SYDNEY, AU (Universal
Music Australia) - Vivendi Universal Games ('VU Games') today announced that 50 Cent: Bulletproof, the gritty urban action game starring multi-platinum recording artist 50 Cent, will be available at retail stores nationwide on the 6th of April. Gamers and fans of
50 Cent and G Unit can now get their hands on the highly engaging third-person shooter, which boasts over four CDs of music including new exclusive tracks and remixes and more than a dozen music videos. 50 Cent: Bulletproof is available for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and carries an RRP of $79.95.
'This game is hot,' said 50 Cent. 'It's an exciting time for me and G Unit as we've gone from the music world into the virtual world and I can't wait for my fans to join in on the action.' The game has been on sale since November 2005 in the US and the UK, where it has achieved an extraordinary sell through rate of over one million copies in less than two months*.
'50 Cent: Bulletproof is a revolutionary hip hop experience. Not only do players get to live the virtual life of 50 Cent, they also have access to all of his current music and video clips, as well as exclusive new tracks that can't be heard anywhere else' said Colin Brown, Marketing Director of Vivendi Universal Games Australia. '50 Cent: Bulletproof offers Australian gamers and rap fans much more than just a game. It is the definitive 50 Cent package, all on one disk.'
About 50 Cent: Bulletproof
In 50 Cent: Bulletproof, 50 gets caught in a web of corruption, double-crosses and shady deals that lead him on a bloody path through New York's underworld. Backed-up by his G Unit soldiers, the streets heat up as 50 Cent takes on the most dangerous crime families in the city. Players assume the role of 50 Cent in a fictitious story, where they will use an arsenal of tactics including more than 25 dramatic counter kill moves, evasive rolls and mobile cover to stay alive while the bullets fly.
Penned by Emmy award winner Terry Winter, 50 Cent: Bulletproof stars an unprecedented line-up of the hottest recording artists in the music industry today, including 50 Cent and G Unit's Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, as well as other hip-hop superstars. The game also includes exclusive new tracks and remixes from 50 Cent, music from his multi-platinum albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre and over a dozen 50 Cent and G Unit music videos. 50 Cent: Bulletproof was created in partnership with Interscope Records, Shady Records and Aftermath Records.
50 Cent: Bulletproof will be available from all major videogame retailers on the 6th of April for an RRP of $79.95, on both PlayStation2 and Xbox. The game is classified MA15+. For more information, please visit www.50centbulletproof.com.au
