Remember getting this game for Christmas alongside Shadow the Hedgehog lmao. Two janky PS2 games with negative reviews that both represented peak 2005 energy in their own ways. What a combination.
For some reason I refused to play the games as I did think as a kid that it was for cash grabs only but looking now I missed out especially on BP2 lmao
This is such a refreshingly honest look at this game. I was a dev on this, so long ago. One tiny wrong thing, Genuine Games wasn't a Scottish company, we had an office in Woodland Hills, in "The Valley" at the edge of LA. It was a very short dev cycle, but the team had a ton of talent and a lot of love went into its making. It could have been better, it plays like a game in mid development, but needed to get out the door for whatever business and marketing reasons made sense at the time and so it did.
Wow, that's interesting! Did u happen to be there and work on fight club as well? My most recent video is on that game and would love some insider info haha
@@MrHammers Afraid not, I was only there for this one. Bulletproof was built on the same codebase as Fight Club, pretty impressive considering how different the games are. Back then most studios would have to develop their own engine, and they were commonly focused on a single genre, but it still made more sense to use it as a starting point and not have to rewrite the renderer, animation systems, loading, etc. I recall the dev length to be closer to 14 months than 11, but I may be misremembering that. It's still too short a time to do all we did.
Hey, @floofyprawn6459! It's always awesome to hear from a dev. Despite the short period of time, the game came out kinda solid, I'd say! Would you be so kind as to answer a question I have for this game. It's a little glitch that still bugs me to this day. It's about the Grizz's medals. The second medal in the disused subway level is glitched. I've been searching everywhere for a way for the game to register it, but no one mentions it. Basically, Grizz awards Fiddy with 20K and a Level-3 Flak Jacket everytime the player recovers one of them. But it doesn't happen with that one. The one close to the industrial fan. I suspect that 50 not saying anything upon getting that one specifically has something to do with it. Only looking at the code would explain it, but my guess is that the game simply checks if the player got the prop per level, so it doesn't acknowledge that there are two in there. Or maybe there's no such function assigned to that specific collectible. Do you have any clue of what might be going on? Thank you for the attention!
@@floofyprawn6459 hey! i spoke to a different developer i think from the art part of the game (not dropping his name here for obvi reasons) and he was able to send me about 50gb of content created for the game! i was lucky enough to open it through autodesk maya seemed like it was made on that. i am working on a pc port which is more of a pain i thought it would and im missing some missions some audio files and most of the scenes luckily i do have all the drawboards and even the script to develop it on my own but if you still maybe have some files left somewhere i would love to get those if you want ofcourse :)
7:00 "and y'all wanna talk about guns, like I ain't got none, what the f, you think I sold 'em all?" (lyrics from Forgot About Dre) yes Dre, I think you did.
I loved this game. This game will always have a special spot in my memory. The day I lost my v-card, I played this game right after in pure bliss. 10/10
This is one of the most underrated channels in UA-cam right now. Very few game channels provide such history and insight into classic games. I watch your every video. Thanks for all the content of games I loved when I was a kid. Love from Bangladesh.
Awesome retrospective man! This game is really fun despite the bad controls and camera. I never encountered any bugs when playing it. I actually reached out to the creative director of the game and shared some very interesting info with me! -This game was basically going to be Grand Theft Auto but with 50 Cent's name attached to it. -A LOT of stuff was cut from before release like pipe scaling to get to out of reach areas, a progression based respect mechanic similar to Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, destructible environments, a VASTLY bigger hub world to explore, more clothes for 50 Cent to wear, remixes of 50's albums, shooting on ladders and pipes, the hookers in the HUB world could get money for you and some cool door takedown animations were removed. -Everything for 50 Cent Bulletproof had to go through Vivendi Universal and 50 Cent himself for approval. He was given builds to play with and he would give feedback on them. -Vivendi Universal were big fans of 50 Cent and which is what made them decide to make a game based on him. -The game was sadly rushed to tie in with 50 Cent's movie Get Rich or Die Trying. -It was a very big budget game originally but was cut down significantly halfway through development. Levels and mechanics also changed a lot. -The development team have a lot of fond memories working on the game, working with Terence Winter and 50 Cent.
i can say that this is true i got most of the files from the game there even are drawings of the bigger hub multiple builds from 50 cent home and i found a hidden cutscene where 50 climbs up the ladder i haven't found out why or for what level he does it but it looks like it was the first mission because the color scheme match
@@evanhanley6437 well first i tried extracting the iso ps2 file that gives a lot but misses A TON so i found a developer back in i think march or april 2023 he had close to all the files laying around somewhere on a old hard drive i bought wetransfer premium so he could send big files to me and viola that’s how i got them
I loved this game as a teen, my cousin bought it for me for my 13th birthday and I had a blast playing it every day. Back then I only ever owned a handful of games that were all from the bargain bin, so I didn't know what separated a "good" game from a "bad" game
I can legit only remember the executions from this game and it's sequel. Because of course I'd like the most violent parts of the goofy gangster shooter
Looove this game, definitely a huge part of my childhood and part of the legend of 50, and split screen multi-player with all the characters? Whaaat? It was so good, shouldn't have been negatively reviewed at all
Wow you are a true inspiration, this content is so rich and consistent, I don't know how you do it. I mean that Bully Video was great and then within a week's time you put out this intriguing banger! Remember though don't overwork yourself!
@@MrHammers The way you could make your own custom fighter was great. Not only in appearance but depending on what order you added your fighting styles and stats you trained made such individual fighters.
I’m late to this but when this game came out, It was amazing! At the time, G-unit was really popular and to be able to listen to their music in-game while playing was soo different. It was literally just a mindless shooter but it was done well. Combine that with the soundtrack, This game was gold at the time.
I remember playing this for maybe 30 minutes tops at the time. What i found hilarious is that no matter how much you get shot your health would barely go down. I get it but it does not make it any less stupid.
Ahhhh this brings back memories for me i used to play the G-unit edition for this in my psp back then that used the top view perspective instead the regular 3rd person view😂
I love the goofy names for the weapons and that he has a scabbard instead of a sling, holding the knife backwards, the terrorist in a turban, and enormous doors. None of this makes sense.
I bought this game at Best Buy when I was 12 and I bought it with saved money I had, I was a huge 50 cent fan and I wanted to play it for that reason alone, popped it in and a had very fun time with with it, nothing but fond memories honestly one of my favorite games cause it just takes me back to a time when I was younger, when I had the time to play games, y’all can hate I will appreciate 🥰
One of my favorite games. 50 was my favorite rapper as a kid till I found eminem lol. But still this game was a dope one and better than you would think. Better than blood on the sand tho
Idk if it’s because I was young and the biggest 50 fan at the time but I remember this as one of the best games 😂 I remember have so much fun and loving the playlist. Maybe I’m crazy
On the topic of bulletproof outselling bully. I remember being 11/12 Yr old trying to get a ps2 copy of bully and not being able to get it anywhere in spain. Bulletproof on the other hand I also never got the chance to play but all my friends had it so it must have been easier to get in europe
These people are trippin' man. Def Jam Fight For NY is the most fun and in-depth fighting game even today. The amount of Combat Combinations and interaction and Environmental interaction is crazy. I never really cared for the Rap/Hip Hop vibe, but it has its moments. But the base Story is actually done well enough. The animations and gameplay is amazing. It's not perfect, but it's bloody good. Fighting Games today aren't even Half as in-depth even today, after 3 goddamn generations. They're made solely to compete in competitions, that's it.
He was invited but then he wasn’t. The invitation was withdrawn, for unknown reasons. They kept giving him different reasons. The rumor is, the people he was beefing with said, it’s me or him. They went with them. [x]
...So...let me get this straight: 50 Cent: Bulletproof was negatively received, but sold enough units to warrant a sequel, but said sequel, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand was POSITIVELY received, but sold next to nothing?? What kind of inverse bullshit is that??
Remember getting this game for Christmas alongside Shadow the Hedgehog lmao. Two janky PS2 games with negative reviews that both represented peak 2005 energy in their own ways. What a combination.
Shadow the hedgehog was a pillar of my childhood gaming experience I will always have love for that deeply cringe edgy game
Only wht ppl hated 50 game
@@yugimo5097 Oh so now we're racist for not liking a shitty game. Get over yourself.
@@yugimo5097 mid bait
For some reason I refused to play the games as I did think as a kid that it was for cash grabs only but looking now I missed out especially on BP2 lmao
This is such a refreshingly honest look at this game. I was a dev on this, so long ago. One tiny wrong thing, Genuine Games wasn't a Scottish company, we had an office in Woodland Hills, in "The Valley" at the edge of LA.
It was a very short dev cycle, but the team had a ton of talent and a lot of love went into its making. It could have been better, it plays like a game in mid development, but needed to get out the door for whatever business and marketing reasons made sense at the time and so it did.
Wow, that's interesting! Did u happen to be there and work on fight club as well? My most recent video is on that game and would love some insider info haha
@@MrHammers Afraid not, I was only there for this one. Bulletproof was built on the same codebase as Fight Club, pretty impressive considering how different the games are. Back then most studios would have to develop their own engine, and they were commonly focused on a single genre, but it still made more sense to use it as a starting point and not have to rewrite the renderer, animation systems, loading, etc.
I recall the dev length to be closer to 14 months than 11, but I may be misremembering that. It's still too short a time to do all we did.
Possibly to coincide with the release of the movie?
Hey, @floofyprawn6459! It's always awesome to hear from a dev. Despite the short period of time, the game came out kinda solid, I'd say!
Would you be so kind as to answer a question I have for this game. It's a little glitch that still bugs me to this day. It's about the Grizz's medals.
The second medal in the disused subway level is glitched. I've been searching everywhere for a way for the game to register it, but no one mentions it.
Basically, Grizz awards Fiddy with 20K and a Level-3 Flak Jacket everytime the player recovers one of them. But it doesn't happen with that one. The one close to the industrial fan.
I suspect that 50 not saying anything upon getting that one specifically has something to do with it. Only looking at the code would explain it, but my guess is that the game simply checks if the player got the prop per level, so it doesn't acknowledge that there are two in there. Or maybe there's no such function assigned to that specific collectible. Do you have any clue of what might be going on? Thank you for the attention!
@@floofyprawn6459 hey! i spoke to a different developer i think from the art part of the game (not dropping his name here for obvi reasons) and he was able to send me about 50gb of content created for the game! i was lucky enough to open it through autodesk maya seemed like it was made on that. i am working on a pc port which is more of a pain i thought it would and im missing some missions some audio files and most of the scenes luckily i do have all the drawboards and even the script to develop it on my own but if you still maybe have some files left somewhere i would love to get those if you want ofcourse :)
Oh my I loved this game ♥ Eminem did a great job voicing in it with 50! Thanks for the video Hammers. :)
Absolutely, they killed it. Thank you!
@@MrHammers why did you say it was obnoxious then?
7:00 "and y'all wanna talk about guns, like I ain't got none, what the f, you think I sold 'em all?" (lyrics from Forgot About Dre)
yes Dre, I think you did.
This game is a fucking hood classic 😭 Omg I remember my cousin getting this for Christmas nd we all was taking turns this game is so good
I loved this game. This game will always have a special spot in my memory. The day I lost my v-card, I played this game right after in pure bliss. 10/10
Chill
That's so sad. And by sad I mean pathetic
@@JoshuaJacobs83bros mad he gets no hoes
@@JoshuaJacobs83indeed you are.
@@grekygrek Careful you don't cut yourself on that edgy comment.
This is one of the most underrated channels in UA-cam right now. Very few game channels provide such history and insight into classic games. I watch your every video. Thanks for all the content of games I loved when I was a kid. Love from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh! That's amazing, thanks for tuning in!
Awesome retrospective man! This game is really fun despite the bad controls and camera. I never encountered any bugs when playing it. I actually reached out to the creative director of the game and shared some very interesting info with me!
-This game was basically going to be Grand Theft Auto but with 50 Cent's name attached to it.
-A LOT of stuff was cut from before release like pipe scaling to get to out of reach areas, a progression based respect mechanic similar to Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, destructible environments, a VASTLY bigger hub world to explore, more clothes for 50 Cent to wear, remixes of 50's albums, shooting on ladders and pipes, the hookers in the HUB world could get money for you and some cool door takedown animations were removed.
-Everything for 50 Cent Bulletproof had to go through Vivendi Universal and 50 Cent himself for approval. He was given builds to play with and he would give feedback on them.
-Vivendi Universal were big fans of 50 Cent and which is what made them decide to make a game based on him.
-The game was sadly rushed to tie in with 50 Cent's movie Get Rich or Die Trying.
-It was a very big budget game originally but was cut down significantly halfway through development. Levels and mechanics also changed a lot.
-The development team have a lot of fond memories working on the game, working with Terence Winter and 50 Cent.
Dayum 😯
i can say that this is true i got most of the files from the game there even are drawings of the bigger hub multiple builds from 50 cent home and i found a hidden cutscene where 50 climbs up the ladder i haven't found out why or for what level he does it but it looks like it was the first mission because the color scheme match
@@pure1876 How do you extract the files?
@@evanhanley6437 well first i tried extracting the iso ps2 file that gives a lot but misses A TON so i found a developer back in i think march or april 2023 he had close to all the files laying around somewhere on a old hard drive i bought wetransfer premium so he could send big files to me and viola that’s how i got them
@@evanhanley6437 i bought autodesk maya and started playing with the maps builds and so forth
I loved this game as a teen, my cousin bought it for me for my 13th birthday and I had a blast playing it every day. Back then I only ever owned a handful of games that were all from the bargain bin, so I didn't know what separated a "good" game from a "bad" game
I can legit only remember the executions from this game and it's sequel. Because of course I'd like the most violent parts of the goofy gangster shooter
To be fair they were solid executions. Very...well executed...
there was a sequel? 🤯
@@wolfwyvern5334 yep. Blood On The Sand
This game might not be the best but it made history with just the cast alone Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 cent are voice acting and doing it well
Looove this game, definitely a huge part of my childhood and part of the legend of 50, and split screen multi-player with all the characters? Whaaat? It was so good, shouldn't have been negatively reviewed at all
Bro please keep these retro games series going, you cover damn near everything with a great background info, you earned a subbed!
Dude, it’s awesome to see that you’re still posting man. Love your stuff, never give up man. 👍
Thanks my dude 😎
I loved this game as a kid, great video.
Man I haven't played this in Soo long. Brings me back
Lol I actually don't think this looks or sounds all that bad 😅 sounds entertaining, I love goofy things.
I enjoyed 50's games , would love to play it all over again.👌👌👌
I loved this game as a kid, remember completing it 100% and what not. tried to play it again recently and found it almost unplayable.
A retrospective on Scarface next?🙂
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This game was sick. Went to blockbuster with my pops and he rented it for me. BLOCKBUSTER man
My aunt bought me and my brothers this game for Christmas when we were kids. I loved it and still have that very copy
Played it so much back in the day, loved every second of it
Wow you are a true inspiration, this content is so rich and consistent, I don't know how you do it. I mean that Bully Video was great and then within a week's time you put out this intriguing banger!
Remember though don't overwork yourself!
Thank you! I've been keeping it chill haha
This game was a GEM!!!
Man when I was a kid I would of loved the hell out of this game.
Mr Hammer and GmanLives best video game reviewers
I enjoyed Def Jam Fight for New York, would be cool to see you do a video on that.
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@@MrHammers The way you could make your own custom fighter was great. Not only in appearance but depending on what order you added your fighting styles and stats you trained made such individual fighters.
I’m late to this but when this game came out, It was amazing! At the time, G-unit was really popular and to be able to listen to their music in-game while playing was soo different. It was literally just a mindless shooter but it was done well. Combine that with the soundtrack, This game was gold at the time.
My pops bought this for me for my birthday and we played together which was a dope child good memory
I loved this game back in the day, it was so fun
Had to subscribe more for the comedy then the games 🎮. Very creative with your reviews.
preciate ya bro
If anything the fashion sense at the time is actually better then modern fashion sense
Amazing Retrospective, next "The godfather" 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I played this game while i wore my g unit hoodie and g unit reeboks. I was rocking w 50 and G Unit heavy back then.
I remember playing this for maybe 30 minutes tops at the time. What i found hilarious is that no matter how much you get shot your health would barely go down. I get it but it does not make it any less stupid.
In 2005 50 Cent was on top of the world. So I am not surprised that the game sold over 5 million copies.
I loved this game. Got it from a Hollywood Video that was closing down so I got the game for a few bucks.
Love grizz and his description of all guns
This seems like a genuinely fun game. Wish i played it back then
Ahhhh this brings back memories for me i used to play the G-unit edition for this in my psp back then that used the top view perspective instead the regular 3rd person view😂
Bugs was a real person in D12 who was unfortunately killed. You can hear this in D12's record "Good Die Young".
This brings me back to my psp days.
I love the goofy names for the weapons and that he has a scabbard instead of a sling, holding the knife backwards, the terrorist in a turban, and enormous doors. None of this makes sense.
Bro we played this so much we burnt the disk and had to get a new one. These were the days of just playing all day with my cousins in the basement
I bought this game at Best Buy when I was 12 and I bought it with saved money I had, I was a huge 50 cent fan and I wanted to play it for that reason alone, popped it in and a had very fun time with with it, nothing but fond memories honestly one of my favorite games cause it just takes me back to a time when I was younger, when I had the time to play games, y’all can hate I will appreciate 🥰
Ohhhh man that scarface game was so dope lol
One of my favorite games. 50 was my favorite rapper as a kid till I found eminem lol. But still this game was a dope one and better than you would think. Better than blood on the sand tho
It's funny because Eminem discovered 50 cent, and you had exactly the opposite occur
I miss the PS2 era. Weird games and good times.
Bro this game was lit when I was 10 lol pure nostalgia
Childhood memories 😢 I miss the gangster type games
Bro is soo underrated love this content
This has some intense horror movie imagery.
Idk if it’s because I was young and the biggest 50 fan at the time but I remember this as one of the best games 😂 I remember have so much fun and loving the playlist. Maybe I’m crazy
Nah it was dope as hell back in the day lol
On the topic of bulletproof outselling bully. I remember being 11/12 Yr old trying to get a ps2 copy of bully and not being able to get it anywhere in spain. Bulletproof on the other hand I also never got the chance to play but all my friends had it so it must have been easier to get in europe
I really love this game. I really like the dual weapon system. And Really solid soundtrack. My opening door to rap music.
Still own this.. I play this and blitz the league 2 a couple times a week 💀
This game was dope 🔥🔥🔥 only played it like 2 times when I had it
My cousin got the game and I recall it came with “body armour”. We put that body armour on a stuffed teddy bear lol
Over the top action but a very underrated game in my opinion...
What’s crazy is I was on ps2 pretty hard and bought all the hot games. I never in my fucking life had a desire to play this shit.
I think everyone had or played this game back in the day!
And so Fifty, who had cheated death in the alley behind K-Dog's, cheated death once again, and Queens was forever changed.
The first rapper with his own video game 🤧
all those games you listed brought back some good memories.
A review of TRUECRIME: NewYork please!
That is definitely Steve Blum as Spider. Surprised you didn’t mention him with the other VO cast lol
I don't think it is, he's not credited as the role anywhere.
@@MrHammers Wierd, that definitely sounds like him!
These people are trippin' man.
Def Jam Fight For NY is the most fun and in-depth fighting game even today. The amount of Combat Combinations and interaction and Environmental interaction is crazy.
I never really cared for the Rap/Hip Hop vibe, but it has its moments. But the base Story is actually done well enough. The animations and gameplay is amazing.
It's not perfect, but it's bloody good. Fighting Games today aren't even Half as in-depth even today, after 3 goddamn generations. They're made solely to compete in competitions, that's it.
This reminds me of True Crime, it wasn’t amazing but it was surprisingly entertaining.
This game was actually fun . No denying that
Ah yes when you had to cut a piece of flesh of someone to show them a tattoo because mobile phone camera ain't been invented yet 🤣
This game was so great 👍 as was the video as usual
Thank you!
Needs a remaster
I think you missed True Crime NYC for 2005 gangster type of games.
Yay,yay,yay
Loved this game and being able to play the tracks during gameplay👌🏴
Tony Yayo is corny for saying “Def Jam vendetta” is corny lol. What bugs me to this day, is the damn durag swinging mechanics 😂
First game I remember playin that if you shot a propane tank it actually exploded lol
This game is Underated i liked it cool game imo
The controls were 🚮 50 is one of my all time favorites but this wasn't it. Now Blood on the Sand was 🔥🔥🔥
I enjoyed blood in the sand more. Felt like gears of war with g-unit as the cogs
@11:12 sounds like Marcus Fenix from Gears of War lol.
0:47 no it wasn't! But blood in the sand was a little bit better
This game was alot like dead to rights and max payne
Obnoxious??? This shit was a banger back in the day.
50 Cent became the game
I had that game and it was flames
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
I played the HELL out of that game.
Any thoughts on doing a retrospective on Veautiful Joe?
Never played those games, honestly know nothing about them
you know that a game is badass when you see a fucking sawnoff GL 7:27
This game was fire
i looooove the executions so much fun
Tony Yayo was salty they wasn't invited to be on the Def Jam games. Plus they had beef with quite a few of the rappers on those games.
He was invited but then he wasn’t. The invitation was withdrawn, for unknown reasons. They kept giving him different reasons. The rumor is, the people he was beefing with said, it’s me or him. They went with them. [x]
I liked this game ☺️
I loved this game 😂😂😂😂
13:02 "Genuine Beer"
Scarface was lit though
i remember seeing this game at 10 years old and even back then i knew it would be trash.
Jada Smith's favorite game, I imagine.
This was a classic when I was younger
...So...let me get this straight: 50 Cent: Bulletproof was negatively received, but sold enough units to warrant a sequel, but said sequel, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand was POSITIVELY received, but sold next to nothing?? What kind of inverse bullshit is that??
Precisely!
that's kinda bc 50 cent fell of by the latter one came out
@@lilavocado7265 I know, but it still doesn't really make sense. I guess trends just move fast in this day and age.
19:48 look at the x-rays
If you're talking about the 👌, that's actually a real xray position for a hand lol