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{{quote|'''''"Bitch took my skull!"'''''|''50 Cent'', describing the game's central conflict}}
 
''50 Cent: Blood On The Sand'' is a third person shoot em up featuring rapper [[Fifty Cent|50 Cent]] [[As Himself]] as the main character. Though technically a sequel to the [[The Problem with Licensed Games|not well received]] ''50 Cent: Bulletproof'', this game managed to get average critical acclaim... and a ton of [[So Bad It's Good]] value.
 
The majority of said value is related to the game's [[High Concept]] plot: The game begins with 50 Cent and the G-Unit finishing a concert in an [[Qurac|unnamed, war-torn Middle Eastern country]], only for the promoter to refuse to pay the promised $10 million fee due to an alleged robbery. After 50 Cent [[Sociopathic Hero|points a gun to the promoter's head]], the latter gives 50 a priceless ''[[MacGuffin|diamond encrusted skull]]'' as collateral. 50 accepts only for the skull to be stolen as soon as he walks out the door by a paramilitary group connected to a local warlord. The rest of the game involves 50 and a selected G-Unit partner slaughtering their way through the Middle East to recover the skull.
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* [[A God Am I]]: Kamal says this in the theater.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Cheezum and Ironicus in the [[Let's Play]], for no apparent reason.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: Since the G-Unit partner is interchangeable, 50 never mentions his name when talking to him despite said partner usually going "YO FIDDY!" every five minutes. As the [[Giant Bomb]] video review says, this can give the impression that 50 is an uncaring taskmaster surrounded by a trio of sycophants.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The G-Unit member lampshades several of the game's over-the-top tropes, recognizes a desert castle as Napoleonic on sight, and admires the statuary in the city you're currently destroying. Even 50 is surprised by this.
* [[Improbable Use of a Weapon]]: With the aid of explosive ammo, taking out a helicopter with a handgun.