The second player's character can be, at last count, one of three other members of the G-Unit: Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, or DJ Whoo Kid, each specializing in different combat techniques.[3] The game includes vehicle missions such as a driver-and-turret-gunner Humvee road chase and a helicopter-borne shootout.[3] The game features more exclusive music tracks than the first.[3]50 Cent made exclusive tracks for the game. After the original company planned to distribute the game, Activision, merged with Blizzard Entertainment, many games, including 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, faced the possibility of not being released. THQ recently picked up the rights to Blood on the Sand.[4] The game is set in a fictional Middle Eastern country.
The game was average to well-received by critics, scoring a 7 out of 10 on Gamespot and a 4/5 on X-Play[8]. Critics also praised the improvement and 50 Cent's involvement in the game. Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb said the story was "so awful it's amazing".[9]
