50 Cent Game Still Bustin' Caps

[Novajam]

How much is THQ expecting us to pay for a fifty cent game?

Well, they probably don't expect us to buy it at all, if by us you mean a regular member of the escapist.

Just let it pass. All publicity is good publicity, to them at least.

 

[Downside]

This game is just made of win surely?

joking aside i wouldn't pay 50 cents for this game.

 

[MurderousToaster]

Oh dear lord, the first of these games was horrible, and this is just stupid. It's not even like the premise has any sort of sense. It sounds like a bad Scooby-Doo movie. The fact that Fifty Cent is involved heavily in the story writing is probably worse for it than otherwise.

I agree. Come on. The story is weaker than WWE Crush Hour's for the PS2. Basically, 50 Cent goes out, loses a skull and.. jesus I can't go on. This game's going to be terrible.

And, although I wouldn't boycott it myself, because that would make me no better than Bill Oddie, I WILL stand behind bushes outside my house with a cricket bat (hell, it's the only use for cricket) and I WILL beat the living daylight out of anyone who has wasted their money on it.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

I dunno, I may have to play it just to see. Like opening the Necronomicon.

KLATU VERATA NICT..erhm.. N..shit.

 

[Doug]

EDIT: Damn, man, Australia REALLY hates gamers, they've banned Fallout 3, but this gets thru? Thanks, oh illustrious leaders!

I believe a slightly editted version of Fallout 3 is coming out in Australia - although I could be wrong - although your government still seems determined to make sure you can't have fun on video games....and I'll stop talking now.

 

[Downside]

I think what we need to do is instead of ignoring this game is hype it up as bigger than the second coming of Jesus, so once the press gets hold of it they will point out all its violent ways and a storm of angry parents will petition against its release. Meaning it will be banned forever and save everyone the agony of playing it.

 

[FireFly90]

Hasn't that prick got enough money. He's already released one game, then a film about himself. Now he's trying to sell another game! god he realy is in love with himself, worse than that nude guy off that aero bubbles ad.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

How much is THQ expecting us to pay for a fifty cent game?

I think the answer is inherent in the question.

 

[Jobz]

I think we should boycott this game. Seriously, picket signs and the like. Stand outside video game stores on release day and kick the shit out of anyone who attempts to pay money for it.

Or ignoring it... which is actually a lot easier. I mean, picketing and the like would result in advertising, while ignoring the game would mean it just goes away.

Easier, yes. More effective, probably. But nowhere near as much fun.

 

[Raven28256]

I think what we need to do is instead of ignoring this game is hype it up as bigger than the second coming of Jesus, so once the press gets hold of it they will point out all its violent ways and a storm of angry parents will petition against its release. Meaning it will be banned forever and save everyone the agony of playing it.

That would only work if these groups followed any sort of organised pattern, as opposed to seemingly acting completely randomly.

This. The anti-game groups are about as random as the jokes on Family Guy. They ***** about GTA's "over-the-top violence" but ignore games like Gears of War. They complain that God of War "promotes children to become pagans," but ignore Rise of the Argonauts, where you actually offer gifts and worship the Greek God of your choice as a type of character advancement. They say that Mass Effect promotes teenagers to disrespect women and treat them like sex toys, yet ignore The Witcher, which has an entire fucking collectible card mini-game where you try to sleep with as many creatures with boobs and a pussy as possible.

Like he said, they are completely random with their attacks. Besides, Half-a-Dollar will just say "It is educational, it shows what life in the Middle East is really like" like he did with Bulletproof and everyone will say "Oh, well, I never looked at it that way...carry on" and stop bitching.

Anyway, why is everyone saying this game will fail? Though I sadly hate to admit it, the first game was NOT a financial failure. It was a complete fucking success. It sold over a million copies pretty quickly, and given how low budget I'm sure it was, that adds up to a good profit. It doesn't matter that it was panned by reviewers (Except the UK PlayStation magazine, they gave it an 8/10 I think) and true gamers alike, the Half-a-Dollar fans ate it up because they are such blind and rabid fanboys that they wouldn't care if he punched them to the ground and crapped in their mouth; they would still swallow it and beg for seconds.

 

[Meshakhad_v1legacy]

Therefore, what we need to do is form our own group that is ostensibly "to protect the children" and make a big brouhahah ourselves.

Hell, we could use this group as a vehicle to attack crappy games, and prevent parents from inflicting them on their kids by mistake.