Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games)
today announced that 50 Cent: Bulletproof, the hit title created in
collaboration with hip-hop music sensation 50 Cent, has sold through more than
one million units. Since its global launch in late-November, 50 Cent:
Bulletproof has been in high-demand at retail stores in the U.S. and U.K.
"The exciting convergence of gaming and music helped make 50 Cent:
Bulletproof one of GameStop's top selling titles in the month of December,"
said Bob McKenzie, Sr. Vice President of Merchandising.
50 Cent: Bulletproof boasts over four CDs worth of music including new
exclusive music by 50 Cent, more than a dozen music videos and tons of bonus
features. It is available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment
system and Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
"Gamers and 50 fans alike have enthusiastically responded to the
groundbreaking fusion of frenetic gameplay and the lyrical imagery of the
exclusive 50 Cent music tracks in 50 Cent: Bulletproof," said Cindy Cook,
Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, VU Games. "The strong sales of
Bulletproof underscore the undeniable appeal of the artist, his music and the
engaging interactive experience that this game delivers."
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
for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in 2006.
More information about the game can be found at
http://www.50centbulletproof.com/.
