Area 51

Area 51: Legend
$7.50
I found this to be an excellent series of books. However, one must be able to get all books in order to enjoy the story. The books do not stand on their own.

The Mission (Area 51, Bk. 3)
$7.99
This book is a very good continuation of the area 51 series, and at times even has you on the edge of your seat unwilling to put it down. This being said, while the book has a good plot and exciting action sequences, it was written on a non-professional level. Doherty "ghosts" his characters all over the planet. Some examples would be one of the protagonists is having a dialogue with herself, instead of a dialogue between herself and a scientist. Another protagonist is in another continent and is mysteriously is in another place for just one line... It seems that he couldn't keep his characters strait.

This being said, if you read it as you would a high-shcooler's rough draft, it is a very good book.

Area 51
$19.99
Despite the "T" for Teen rating shown on THIS VERY PAGE, Area 51 is in fact rated "M" for Mature and is for ADULTS!!! I purchased this for my young teen and it wasn't until viewing several disturbing and graphic scenes of violence and hearing some very inappropriate language that I peeled off the sticker covering the rating on the box and found an "M" instead of "T!" So parents beware: This might be a great game and lots of fun for older players, but it is NOT for young / teenage audiences!!!

Blacksite: Area 51
$29.99
Blacksite is a pretty fun first person shooter. It recalls the Call of Duty games in style and method of play with a little squad-based tactics thrown in for fun. The plot is a little confused (but who is really playing FPS for the story?). But you have a variety of weapons--many old favs like sniper rifle and grenades as well as some futuristic weapons. Your squadmates get happy the more bad guys you kill and they get bummed if you get beat up or pinned down. And the baddies range from Iraqis to alien/monster things. The screen gets redder the dead-er you get, but ducking for a while lets you get your wind back. And the checkpoints are frequent, so you restart not TOO far back from where you die (both features similar to CoD). A lot of reviews were luke-warm about the title, so I bought mine used through an Amazon marketplace seller. In my opinion it is solid 5-star bang for your buck. No, Blacksite is not as in depth as CoD4 and requires a lot less finesse than GRAW. But if you can find it for a good price, it sure is a heck of a lot fun.