players take the role of a decorated militar    y veteran charged by the government to lead a squadron of "secret soldiers," each with his/her own specialty skill set, into the Rachel, Nevada area to fight off the invasion of unidentified enemy races. The player’s modern-day emotions and fears are driven into a world charged with grave responsibility affecting lives hanging in the balance and eventually finding himself torn between his professional orders and his own ethical standards. In the end, only the actions of the player and his squad can shape the outcome of BlackSite: Area 51 during this potentially pivotal moment in history. [Midway]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. Play.tm
    85
    In actual fact I found this, while admittedly less spectacular, as enjoyable as anything else I've played on the 360. BlackSite never attempts to be innovative, but knows what it does best. A well-oiled working game is ridiculously hard to find these days and, if nothing else, BlackSite is certainly that.
  2. Da Gameboyz
    73
    Although Blacksite: Area 51 is a pretty good game it just doesn’t have the legs to make it one of those great experience.
  3. Games Master UK
    71
    A solid enough shooter but it struggles to distinguish itself from the very best titles. [Jan 2007, p.71]
    All this publication's reviews
  4. Edge Magazine
    40
    Blacksite is a thoroughly unexceptional title for which unrealistic promises were made, and one that is further let down by a wide assortment of bugs and design issues. [Jan 2008, p.83]
    All this publication's reviews

See all 48 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 8 out of 26
  1. G.S.
    10
    Sometimes you just want an arcade shooter, lots of enemies to kill with beautiful backgrounds.
  2. AndrewS
    8
    Blacksite, was beyond beleif when it came to suspense, but then lead to a horribly short uninteresting ending! Although the alien design was great the AI'S strategy was pointless… Expand
  3. samj
    7
    this is a good game, and i genuinely enjoyed playing it through. red mode offeres and excellent challenge. driving parts are a blast! however there needs to be more weapons. loading times are too long.… Expand
  4. GlennH.
    2
    Very poor game play and handling, very buggy, crashed several times. Worst game I have played in a long time, a very long time.

See all 26 User Reviews

Current X360 Games

Full List »
  1. BioShock Infinite
    Metascore: 93
  2. Tomb Raider
    Metascore: 86
  3. Injustice: Gods Among Us
    Metascore: 81
  4. Metro: Last Light
    Metascore: 80
  5. CastleStorm
    Metascore: 80
  6. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
    Metascore: 80
  7. Gears of War: Judgment
    Metascore: 79
  8. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
    Metascore: 79
  9. GRID 2
    Metascore: 79
  10. State of Decay
    Metascore: 78
  11. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Metascore: 77
  12. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
    Metascore: 77
  13. Resident Evil: Revelations
    Metascore: 76
  14. Remember Me
    Metascore: 70
  15. Fuse
    Metascore: 61
  16. Defiance
    Metascore: 60
  17. Dead Island: Riptide
    Metascore: 57
  18. Star Trek The Video Game
    Metascore: 43
  19. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
    Metascore: 32
  20. Fast & Furious: Showdown
    Metascore: 23
All Current Games »