Area 51 (2005 video game) HUD shows red when the player is very close, and blue when very far. Items which are scanned are viewable in-game, providing insight into the workings of Area 51, as well as proving necessary to unlocking secret videos made by Dr. Cray or Mr. White. In July 1947, an alien spacecraft crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in the United States. The craft was recovered by the U.S. Air Force and taken to Area 51 in Nevada, where the lone survivor of the crash, a powerful Grey named Edgar (Warner), was held captive by the U.S. military. Eventually, the Greys opened
Area 51 (film) on demand platforms beginning on May 15, 2015 courtesy of Paramount Insurge and Blumhouse Tilt. The film made a total of $7,556 for its weekend long-run. "Area 51" garnered predominately negative reviews from critics. The film holds a 17% rating on "Rotten Tomatoes" based on six reviews. Brian Tallerico writing for "RogerEbert.com" gave the film one and half stars and mainly criticized the film's generic plot and pacing. A. A. Dowd from The A.V. Club gave "Area 51" a 'C'-rating and criticized the film's originality when compared to Oren Peli's previous film, "Paranormal Activity". Area 51 (film) Area 51 is