| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | |
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| Developer(s) | Genuine Games Interscope High Voltage Software (PSP) |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra Entertainment Vivendi Games (PSP) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, ad hoc multiplayer (PSP) |
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| Media/distribution | DVD, UMD |
50 Cent: Bulletproof is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms. It was developed in response to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after 50 Cent was asked to voice the game's protagonist Carl "CJ" Johnson with 50 Cent stating that he will only voice himself in video games. The game was reworked into a PlayStation Portable version and titled 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition, with a top-down perspective.
The titular protagonist is hip hop musician 50 Cent playing himself. The story revolves around 50 Cent's search for vengeance, hunting down the hitmen that attempted to murder him. The game also features Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, members of the G-Unit rap crew, as 50's gang. Dr. Dre plays an arm dealer, Eminem plays a corrupt police officer, and DJ Whoo Kid playing as himself as a person selling "bootlegged" music (of the G-Unit camp) out of his trunk. There is also a video game soundtrack album available titled, Bulletproof, and released by DJ Red Heat's Shadyville Entertainment. It also won "Best Original Song" in the 2005 Spike TV Video Game Awards. A sequel, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, was released. The PS2 version of the game includes the ability to watch about a dozen 50 Cent music videos and listen to music tracks via the in-game pause menu; more videos and music are unlocked as the game progresses.
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On August 29, 2006, Vivendi Games released a G-Unit edition for the PlayStation Portable. While the story and cutscenes are the same as the console counterpart, the game eschews the third-person perspective gameplay for a top-down, isometric viewpoint. Also added is multiplayer gameplay through ad hoc wireless connectivity. The PlayStation Portable version also featured a "Vitamin Water" mini-game in which you played as 50-Cent at the apex of his business endeavors.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 47.38% (PS2)[2] 54.02% (Xbox)[3] 54.02% (PSP)[4] |
| Metacritic | 47/100 (PS2) 50/100 (Xbox) 52/100 (PSP) |
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| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GameSpot | 4.8/10 |
| IGN | 6.5/10 |
50 Cent Bulletproof received generally negative reviews due to poor gameplay mechanics. It received 1 out of 5 and a Golden Mullet from X-Play.[5]
However, it received a positive rating of 8/10 from PlayStation Official Magazine.
The PlayStation Portable G-Unit Edition was also poorly received by critics. GameSpot's Alex Navarro did, however, say that it was a better game than the PS2 or Xbox versions, but it still was not a "good" game, stating "While you can argue that G Unit Edition is better than the original Bulletproof, all you're talking about is a lighter shade of lousy."[6]
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