50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Comments by Tom Bramwell

I would prob have got this if it had splitscreen co-op. I'm pretty much through all the other co-op games on the 360.

Well this is unexpected. A 50 Cent game actually being half decent? Whatever next! Just goes to show that with a little hard work any developer can make the most of even the worst licence, which is more than can be said about most. I might give this a rent for the comedy value.

I pity the foo'!

Oh... hold on.

"it's clearly ludicrous"

Surely Ludacris?

>_>

Is it wrong that I think I might rent this? I find 50 Pence abhorrent, but quite fancy a third-person shooter at the moment.



However, Cold Winter 2 please, Swordfish.

Find it quite ironic that the licence is actually detracting from the appeal of what seems to be by all accounts a solid shooter. Maybe they should have spent the money they gave to fiddy to motion cap the fool on a decent multiplayer element or some such.

The story is hilarious, the gameplay is competent, and you can't help but laugh when pressing in the left stick to hear a new "muthafuka" taunt or see the infamous "Whurr ma skull?" cutscene. Genuine fun, as long as you take all the 50 Cent tracks out and opt for the Swizz Beatz instrumental soundtrack.

Decimating an entrenched enemy camp with a helicopter's Gatling gun, Lloyd Banks cracking wise and "I Get Money" pumping through my speakers ranks as one of my top gaming experiences of '09!

Might pick this up if I can get it for under £20.

I actually like 50 Cent's music. However, this game just does not appeal to me. Might be a rent or bargain bin at a later date.

I want to get this too, I just keep wondering what my friends are going to say.

I knew this game would end up surprising people.

Props to the developer for making a decent game out of this.

Fiddy in decent game? It's the End of Times!

50 is a victim of prejudice! shame on ya ****az

It's good fun, but not something I'm proud of playing in my 'crib'. I'd describe it as a cross between GOW and The Club. Oh and the PS3 version doesn't have trophies in case anyone is wondering.

I'm so getting this if I can convince a mate to get it for co-op (and maybe a little cheaper) :D

Me wan de game

kelly's_h ...

You are spot on haha! The game seems like fun, but I hate Fiddy Pence and my mates would probably disown me or delete me off their friends list!

50 Cent is the most important pop cultural icon of the 21st Century.

I love this guy.

Will buy the game for £20. Which should be in about three weeks I reckon.

Wherz mah skull..

Does it really have a sense of humour, or is the reviewer just enjoying it on an ironic level while most 15 year old chavs will be laughing as they shoot another middle eatern sterotype in the head?

7/10.... really?

Why on Earth did I just torture myself my reading these hateful and prejudiced comments. ;_; It just winds me up. :/

as good as assassins creed?

I'm not sold on this yet. I'll get this for cheap so at some point, but I'll still think of your rating, Eurogamer...

This game does sound like a good weekend's fun, but there's absolutely no way I'd ever get a game with 50 Cent in it.

Sorry, Swordfish. Maybe do an unnofficial remake with original IP and competetive multiplayer?

50 Cent is the most important pop cultural icon of the 21st Century.

God help us all, then.

I'm incredibly relieved that this isn't *quite* as good as the previews are making out, and I don't feel compelled to smallow my pride and bear the shame of going down the shops to buy a copy.

"Gangster Fire"

Brilliant.

so, 50 cent the documentary then?

fuckers been shot that much he leaks like a sieve.

no one could hit the face then? for shame.

sounds like a decent shooter tho, in a time when very little in the way of games comes out. not as good as nobby nobby boy then.

Buy The Club instead, it's a great game, that actually requires skill.

hahaha Gangster Fire

Hmmm, after playing several levels of this game, I'd say the reviewer has been really positively biased towards it in the review, which is not uncommon for games made by British developers. Not a sin, of course, I just found Blood on the Sand to be pretty bad. Not atrocious, but certainly not good enough to warrant a seven (knowing that games like Devil May Cry 4 and Ninja Gaiden II got sevens around here). But then again, the scores are indeed not really important...

The game is accurately described as a combination of GeoW and The Club but the review places far too little emphasis on what I thought are the crippling features of this game: lazy level design and lazy AI. Yes, this plays like Gears of War in most shootouts, but most shootouts that I have done are in rooms/ places where there is no need (or even a possibility) for tactical decisionmaking that actually worked in favour of GeoW. Also, the AI rarely makes any proper aggressive gestures, basically waiting for you to get your ass in gear and shoot them in the head when they pop out from cover on cue..

Also, the recharging health is way too generous since many shootouts can be basically finished by walking to the enemies and melee-killing them. The quick time events for melee kills are extremely generous in time anrd rhythm and it's always the same three presses on the same button. I mean, they clearly made this for the proverbial casual gamer or someone with very bad hand-eye coordination.

Also, the enemies blend into background if they are further away from the camera so if there is any challenge in shootouts it's not to do with tactics or reflexes, it's about finding the damn enemy on screen. Your partner's heads-up shouts and bullet trails help but clerly not enough as time and again I had to walk out of he cover to have them shoot at me so I can see where they are. This never happens to me in Gears so, the difference between well designed and not-so-well designed games is right there.

Also, the environment is PEPPERED with large signposts that tell you where to go just in case you are an imbecille and can't find your way in really simple hallways. Not that I mind this too much but it does somewhat kill the immersion and just reeks of making sure non-gamers can play this without getting frustrated after three seconds. Of course, I'd prefer if they actually made the environments interesting enough so that you want to explore them and find your way yourself, but...

Finally, driving sequences are equally undemanding of almost any skill, with physics that are extremely forgiving but comfortable and they are at least fast and furious... Either way, I didn't expect much from this game and this is what it delivers: not much. Considering many people think Gears are already a one-size-fits-all casual-gamers oriented shooter, I'm afraid that Blood on the Sand really should be approached with low expectations...

I might have bought this for a laugh if it had split screen co-op.

I want to play this now! Been waiting ages for an action game that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Why isn't this game getting the same roasting by EG over use of jingoistic stereotypes that RE5 got? Is it significantly different in its treatment?

Not asserting, just asking.

thanks for that Meho, your comment gave a lot more detail than the review

Like what the?! This game is rather quite uninspired and never 'amazing' and it gets such a positive review? I'm confused again.



Thanks Meho for your comment.

Better than F.E.A.R 2 then?

Dis gam is da bom an betta than PS3 KZ2.

if this game don't get released in japan heads will roll, motherfuckers

Never in my life would I ever buy a game from which 50c gets just one cent for. Not in a thousand years, or even 50 thousand for that matter...

This sounds like a possible purchase to me... loud music and swearing to fill my living room, middle eastern stereotypes to shoot in the face, online co op. Won't pay more than £30 for it, though...

strange... this is one of those rare occasions where the game is pretty good, but the licence actually makes the game less appealing...

Does the game support custom soundtracks? I really don't think I could suffer through 50's "music" just to play an above average game...

No one would touch this today at our place. No matter how it was explained to customers that it is a solid shooting game that's good fun, they were 100% put off by Mr Cent. This will be half price within a fortnight if today's sales are anything to go by.

^

Not at all surprised by that. I'd imagine the big sales for this would be stateside.

I suppose I can wait a week or two... it'll give me time to convince an achievement whore or two to play it with me in co op.

rhubarbandcustard
20-Feb-09 09:07:13

50 Cent is the most important pop cultural icon of the 21st Century.


Brilliant...and EG scored it higher than fear 2, irony overload