15 Video Games You Wrongly Assume Are Terrible
2. 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand
The Game: A sequel to 2005's widely-maligned shooter 50 Cent: Bulletproof, Blood on the Sand once again puts the player in the shoes of 50 Cent as he pursues a high-value artifact stolen from him by Middle-Eastern terrorists (yes, really).
Why You Assume It's Terrible: Because to be honest, it sounds pretty terrible, and Bulletproof was an utter trainwreck, so why expect anything more than a lame cash-grab this time around? Nobody has any expectations whatsoever for a video game revolving entirely around Fiddy's ego-trip, and it's pretty hard to blame them. Most people hated it without even checking out reviews, because it seemed like a foregone conclusion.
Why You're Wrong: In part a sure testament to the benefit of low expectations, Blood on the Sand is a totally rock solid shooter that, while hardly reinventing the wheel, is a good deal better than anyone could've imagined. It's action-packed, high-octane and delivers the basic goods, and if Fiddy wasn't such an egomaniac we'd probably want him to know it, too.