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[LordOfLore]

No. Seriously.

Those of you who actually played 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, my heart goes out to you and the world thanks you for your sacrifice. Those of you who didn't, well, you may have heard stories about its ludicrousness, but I promise nothing will top being a game developer at the mercy of the titular rapper's 7-year old son.

In the latest issue of Edge magazine, multiple developers who worked on the 2009 game shared their memories of the project. But it was production director Ian Flatt who had the best story: "There was one milestone where our guys had to fly over to present the build to 50 Cent and his management team. He wanted his son, who was about six or seven at the time, to be the person who would review the build and decide if it was any good." Yeah, you can see where this is going.

"So he played it and was saying, 'I love this, I love this, it’s great! But I want a level with helicopters in!' Our guy explained it was a third-person shooter and didn’t have helicopters in. But 50 Cent’s son said, 'No, I want helicopters,' and 50 Cent turned around and said, 'You heard him. Make a level with helicopters in.'" And that's where baby helicopters come from, boys and girls: the insistence of a rapper's child.

Implementing the helicopters (and, also at the behest of Fiddy, car chases) was apparently a giant pain in the ass, as Flatt said the designers "stitched" those segments together with bits and pieces of code that was never intended to support vehicles. "We had to get cars working and bumping into each other; make AI that would fight you while driving; create audio for engines and collision sounds. [It required] a huge amount of mechanics and work just for small sections of gameplay that were completely useless for the core shooter part," Flatt said.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is one of gaming's greatest oddities - a historical treasure just for its sheer ridiculousness. And all these years later, we finally know why: it had to meet the whims of a third-grader.

This game keeps surprising me.

 

[Fisty]

I need to get around to playing this. At minimum because it's ridiculous that the game even exists

 

[antitrop]

Those of you who actually played 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, my heart goes out to you and the world thanks you for your sacrifice.

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

 

[EBE]

Xbox One BC, please. that screen tearing is too much

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation.

I wouldn't go that far but yeah, I definitely had fun playing it.

 

[NIN90]

yo fiddy hit that big ass ramp

 

[salromano]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

Yeah, I was about to say. I haven't played it myself, but I remember people talking up the shit out of this game.

 

[EBE]

violently beating and gutting a man as fiddy blindly stares off into oblivion spouting obscenities never gets old.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

This. It was a fun game.

 

[The Horror the horror]

violently beating and gutting a man as fiddy blindly stares off into oblivion spouting mumbling obscenities never gets old.

Fixed.

MmmfuckingmmmfukinglightmfukaSunshiit

 

[M52B28]

If you want to laugh, here's a video containing all of the cinematics and cutscenes.

This game is so stupid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCa6jCNXVMw

 

[KingBroly]

The game is still $60 for a reason. I just don't know what that reason is.


It's still great, though.

 

[TheWeaponeer]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

Yeah, the 360 version was a Gears clone that did its job pretty well, then lifted some stuff from The Club and that mixed together was solid enough to be totally entertaining.

I own two copies of this game for one reason - CO-OP. Playing this game with a buddy makes this game even better. See Also: Terminator Salvation.

That, and some crystal skull bling. At some point I need to do another play through and finish the badges achievements to 100% it out.

The game is still $60 for a reason. I just don't know what that reason is. It's still great, though.

People who own it know what's up

 

[Einchy]

The game is still $60 for a reason. I just don't know what that reason is.


It's still great, though.

You want to short change, Fiddy? You really wanna go there?

 

[FelipeMGM]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

yep. Bulletproof (the PS2 game) was trash, but Blood On The Sand was legit

 

[dakun]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

Yeah Blood On the Sand was ok. Way better than it had any right to be.

But even then it was a good rent. Not worth full price.

 

[Catvoca]

I wonder if his son also requested that fiddy jump over that big ass ramp.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I would play Blood on the Sand again if it hit Xbox BC.
Such a fun game.

 

[splattered]

This game was definitely a lot of fun... developer sounds whiny.

"We had to develop a game and CHANGE/ADD THINGS because people told us to! Ugh so awful... but but but this is just supposed to be a game about standing or sitting behind cover shooting people! You want VARIETY in the gameplay, are you MAD!?"

 

[SilentRob]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

I mean, come on. Was it OK? Sure? Pretty good, even? Yeah, why not! But "one of the best TPS of last generation"? That's a bit much.

 

[foxdvd]

I honestly loved this game. For years I tried to get my friend to play it but he always thought I was joking when I said the game was fun....

But my god, he let his 7 year old play this game with some of the worst language I have ever heard in a game?

 

[antitrop]

I mean, come on. Was it OK? Sure? Pretty good, even? Yeah, why not! But "one of the best TPS of last generation"? That's a bit much.

I stand by it. Gameplay needed more polish, but it was just more fun than most other cookie-cutter TPS.

 

[The Salt Life]

So much better than the first one.

Going to listen to G-Unit on the ride home now.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

That kid had some good taste though. Adding helicopters is always a good idea.

Focus test with kids from third-grade instead of tweens, because that's when their tastes become shitty, edgy and insecure.

 

[malfcn]

I always hear about this fabled game.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

50 cents son makes better games than Randy Pitchford.

 

[hbkdx12]

No wonder fiddy and his son have such a strained relationship. Pops got all the credit for having kick ass helicopter boss fights. I'd be tight too.

 

[faridmon]

One of the most shooters I have played.

I wouldn't have even consider it if it wasn't Jeff from Giantbomb who kept harping about it.

Bless him

 

[Aselith]

I mean, come on. Was it OK? Sure? Pretty good, even? Yeah, why not! But "one of the best TPS of last generation"? That's a bit much.

Correct because as well ALL know, Binary Domain is the undisputed best.

 

[zelas]

Yo fiddy, this is a great online campaign coop game to play with a friend.

 

[Nosgotham]

haha. good for him, I think that's a cool thing to do.

I actually enjoyed the game for what it was.

 

[DAHGAMING]

There should be a sequal, the show piece of the Scorpio. Man we do get treated to some magical games.

 

[Yung Dolphin]

Is this the same son he threatened to shoot via instagram?

 

[ThePrivateCookie]

Xbox One BC, please. that screen tearing is too much

who owns the Game since THQ went out of Business?


Also side note, this video really moved me today. An orphan girl 50 Cent helped tells her life story and how he helped her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7BaaebE6IQ

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Those of you who actually played 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, my heart goes out to you and the world thanks you for your sacrifice.

??

I thought it was widely known that this was actually a pretty legit third person shooter.

 

[Tizoc]

I would commit filthy acts at a reasonable price for a rerelease
50 cent blood on the sands is one of my fav shooters of the past gen
It has its flaws but it was a fun ride
Bitchs must learn to NEVER STEAL FIDDY'S SKULL!

 

[Deadpool_X]

6-7 year olds are in first grade...second at the very latest. Typically, 3rd graders are 8-9. Just sayin'.

 

[Loxley]

I highly recommend Chip and Ironicus' playthrough of the game, they explore all of the absurdities it has to offer.

 

[ThePrivateCookie]

I wonder if Activision-Blizzard owns the rights to the game since THQ went out of business & they bought the developer Vivendi Games

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I wish I could find the EGM issue where there is an interview about one of these games and someone said to the effect of 'This has 50 Cent, G-Unit, music, guns and girls' and if you don't like that, something is wrong with you. Something to that effect. Funny as shit.

 

[Exr]

This game is seriously hysterical and its actually very fun and replayable. Needs a sequel very badly, needs to be its own genre

 

[Fisty]

Ah man was just checking prices, looks like the servers are gone. Shame.

 

[kuYuri]

In retrospect, I wish I didn't sell my copy. I got it for like $10 new, totally worth it. The soundtrack also made it for me because obviously you would listen to 50 cent music while playing a game with fiddy in it.

 

[Kiru]

Isn't that the son that dissed him lately ? Rich kids problems...

 

[the anime man]

It's the greatest game ever made.

 

[Vintage]

I need to play this game.

 

[thecosmicfly]

If you want to laugh, here's a video containing all of the cinematics and cutscenes.

This game is so stupid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCa6jCNXVMw

At 7:30 is that... is that Omid Djalili?

That's fucking Omid Djalili.

 

[NYCrooner]

Hardly much of a sacrifice. Blood on the Sand was legit one of the best TPS of last-generation. Writer must be confused with the PS2 50 Cent game that was actually trash.

This. I was surprised how really good it was. I didn't even consider playing it until GAF kept joking/not joking about how good it was.

 

[Kusagari]

The game is legitimately more fun than 99% of shooters last gen.

 

[cordy]

Damn, I had no idea it was THIS son of his. Sad to see their relationship turned to shit.