The aliens you encounter are highly detailed as there is some nice texture work done on your own characters as well as the enemies and weaponry.  The big problem though is that even though the environments may look nice, they are not filled up nearly enough with enough to play around with to make it that appealing.

When I mean playing around, there are some destructible environments and such here and there, but you will often find yourself in a big wide-open space which could have been used for much more enjoyment.

The single-player mode spans over six episodes which you can easily blast through in under ten hours if you really want to.  There is also an online mode which supports 2 to 10 players.  The game modes are your standard fare and to be quite honest, there is a lot better you can do on the PS3 right now for online playability with games like Call of Duty 4, and even Resistance still.

Blacksite: Area 51 fails in the aspect that you never get connected to the game in any way.  The story is not good enough to draw you in,  the characters are not real enough that you believe in them, the A.I. is not there, and the controls are generic and average.  Overall the game really does not have one single unique draw to it which would remotely give gamers some enjoyment.  For those who were anticipating the release of Blacksite: Area 51, you better rent this before you even think about dropping your hard-earned cash on it.