50 Cent: Blood in the Sand – Review

Remember when you were a kid and  dreamed of making your own game? It would have all the coolest guns from Desert Eagles to rocket launchers. There would be tones of stuff to break and when you shoot a car the hood would pop before it erupted into a ball of flames, just like in the movies.

50 Cent: Blood in the Sand is that game you dreamt of making when you were a kid. You get to kill lots and I mean lots of bad guys, drive a Humvee , dish out lines like “That’s all she wrote bitch” after busting a cap in the fool’s ass that got in your way and you get to blow up many helicopters and buildings. It has great controls and some really good idea’s which make you never want to put the controller down, not even to go to the toilet.

The game’s controls are so solid that they are the best that I’ve seen in a long time: instead of separating the jump, cover and dive buttons they’ve all been put together in one single button which makes for a very simple and intuitive control scheme. Hit X on the PS3 and Fiddy will duck, dive or squeeze up against a pillar for cover depending on the situation. From a covered position 50 can lean out and shoot, switch positions, roll and jump with the flick of just one button. Melee combat shifts the game into focus mode where you press Circle (PS3) matching the timing of a skull indicator where 50 will take down an enemy in a combination of moves.

The game plot on the other hand is not so good, suffice to say. It’s the plot that you would come up with as a kid, not because you wanted to but because every game needs a story and not just awesome controls. 50 Cent is hunting a “diamond-encrusted skull” around the Middle East after an event promoter fails to come up with 50’s $10 million dollar fee, kind of like you just finished playing Metal Gear Solid 4, replaced Snake with 50 and replayed it with a kid’s version of cool.

Kids love helicopters but 50 cent certainly does not. Every boss in the game is a helicopter and the game requires 50 to take them down with his rocket-launcher which, besides been a little repetitive, is made fun by watching the rocket swirl and twirl as it creates the perfect smoke trail after leaving 50’s shoulder.

The game’s entire soundtrack is composed of songs from various 50 Cent albums. Needless to say, if you are a fan you are going to find yourself rapping along with 50 thinking – damn I could live this thug life. If you don’t well, there is always the option to clear the playlist and list to the game’s instrumental soundtrack.

Sword Fish studios have developed a game that is constantly handing out reward points, whether it’s for killing enemies, breaking crates, completing one of the game’s many mini challenges or taking the time to search for the collectible posters hidden in each level. Each stage end rewards you with bronze, silver or gold medals depending on how you did. This arcadey touch is a great incentive provider for you to take your time and rack up as many points as you can.

The co-operation game mode is a must do for you and a buddy. One of you as 50 and the other as one of his three trusted sidekicks you’ll enjoy some good laughs at many of the two thugs’ one liners. Just remember not to fight over who gets to be 50.

50 Cent: Blood in the Sand is a game with outstanding gameplay and has some of the best one-liners I’ve ever heard in a game. Yes, the plot seems like it was written by a child but along with that everything else is kid cool. It is the game that you dreamed of making when you where a kid and when you play it, you will smile and think to yourself – “I love this game”.

50 Cent: “WTF is that smell?”
Lloyd Banks: ”Shit happens Fiddy”

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