Fitty and the G Unit Jump PSP
Gauntlet in the ghetto is all yours.
Published: September 12, 2006
The PS2 version of 50 Cent: Bulletproof is a perfect example of how raw passion for a game by all people involved -- including Fitty himself -- can't necessarily make a game great. Bulletproof was almost universally panned, but Vivendi Games still has the license, the cooperation of the rapper and his G Unit crew and libraries of music and videos, and they're going to make the most of it, critics be damned.
The most, apparently, is a completely different take on things moving to the PSP. Rather than a Max Payne-style shooter, a more handheld-friendly top-down Gauntlet-style approach has been taken. A new developer (this time it's High Voltage Software, who are working on the upcoming Family Guy game), and a new direction along with the same rapper-rich collection of characters (G Unit members Tony Yayo, Young Buck and Lloyd Blanks, Dr. Dre and even Eminem are present) is hopefully just the thing the game needs.
“Boasting more than 160 tracks of music including exclusive tracks in the easy to access jukebox, more than a dozen music videos and a 45-minute documentary highlighting off-stage personas of 50 Cent and his talented roster of superstars from the G Unit Record label, 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition is the definitive collection of hip-hop entertainment for the PlayStation Portable,” outlined Cindy Cook, VU Games' Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer. “No other game to date has taken full advantage of all of PSP’s strengths and we are excited to be the first.”
“Never before has an artist committed to a game and delivered as much content as what can be found in 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition,” added 50 Cent. “I love my PSP because I’m always on the road performing or on movie shoots, so this is a great chance to play my game, listen to my music and watch my videos anywhere, anytime.”
The sheer amount of extra content is probably enough to rope in a handful of buyers; original tracks and remixes from songs that appeared on "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and "The Massacre", plus more than a dozen 50 Cent and G Unit music videos, a tweaked story written by Emmy winner Terry Winter, and a new approach should mean, if nothing else, that the game is at least different from the console version. Time (and a review) will tell if the game is worth actually buying. We should get both in the next few days.
The most, apparently, is a completely different take on things moving to the PSP. Rather than a Max Payne-style shooter, a more handheld-friendly top-down Gauntlet-style approach has been taken. A new developer (this time it's High Voltage Software, who are working on the upcoming Family Guy game), and a new direction along with the same rapper-rich collection of characters (G Unit members Tony Yayo, Young Buck and Lloyd Blanks, Dr. Dre and even Eminem are present) is hopefully just the thing the game needs.
“Boasting more than 160 tracks of music including exclusive tracks in the easy to access jukebox, more than a dozen music videos and a 45-minute documentary highlighting off-stage personas of 50 Cent and his talented roster of superstars from the G Unit Record label, 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition is the definitive collection of hip-hop entertainment for the PlayStation Portable,” outlined Cindy Cook, VU Games' Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer. “No other game to date has taken full advantage of all of PSP’s strengths and we are excited to be the first.”
“Never before has an artist committed to a game and delivered as much content as what can be found in 50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition,” added 50 Cent. “I love my PSP because I’m always on the road performing or on movie shoots, so this is a great chance to play my game, listen to my music and watch my videos anywhere, anytime.”
The sheer amount of extra content is probably enough to rope in a handful of buyers; original tracks and remixes from songs that appeared on "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and "The Massacre", plus more than a dozen 50 Cent and G Unit music videos, a tweaked story written by Emmy winner Terry Winter, and a new approach should mean, if nothing else, that the game is at least different from the console version. Time (and a review) will tell if the game is worth actually buying. We should get both in the next few days.