Blacksite Area 51 is an unholy blend of every FPS game ever made

Blacksite: Area 51 is a game that has zombie aliens from the Middle East that invade America. Checkmate, Call of Duty.
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[@SomeGuy-sj9zu]

I played this game as a kid and thought it was the best game ever. I am sorry for my past crimes

[@Wellmanholistic]

The council finds this action commited by your past self cringe/not based and sentences you to be made fun of till further notice.

[@Kure50]

I played it too but I thought it was a sequel to the 2005 game and comparatively this one was far worse and I never finished it

[@steelbear2063]

It's okay, we all have games that are awful yet we love them

[@notmyname8343]

I think Oboe found the record of my blockbuster/library rental games because he seems to be playing them all in roughly the same order that I did 10 years ago

[@puffyspuffpasstv1260]

The way he’s playing this makes it seem so fun, I mean yea it’s an awful game but the concept is so good

[@MrTJPAS]

That guy who got hit by the trailer and kept talking as he was laying still on the ground cracked me up. It was like he was just done with all of this and needed a break.

[@Ender-im5ez]

"Red is very hard! Fun for extreme players." This game predicted the ads for crappy mobile games!

[@nuffens]

waiting for the day that "the dead speak" shows up in a game as fucking plainly as the starwars references have in this one

[@pach6678]

Oboeshoes should right the next COD zombies campaign. Come on, Activision-Blizzard-Microsoft, just do it!

[@Pattamatt1998]

"Somehow... Commander Shepherd has returned" -Ghost, COD:MW94, 2045

[@johnngrey1]

@@Pattamatt1998 and wears an eyepatch

[@bukkakeninja9723]

"What kind of crappy game begins in a turret section in a desert environment" *Flashbacks to Ride to Hell:Retribution*

[@NexusKin]

Spec Ops The Line.

[@molongo869]

Fun fact: this game is a sequel of another game called "area 51" (2005), that its a truly masterpiece

[@mrunitforge]

It's so fucking good and it's actually mysterious and plays with the different conspiracies

[@nemysyys2285]

Sort of. It was supposed to be a reboot but the devs couldn’t decide what they wanted to do so they kinda mashed both ideas together due to time constraints

[@JacobTyler1776]

I remember renting it from Movie Gallery and playing it on OG Xbox and very much enjoying it in high school.

[@kakokapolei123]

Trying to replay it on PC's such a chore tho. It's freeware, but you need to download a fanmade remaster of it to actually play it, but even then you have to jump through hoops just to get it launched.

[@mrunitforge]

@@kakokapolei123 yeah I got stuck trying to limit fps so I could jump the lasers

[@TrevarThePastor]

Loving the shovelware playthroughs. It’s truly a lost art in this era of gaming.

[@dunkerbunker2501]

Shovelware is still around, it’s just being pushed out by AAA devs

[@shaunpersaud5131]

@@dunkerbunker2501 it’s not as fun but more just sad

[@BungusAlt]

@@dunkerbunker2501 Damn... you're not wrong though

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

Still waiting for him to cover Target Terror on the Wii, that game is a true "masterpiece!" Came to the arcades in 2004, was ported to the Wii in 2008, looks like it is from 1998, and yet still has framerate problems!

[@TrevarThePastor]

@@dunkerbunker2501 which is just depressing, back then we could rip on these games for being ass then go back to playing games we loved :(

[@echodelta2172]

Oh hell yeah! This is THE late 00s "modern military" shooter. Not the best one, mind you. The most generic one that combines the cliches of all of them at the same time. Side note: if you look at the concept art, the developers had a really cool, eerie vision for this game, almost like FEAR crossed with Spec Ops The Line. It got tanked into a generic alien vs military FPS and rushed out the door before the studio collapsed.

[@Gruntvc]

I like the sound of that FPS game. Can we still get something like it today? Probably an indie or AA dev. AAA gaming sucks.

[@echodelta2172]

@@Gruntvc Yeah it's kinda sad looking at these old games and realizing what could've been. Unfortunately nobody goes for that these days.

[@channel45853]

@@Gruntvc ugh, you're one of those

[@edchampion3720]

That sucks man

[@MeTaLISaWeSoMe95]

@@echodelta2172 we've got a lot of games like that Cherbobylite, the Metro games, etc. There's still out there fps games today.

[@willv3462]

I love how you are just playing every game I thought looked cool at gamestop as a kid.

[@ThatNofbody]

Dead ass I use to see these games on Xbox marketplace and would wanna play them but they didn’t look good enough to buy 😂🙄

[@rocketdog5310]

frrrrrr

[@DreamsOfLennox]

“it’s like playin dodge the redneck!” is quite possibly the greatest line of dialogue i have ever heard. not only in an fps game, not only in a video game, even movies cannot reach the highs that that line has. truly amazing and absolutely unforgettable

[@Redeemer121]

White trash kamikaze?

[@prumprum2592]

Harvey Smith, lead designer of Dishonored, worked on this game. He was brought in late to salvage the project and left Midway soon after, IIRC. So yeah.

[@glibchubik4090]

"What kind of crappy game begins with the turret section in a desert environment" *SPEC OPS THE LINE*

[@Numbingbird]

RIDE TO HELL

[@puffnisse]

Thwt g a menis good though.

[@foxtrotsierraproductions8626]

but spec ops the line is not crappy

[@breath4255]

"The first rule of gun safety is to look cool" Really dropping these truth bombs on me

[@OGbrundle]

Garandthumb would agree

[@hgill257]

Some termites of a certain species have actually evolved to be filled with acid and just bolt into a group of attacking ants and when the ants rip it open it just explodes acid everywhere essentially splash damage, so that’s the evolutionary benefit of exploding I guess

[@WaffleLast]

How does this game have more detail in its environments than modern Call of Duty

[@SolaceMcfly]

Activision as a company has told each developer to put in as little effort as possible

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

it uses unreal engine 3

[@NexusKin]

It runs on Unreal Engine 3, which was considered one of the best graphics engines of that era. Developers who knew how to really optimize it were able to create some amazingly polished and detailed environments and particle effects.

[@hermitgreenn]

You haven't played a true 7th gen game until you've experienced Battle : LA.

[@amanchoosesaslaveobeys6510]

😄 🤣 that was 1 of those game that was so bad it actually was good in a bizarre way

[@VRichardsn]

He has now.

[@user-sl5xz9oi6s]

“I made it” “Yeah you probably did” That joke really got me

[@stinklinethegoblin5952]

The fucking alien crystal jpeg has me in stitches thought I was his editing at first

[@troysam1994]

Man as a kid I was too psyched about the whole Area 51 aspect of the game to notice how awful it truly was 🥲 good memories

[@papabetadine724]

haha yeah looking back now I didn't realise how awful it was. Suppose when your young you will just suck up anything video game related.

[@dr._breens_beard]

Area 51 was in it for like 10 minutes

[@Ukfairgrounds]

@@papabetadine724 it’s not awful it’s one of the greatest games ever made

[@papabetadine724]

@@Ukfairgrounds lmao its true. It is a masterpiece.

[@tuqann]

"Dear god it's a UFO... except we identified it as a building and it's not flying." Thank you for choosing to make your content 💜

[@JustinTK416]

This game is literally: Do ya wanna shoot aliens? Because you can shoot some aliens. You can also drive a car too! And personally, ya know, it knows what it is, and over use of some camera shake and limited enemy variety aside… I don’t hate it. I like games that let me fight aliens, or demons, or mutant zombies, (Monster Shooters basically) and while it’s atrocious from an objective standpoint, the drab color palette is weirdly nostalgic in a way.

[@Ali_Al-Nasir]

Sammee. It's just so fun, but at the same time not really perfect. It's also nostalgic for me to play it tbh

[@AetherFoxFilms]

4:36 The dead do speak.

[@RooRuu96]

My step dad growing up really wanted me to get this game back when we had gamefly, they ended up sending me fallout 3 by mistake and I completely forgot about blacksite

[@joseybryant7577]

Man, I've completely forgotten gamefly. Haven't heard about it in years.

[@Franklinsbrother]

Despite it's flaws, I still have a soft spot for this game. It would've been better if it was (a LOT) more fleshed out and fine tuned.

[@starkiller332]

Seems like a fun campy game with a unique personality and charm to it. Remaster would be funny.

[@barcetornordbulinga866]

Bro, perfect timing, you saved my life whit this video. I am high as hell and the alternative was playing Doom eternal or the last of us 2, because I can't get titanfall 2 to work and my friends aren't able to play killing Floor 2 with me today

[@fatmanpez]

This was one of the first games i got for the 360 so it always has a softspot for being a simple linier shooter with fun battle sequences, weapons and some gory scifi goodness before the CoD-Clone Iceage we've had ongoing for 15 years at this point

[@AE-jo2fy]

I like how balanced the review at the end is, It would have been real easy to just spread ass and unload but the whole video has more of a "just having fun with it" feel and the end really secures that feeling!

[@Sad_Elf]

its amazing how it has more environmental destruction than some games today despite being a AA jank fest

[@NexusKin]

It was powered by Unreal Engine 3, which was considered to be one of the best graphics engines of that era, and it was capable of creating some really detailed environments and particle effects.

[@This_Pleases_The_Nut]

"Here in Area 51 we store our most prized technology like Ace combat 5" I agree

[@KurianKeralafromIndia]

When this game has more detail than mordern fps games

[@Gruntvc]

I feel ya. Try doing this stuff in modern FPS games like Resident Evil Village, CoD, etc. Nice graphics, everything else is weak compared to even AA budget games from the 2000s. AAA gaming is done.

[@jacob3761]

I had this game when I was younger but the disc would freeze after about level 3 or 4 so I just played the beginning levels over and over… things you do when you are a kid who can’t buy games whenever you want

[@virus4840]

yooo your content is funny pure greatness its hard to find youtubers with prime golden gamer humor subbed forsure

[@bumbaclot813]

I remember my mom getting me this game and she literally came home and told me. " the guy at game stop said this game isn't good" but she told him " well he loves that area 51 game" lol.

[@Griff00]

oh hey you uploaded this! still sad that i missed this part of the stream but im glad i get to see it afterwards haha

[@steelbear2063]

Oboe, thank you for playing all these forgotten games. You legit made me want to try some of them

[@therealpyroland]

I like purple difficulty the best

[@Kyle-ty6mx]

I played this game once on a vacation to Jamaica, Thank you for unlocking some old memories.

[@The_Thousandth_Tex]

As a kid getting a small selection of library games with books for years I spent way too much time with this masterpiece and love it to this day

[@spinyslasher6586]

3:34 holy shit the raindrops bounce off of your gun that's really cool.

[@mkchillin]

Bro please play the real Area 51 game from the PS2 era. The one with Marilyn Manson voicing the Grey

[@dancortes3062]

I loved the first Area 51 game when I was a kid and I was so excited to hear that there would be a sequel. I was massively disappointed by this game once I started playing it. What a major let down and a massive dip in quality from it's predecessor.

[@glassramen]

Area 51 was a fantastic game. Easily one of my favorite games on xbox.

[@Conker299]

Hahaha you got me when you started humming the warthog run theme xD

[@josephfranzen5626]

The first time I ever played this my roommate and I had just taken some acid and it was way too intense for me. To be fair I was also blown away by how a microwave works and was fairly certain our cats knew we were tripping balls. The next night after things returned to normal I loaded this game back up and thought to myself “Man…this game was only good on drugs”

[@Mothbean]

Dude, seeing that cover art at the start of the game brought back a memory that had been lost to time. My best friend rented this game and I remember thinking the cyborg thing on the front looked super fucking cool, as did the big tentacle crab monster on the back of the box. I don't remember anything about the game, but that monster design was something I immediately recognized after a decade, so I guess they did something well with that.

[@noahmitchell3104]

Love the content dude, keep it uo

[@nickskom7491]

i loved this game as a kid. replayed it like 5 years ago and still enjoyed it. it’s like junk food to me

[@danielbold6167]

0:43 Your Ghost voice always gets me! Lmao

[@RyuKimGaming]

I thought this game was a sequel of Area 51 :(

[@petemcnaughton2482]

Oh my god, I haven't thought of that game since I was in middle school. Hopefully oboshoe plays that one

[@RyuKimGaming]

@@petemcnaughton2482 I played it on the ps2 and it was fun, and I found out about this game thinking about it was the sequel but it was a lie 😂. The game itself doesn't have any adjustable video setting so I barely played it at 5 fps

[@SimonSlav-GameMakingJourney]

"Yea you probably did, I mean look at it" killed me :DD

[@liamkeefe241]

I was waiting for this one

[@leeeinfield]

I used to be obsessed with the original demo when it first came out on the 360. I thought the graphics were badass with the rain and the crumbling concrete when you shot at it. Thought it was super gritty and badass hahaha.

[@alixmadnessitsme4853]

Holy shit, i just recently remembered this game and the fun i used to have playing it. I just couldn't remember the goddamn name, thanks man.

[@dutchynehtam]

This game definitely was taking itself too seriously 😂😂

[@MindlessRipOffs]

The first Area 51 on console was an incredible game. I still enjoyed this one back in the day, but it was definitely not as good as the first.

[@geesewantedforwarcrimes8911]

6:33 is no one gonna talk about how good this guy is at making the halo theme tune(to be exact the warthog run version) with his mouth

[@gs8494]

"more like area fifty...fun!" Why am I laughing so hard at that terrible pun???? :D

[@chrisgiocalone9691]

Oh my gosh I totally forgot this game existed. I played as a kid but could never get past when the aliens came in cause it was too scary 😅 guess I wasn't missing much

[@bigwoof7830]

this is like the first game i played on the 360, i remember vividly being stuck on that last Humvee part.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

oh my fucking god you FINALLY covered this game! Damn I remember playing it back when I was a freshman in highschool. (I remember getting this and Unreal Tournament 3 as christmas presents)

[@natenichols9856]

I still love to play this game to this day. It’s one of my favorites. Yeah it’s not the best but it’s mindless and fun

[@M.E.FProd.]

0:50 as soon as he said that I knew what comparison was coming lol

[@Existencerased]

I’ve been enjoying your videos, and really wanted to suggest Battle: Los Angeles! Buuuut, come to find out this horrendous movie tie-in FPS was delisted a few years ago.

[@redeye4516]

I'll post the 4 main rules of gun safety so everyone knows. 1. Above all, look cool and have fun, you know what you're doing so it's fine 2. You can usually get what you want just by pointing the gun at people, and you can intimidate people by racking the slide or cocking the hammer a bunch and saying threatening things 3. You can guess if a gun is loaded by how heavy it feels, if it's light then it's probably not loaded and safe to play around with 4. Shooting towards sounds is about as good as shooting at things you can actually see, don't worry about what's behind it because you're not aiming for that

[@kibawhitewolf2878]

Dude how the heck don't you have more subs your so god damn funny

[@badairborneday1313]

4:28 “BEHOLD, the worlds fastest car, my 2013 Dodge Avenger.”

[@ArchCone]

Brings back some memories this.

[@TheCcway]

As a kid, I'll never forget this game for giving odd numbered achievement points.

[@MTLion3]

The gag about the realistic nerf gun and looking cool being the key to success and plot armor sent me into orbit XD

[@xtremecheeseproblem]

Oh god this unearthed some memories that I didn't know I had

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

The best part about Blockbuster was being able to give games like this a try without much risk.

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

I remember playing this game back in youth day, I got mesmerized by the Graphics

[@kolinmartz]

Omg. He’s literally slapping the extra magazine that’s blocking the bolt release to his M4. 😂😂😂

[@itsalpca]

voice acting from the villain dude was actually pretty good haha

[@frankyhorn2475]

I want to watch you play black now, as this kinda reminded me of it for some reason.

[@hansmatheson5976]

Opening joke in this video almost transcended comedy itself. I can only hope someone finally stops you before it’s too late.

[@user-wf3oc6wy2b]

After hearing your first rule of gun safety, I am quite excited to hear the rest... :)

[@GameMaster136]

A couple years before this came out Midway had made another Area 51 game that I remember being decent for the most part. May be some good fun checking that one out.

[@NexusKin]

That was "Area 51" from 2005, and it's a lot better than this one.

[@brainglow_lightbright]

Missed opportunity at the slush section: NO WEASE THE JUUUICE

[@shazmodeus2795]

Fun fact: you do actually slap the left side of the M4 when reloading, it's where the bolt release is.

[@nxght6694]

the “i got a visual on ayy lmao” killed me

[@rsoldat4951]

I like how both MW2 and 3 have a turret section at the first level

[@awesomesource12]

I use to play this game as a kid as well and had a lot of fun with it, every few weekends I'd rent it from video easy

[@PongoDaMan]

i always wanted this game as a kid, even after watching this i still want itlmao

[@whodatsaddle]

Oh god. I remember the robot walkers. Thanks for unlocking random shit game memories from my childhood every week.

[@user-uy7bn4kt2b]

I remember getting this game as a kid for literally 25 cents, and would replay the first level over and over because the disc was too scratched to load up the second level, must've spent 100 hours doing that.

[@DickbuttDirk]

I remember being excited for this game. I can't remember why but there was a reason

[@jadenbennett6232]

Played this as a young boy and remember bawling my eyes out cause I scratched the disc and couldn’t finish it. Don’t remember why I liked it so much

[@mrfisher1072]

I remember a lot of people who played this game loved it back in the day lol

[@baudsp]

'which game starts with a turret section in a desert environment?' I first though of Medal of Honor: AA... I feel old

[@godofacorns]

Closing joke of the video had me screaming.

[@conway-jr4ce]

there is another area 51 game that came out a few years before this one. I was young but remember it being pretty good.

[@roberthudson2427]

Man I remember when I first heard of this game as a kid and I thought it was a sequel to the midway area 51 game and got really excited for it.

[@billgallagher2450]

it had to be

[@werlder]

2:25 there actually are insects that explode as a defense mechanism. It’s usually a colony protection measure.

[@odd1119]

man this game was my childhood and its still a goated game lmfaooo

[@r-fitz9739]

I remember downloading he demo for this game on the 360 store like a decade ago

[@hydra7427]

I was really hyped for this game at the time because I love cool body horror monsters. What a tragedy.

[@jmccm7739]

0:50 - literally perfectly described the beginning of Spec Ops The Line xD

[@thresholdhatesrevenant2620]

I have this game for the xbox 360. My uncle got it for me for my birthday because "I liked halo" (I do like halo). I genuinely enjoyed this game but none of my friends had ever heard of it. With good reason. It wasn't until years later that I learned how bizarre the story about this game actually is.

[@cbloodindustries8697]

I like this game it remembers me at the 360s Time ! The Good old Days and they never come back

[@ArkEsoteric]

That halo turret section made me LOL