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50 Cent: Bulletproof50's gun-filled romp is anything but bulletproof.by
Chris Roper
November 21, 2005 - These days, the hot thing for artists of all sorts
seems to be undertaking a hands-on role in their own videogame. Tony
Hawk was probably the first person to nail this, with the likes of Vin
Diesel coming through with the excellent Chronicles of Riddick: Escape
from Butcher Bay in recent years. 50 Cent is the latest to undertake
this sort of project with an alternate take on his life with 50 Cent:
Bulletproof.
Though it has recently been grouped with True Crime: New York City for
whatever reason, whereas TC: NYC implemented a GTA-style open city
structure, 50 Cent: Bulletproof is a very straightforward and linear
title. A hub world connects all of your intermission options, allowing
you to load up on health pills, pick up weapons and such. It's
something of a Max Payne meets Dead to Rights bullet-filled romp, so
those expecting an open world should look elsewhere.
50 Cent: Bulletproof is a heavily mixed bag. There are a lot of things
to like here, like the overall presentation, especially with regards
to the amount of 50 Cent and G-Unit content you're able to unlock, but
the actual gameplay itself unfortunately falls quite a bit flat. Had
the core gameplay elements needed to stand on their own, without the
backing and support of 50 Cent, the game would have wound up being a
quickly forgettable title. With his backing and overall stylistic
input however, the elements surrounding the game can make it a
compelling experience for his fans, though non-fans will focus only on
the core gameplay itself and will likely become bored or even
frustrated rather quickly.
Let's start with the good stuff, though. As mentioned, the game's
overall presentation is great for a number of reasons. Firstly, there
is a whole slew of exclusive 50 Cent tracks herein, and along with the
vast number of remixes, instrumental-only versions of some tracks, the
videos and such, the game features a literal ton of reasons for 50
Cent fans to play through the game. It's fairly astonishing how much
unlockable content is here, with something on the order of 4 CDs worth
of music and a dozen or so videos to unlock. Even the way you unlock
all of this stuff, by buying it out of the back of a run-down car from
someone who's obviously not on the up-and-up, plays really well into
the style of the game.
While we're on the note of music, the game relies on a slew of
instrumental remixes of some of 50 Cent's most famous tunes. Even if
you're not a fan of his music, he has a great mix of beats and such on
his side, and they work excellently in the background of the game.
Some of the track changes are odd though, and don't sound all that
smooth, but aside from those moments it works extremely well. You can
also go ahead and add full songs to the playlist as well, if you want
to hear some vocals in there from time to time.
Taking a note from his music videos, the game's cinematics feature
something of a music video feel to them. The cinematic camera angles,
close and focused shots, use of slow motion and more are all obviously
borrowed from today's videos. It's not too often that cutscenes in
games have a sense of style to them, and 50 Cent: Bulletproof is one
of the few examples. Now, we're not talking Oscar-winning
cinematography here, but in general it's very well done and does well
to match the style of the story and game.
Bulletproof features the likeness and voice of not only 50 Cent but
G-Unit, Dr. Dre, Eminem and more. 50 and G-Unit play themselves while
Dre plays the gun-dealing Grizz and Eminem dons the role of Detective
McVicar, a shady (get it?) detective who helps out 50 while lining his
pockets.
All of the likenesses are excellently portrayed, and the voiceovers
are top notch. Again, this isn't award-winning stuff here, but
everyone does a great job at portraying their roles. It's funny that
musicians, who generally only "act" in music videos, are able to spout
better and more realistic lines than many professional voice actors in
the gaming industry, but it's true. Granted, 50 and Em have both had
starring movie roles now, but we'd label neither as thespians. Still,
everyone's voiceover work is delivered very well in a natural and
realistic manner; none of the lines seem out of place, with everything
sounding like actual conversations than scripts read off of paper.
Good stuff.
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Developed by: Genuine Games
Genre: Third-Person Action
Number of Players: 1
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US: November 17, 2005
ESRB Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual
Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Also Available On: Xbox, PlayStation Portable
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