50 Cent: Bulletproof

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
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  1. AceGamez
    80
    There's enough killing to satiate even the sickest soul and the baddest gangster, and there's hours' worth of high quality music to listen to while you do it.
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  2. TeamXbox
    68
    The core gameplay isn't balanced or rewarding enough to warrant a purchase, but it will more than suffice for a weekend of mindless action.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    66
    More style than substance. This package is little more than a collection of his tunes, a reprisal of the movie and some generic gaming fodder that we've all seen and played in other games such as "Max Payne," "Dead To Rights," "True Crime" - that do it much better.
  5. IGN
    65
    The core gameplay here is nothing that hasn't been seen before and done better a million times.
  6. Game Informer
    60
    Basic combat just isn't very fun. [Feb 2006, p.104]
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  7. Pelit (Finland)
    58
    A bland-looking, sub-par action game with a wide variety of problems. The bonus materials are otherwise good, but the censored music videos make little sense. [Jan 2006]
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  8. Official Xbox Magazine
    50
    Fiddy moves so slowly that you want to reach into the TV to pull up his pants so he can break into a run once in a while. [Feb 2006, p.80]
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  9. Stuff
    50
    The actual gameplay mechanics blow. The's game's targeting and camera system is about as skittish as the Howells' from Gilligan's Island would be at the Vibe Awards.
  10. GameSpot
    48
    This third-person action game might sound like a great idea if you're a fan of 50, Yayo, Buck, and Banks, but with its poor gameplay and worse attention to the G-Unit license, Bulletproof disappoints on all fronts.
  11. BonusStage
    40
    50 Cent: Bulletproof just isn't any damn fun. Due to laggy controls and a horrible targeting system, death is imminent almost any time you go against an enemy, especially some of the bosses that have far better weapons and cheaper tactics than you.
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    33
    The targeting system is useless, the levels are bland and filled with countless invisible barriers, and the camera is so hard to manipulate in tight spaces that you'll often end up staring right at 50's face as he gets ventilated by the dozen enemies he just can't see.
  13. GameSpy
    30
    You want 50's music? Buy a CD. Grab a DVD if you want to see the guy move. But if you want to pretend to be Curtis Jackson, take your fifty bucks out to a paintball range and let someone drill you nine times. It'll be a better experience than this.
  14. Edge Magazine
    20
    The calibre of game you might well produce having been shot three times and then stabbed. [Jan 2005, p.91]
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  15. G4 TV
    20
    At the end of the day, what you'll find in the box is a bunch of nice extras that are packaged with a horrible batch of code that barely qualifies as a game.

Awards & Rankings

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#69 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
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#13 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 11 out of 26
  1. UndisputedXbox
    May 10, 2021
    5
    50 Cent: Bulletproof is a poor example of a 3rd Person shooter & prime example of why celebrities (and I use that term lightly) shouldn't be50 Cent: Bulletproof is a poor example of a 3rd Person shooter & prime example of why celebrities (and I use that term lightly) shouldn't be allowed to make games. It's a self indulgent mess with a cliché story based on himself & his 'G-Unit' mates taking on everybody and winning. His character model is over exaggerated as to inflate his ego even more & it only loosely resembles the actual 50 Cent anyway.

    The game is a bog standard run & gun shooter and this actually works quite well, lacking a few key things like being able to aim down the sights, but the combat is fast & fluid. Genuine Games did a good job here. The downside is that the combat is kind of pointless most of the time, and you can just run through the level avoiding combat til you reach the objective or exit to the next area.

    You earn money through the game so you can buy new counter kills or weapons but this is just padding and is really not essential as you never really run out of ammo or guns because every enemy you kill drops them.

    All in all, it's not the worst shooter out there, but the weak, linear story (Supposedly written by a guy that worked on 'The Sopranos') and the boring repetitive missions just let the game down. One thing this game does have though, is that they were nice enough to tell you in the title how much you can resell this garbage for, so thanks Fiddy, at least I know how much to stick it on eBay for.    … Full Review »
  2. Salah_Gharib
    Jan 24, 2019
    10
    one of best-est games i played ever this game need remastered edition for new generation
    until today still playing it with same feel i end it    one of best-est games i played ever this game need remastered edition for new generation
    until today still playing it with same feel i end it many times and not gets bored on of these good things in it head shot system when you puts the spot on enemy's head and shot the camera flying to the enemy and burst his head daaaaaaaaaammm hhhhh i feel nostalgia about it hope we gotta new released
    note:
    people who's talking about graphics the game in released in 2005 at that time it was great    … Full Review »
  3. evolution98
    Oct 8, 2017
    2
    This game had so much potential but ultimately was a failure.

    The graphics were decent for the game but were a bit grainy and dark. The    This game had so much potential but ultimately was a failure.

    The graphics were decent for the game but were a bit grainy and dark. The soundtrack was pretty good. The sound and voice acting was also great.

    The game all fell apart after starting to play it. The friendly and enemy AI was a joke. They would constantly run around the area, stand in front of you and not use cover. The camera was awful. It was always locked behind you. There is no lock on in this game so you have to shoot by hip fire and most bullets don't hit which got very annoying. The controls were abysmal. The bonuses were just songs and music videos from 50 Cent's soundtrack which was lackluster.

    I played as far as the 2nd level and then stopped playing.

    Do not play this game.    … Full Review »
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