Featuring online play for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox Live, Area 51 is set in the U.S. government's most top-secret and secure facility located in the Nevada desert. Players take on the role of Lt. Nick Cross, a hazardous biological waste specialist sent to investigate. During his investigation, Lt. Cross stumbles across alien creatures and becomes infected with a biological mutagen that eventually transforms him into something not quite human. To save the earth and himself, Lt. Cross must fight to solve the enigma of Area 51.Get the Area 51 v1.1/v1.2 patch off WP (17mb)
Area 51 Patch version 1.1.89007
To install the patch:
1. Download the patch. When asked if you want to run or save the file, save it to your desktop.
2. Open the patch file by double-clicking it. Unzip the patch to the directory where you originally installed Area 51 as directed on screen. (Note: The default directory for the extraction is C:Program FilesMidway GamesArea 51 and only needs to be changed if the game was installed to a different path.)
3. The patch is now installed. You can launch the game by double-clicking the Area 51 shortcut on your desktop.
4. You can now delete the patch file from your desktop.
The following issues have been addressed by the dev team for Patch version 1.1.89007:
- ATI Radeon 8500-9200 Pro graphics cards now supported.
- Fixes the black box that is sometimes displayed when user hits F2 during online play.
- Lighting brightness in Mutant vision mode has been recalibrated to meet design specification.
- Sniper scope should now zoom in more smoothly.
- Issues involving copy protection such as an exception errors and related issues that occur when launching the game.
Area 51 Intel onboard video chip (915G & 915GM-FR) patch
Area 51: Intel On Board Video Chip Patch
Area 51 gamers using the Intel onboard video chipsets 915G and 915GM-FR have experienced an intermittent crash bug. This self-extracting patch will replace old files and correct the issues for customers experiencing this problem.
Please be advised these files will extract to the default installation directory: C:Program FilesMidway GamesArea 51. If you had chosen to install to another directory, you will need to redirect the extraction so they overwrite your installed files.
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