bonzonie

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/786/786986p1.html

May 10, 2007 - A few months ago, IGN had the good fortune to take Midway's
BlackSite: Area 51 out for a test run. The short (but oh so sweet demo) was
just a taste of the alien-stomping action that awaits gamers when BlackSite
ships this fall. Now gamers can experience the same level in an updated demo
set to release to the public on Xbox Live Marketplace this Friday.

The brief demo only lasts about five minutes, but it's one hell of a five
minute ride. Taking place in one of the earliest levels, your strike team
arrives at the back door of a gas station in the town of Rachel. Trouble has
been brewing and your job is to open a few doors and shoot whatever doesn't
look human. The first half-minute of the demo is quiet and a little tense.
Then all hell breaks loose.

After opening a couple of doors to find nothing eventful, you come upon a
Reborn Scout ripping apart a minivan near a gas pump. From this point
forward, it's a whole lot of shooting and explosions. Humanoid Reborns join
the Scout and the battle becomes heated quickly.

You can direct your squad with the Right Bumper. Aim your reticule at any
location, press the bumper and you set a way point. It's contextual, so if
you highlight a door, the squad will infiltrate; target an enemy and your
squad will focus their attacks in that direction. This isn't Brothers in
Arms or Rainbow Six. It's an arcade FPS and as such the command controls are
kept as streamlined as possible. The only thing you need to worry about is
your squad's morale. As long as it appears your winning, morale for your two
squadmates increases. The higher their morale, the better they perform on
the field. If one man goes down, the rest of the squad gets the jitters.
Morale resets after every battle, so it never has too daunting of an effect
on gameplay.

As you'll discover quickly, most objects in the environment are
destructible. And your first shootout is in a gas station. Expect lots of
kabooms as gas pumps erupt both from your bullets and those of the enemy.
And be especially careful, because the first alien you run into, a Reborn
scout, is deadliest when about to meet its maker. This nasty critter falls
down after being hit enough times and in its death throw, the tentacled head
detaches, scampers forwards, and explodes.

Aside from a few of these unpleasant creatures, there are some humanoid
Reborn grunts who don't take kindly to grenades and the encephalopod-like
Drudges skittering in an area beyond the gas station. The Drudges patrol in
small packs, leaping off walls and vehicles, slashing with claws and
spitting venomous liquid. None of the enemies in the demo are terribly
difficult to take down, particular with your assault rifle. You can try out
the pistol as well by pressing Y. It's highly effective and the firing
animation looks great.

While killing aliens is fun, the real delight is shooting up the environment
and seeing what is and isn't destructible. Most things take notice of your
bullets. BlackSite uses elements of the Stranglehold engine, allowing you to
lay waste to the environment. You can shoot out signs, blow up the
aforementioned gas tanks, and destroy barriers that the Reborn are using as
cover.

As you'll discover, the demo is very brief. This is just a tantalizing taste
of BlackSite: Area 51. Be sure to check to check out IGN's full video
walktrhough for more details on the demo.

Should you be hyped? Decide for yourself on Friday.




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