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December 12 2007 | WilHarris

Hi guys, I’m taking a look at Blacksite: Area 51 on Xbox 360 for you today. Yes, that’s right, for you; some of these games I play so you don’t have to!

There’s some Iraqis (O_o) and some mutanty alieny type things to shoot at - too bad you can’t shoot at your own men though.

Not a bad game overall, but it doesn’t really have any raison d’etre in these halcyon days of FPS. The truth might be out there, but I don’t think you’ll find it in this game.

Check back on Friday for a look at the Golden Compass (360), and next week for Uncharted: Drake’s Territory (PS3) and Warhammer 40k: Squad Command (DS).

-Katharine

comments

Norbit

December 12th, 2007 - 12:52pm

I love the bit where they shoot down the chopper and say ‘we can figure out who that was later’. How unlike the US military to adopt that approach lol

Katharine

December 13th, 2007 - 9:26am

Haha! Great script isn’t it. I actually had to set the controller down for a few moments so i didn’t throw it through the tv the first time I heard someone say ’shoot anything that moves, anyone could have a bomb strapped to their ass’!

Rich

December 14th, 2007 - 5:34am

All very depressing and gung-ho - it’ll probably sell like hotcakes
But how ace was the fantastic Stephen Fry suddenly appearing at the end of the review - think thats the first time an advert has cheered me up =D