The venue's manager, a man named Anwar, does not have the $10 million payment, and instead offers a mysterious diamond-encrusted skull as collateral. In a fictional war torn Middle Eastern country, 50 is performing at the last city of his concert tour. One stage also has 50 and the G-Unit stationed at a helicopter's guns, firing upon enemies below. There are also a few big-ass ramps present during the driving segments it is recommended that the player hit them.
In the driving segments, the G-Unit sidekick controls the gunner, but the gun is unusually weak, even on Easy difficulty, and ramming enemies (both human and vehicle) is a far more efficient way of killing them. In addition to the cover-based third person shooter gameplay, there are also a few vehicle stages. When using a counter kill whilst between two foes, 50 instantly teleports one of them to the '50 Zone', a featureless white landscape, in which 50 Cent magically appears to murder you in the face, and possibly groin, if he feels so inclined. There is also a bullet time mechanic, nicknamed "Gangsta Fire." Gangsta Fire time is indicated through a fiery meter on the interface, and it is accumulated by building up points points are obtained by getting kill combos, killing enemies in unique ways, and taunting after a kill.Īnother interesting concept brought up during gameplay is that of the '50 Zone'. The four weapon slots, selectable via the D-Pad, are occupied by different types of weapons: pistols, shotguns/SMGs, assault rifles, and rocket launchers/sniper rifles. The player can buy weapons from Raoul at pay phones located throughout the stages. If an enemy is close, players can also use "counter kills," pressing the melee button at the right time in a scripted sequence to successfully finish the foe off. The player can take cover and pop out when enemies are exposed, or blind fire to wear enemies down with less accurate shots. Gameplayīlood on the Sand's gameplay is similar to Gears of War and other third-person shooters that involve a cover system. Blood on the Sand's soundtrack consists of famous 50 Cent songs as well as some exclusive tracks made just for the game. However, the game does not support split-screen or system link play.
Blood on the Sand allows players to go through the game's campaign through two player online co-op players who host a game online play as 50, while others can instantly drop in and out playing as 50's sidekicks. Players take control of 50 Cent, flanked by one of his G-Unit sidekicks: Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and DJ Whoo Kid, who do not have any differences beyond their appearance and voice acting. The gameplay itself is very similar to Gears of War, another Unreal Engine 3 game. It is published by THQ and developed by Swordfish Studios, who used Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for the game's visuals. The second game in the 50 Cent action game franchise is not a direct sequel to 50's first game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof.