10 Video Games That Are So Bad They’re Actually Awesome

3. 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand

50 Cent Blood On The Sand
Swordfish Studios

Have you ever thought that all the problems currently plaguing the Middle-East could be solved by sending Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson out there with an arsenal full of guns and bullet-time abilities? Nope, neither have we, but THQ certainly did.

It's a wonder that this game was commissioned in the first place, seeing as its predecessor 50 Cent: Bulletproof was more or less universally panned, as well as the fact that it's just incredibly, shamelessly stupid. But come out it did, sending 50 Cent and fellow G-unit rappers Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and DJ Whoo Kid out to a generic middle-east warzone to take on a generic middle-eastern terrorist cell.

In some ways, the game embodies everything that's wrong with the west's perception of the middle-east, but putting aside its problematic nature, Blood on the Sand is actually great fun. Going into bullet-time (sorry, 'Gangsta Fire') mode while shooting terrorists and listening to a score featuring exclusive tracks 50 made just for the game is a genuine guilty pleasure, as pop-ups fly in your face letting you know when you execute kill-streaks on those filthy, freedom-threatening terrorists.

You'll feel dirty and ashamed after playing it, but the inappropriate fun of the experience makes it all worthwhile.

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