In the mid 1980s, I can remember a game called 'Skool Dayz' which I played on a ZX Spectrum. For a couple of weeks, I was distracted from Jet Set Willy by this blend of comedy and ultraviolence. Your character walked around a two dimensional environment, trying to steal things, knock teachers ... Read review
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fictional New England boarding school, Bullworth Academy and tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of ...
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come with being a teenager, from the troubles of romance to the stress of being hounded by bullies, this is one school where it is eat or be eaten. Bully puts you in the role of Jimmy Hopkins, a student who has just transferred from another school. Being the new kid it is your job to make yourself well established, as you can choose to bully the bullies and maybe even fall in love. GTA inspired game play. A hilarious story that speaks true of what being a teenager in school is all about. Fun intuitive action that lets you play pranks on people roaming the hallways. Step out of the classroom and go for a ride on your bicycle around your new home town
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fictional New England boarding school, Bullworth Academy and tells the story of mischievous 15 year old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and ultimately navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Advantages: Hitting everybody Disadvantages: Two player games get boring quickly
In the mid 1980s, I can remember a game called 'Skool Dayz' which I played on a ZX Spectrum. For a couple of weeks, I was distracted from Jet Set Willy by this blend of comedy and ultraviolence. Your character walked around a two dimensional environment, trying to steal things, knock teachers over with a catapult, avoid getting punishments and kiss girls.
Step forward in time twenty years and Bully arrives on the Wii. Simplifying ... ...its predecessor every eighteen months. This means Bully should be quite a lot better than Skool Dayz. Oh my, how much better it is!
The plot of the game is straight forward. You take on the role of 15-year-old student, Jimmy Hopkins, sent to a New England boarding school, called Bullworth Academy. While appearing to be something of a thug, Jimmy is actually more of a Robin Hood-type character, helping the nerds and misfits, as they ... more
In the mid 1980s, I can remember a game called 'Skool Dayz' which I played on a ZX Spectrum. For a couple of weeks, I was distracted from Jet Set Willy by this blend of comedy and ultraviolence. Your character walked around a two dimensional environment, trying to steal things, knock teachers over with a catapult, avoid getting punishments and kiss girls.
Step forward in time twenty years and Bully arrives on the Wii. Simplifying Moore's Law, a game should be twice as good as its predecessor every eighteen months. This means Bully should be quite a lot better than Skool Dayz. Oh my, how much better it is!
The plot of the game is straight forward. You take on the role of 15-year-old student, Jimmy Hopkins, sent to a New England boarding school, called Bullworth Academy. While appearing to be something of a thug, Jimmy is actually more of a Robin Hood-type character, helping the nerds and misfits, as they are pummled by teachers, jocks, greasers and other knuckle-headed stereotypes.
The playing area is huge, taking in Bullworth Academy and its surroundings. It has a late 50's / early 60's feel, like Dead Poet's Society. This suits the mood of the game perfectly, creating the perfect nightmare of a boarding school. If you want to see this nightmare in action, watch the film 'If...' with Malcolm McDowell.
Bully was developed by Rockstar, the studio that gave us the Grand Theft Auto series. There are similarities in the format of the games. Bully provides you with a free-roaming landscape, peppered with objects and people you can interact with. There is a storyline which unfolds as you select and complete missions on your travels. You can choose to attend your classes or play truant - if you choose the latter, you have to be careful to avoid being caught.
There are enough missions to keep you going for hours and the scholarship edition contains even more for you to do. Simply exploring the environment (without getting caught) will take you a long time.
As someone still getting used to the Wii's unique controls, I'm still finding out what Jimmy is capable of. Certainly, the game makes full use of the Wii's versatility. It's no surprise that you require the numchuk controller in addition to the main one. The numchuk is held in one hand, while the main controller is held in the other. During fights, you hit your opponent by making a punching motion.
As you become more familiar and nimble, you can use other buttons while you punch to perform actions such as head-butting and taunting. You also develop an arsenal of stink-bombs, marbles and other trouble-making paraphenalia. Add to this walking, running, jumping, creeping, skateboarding and a host of other ways of travelling and Jimmy is so versatile he makes the original Lara Croft look like Pac-Man.
Bully has been given a '15' rating, and deserves it. It is violent and contains strong language. Attempts were made to ban the game, as they have been for years - Postal and Manhunt are two examples off the top of my head. That's a debate for another day, but keep children below 15 away from this game.
As an adult, I appreciated the irony of the game. To me the violence is cartoon-like, impressively animated and engaging. It's the same experience I had when I played Skool Dayz years ago and, as then, I don't feel a need to thump someone when I turn the game off. There's so much more to this game and once again I am impressed with the bug-free playability of a Rockstar title. I hope Ubisoft catch up with them.
Advantages: Massive game. Tons of things to do. Just like Grand Theft Auto! Disadvantages: Well... maybe some more Multiplayer features would of been nice...
...the differences between Bully and Bully: Scholarship Edition, you've come to the right place. Well, for a start - there are four new classes, six new missions, better graphics and new characters. If you think that you would rather stick to the old Bully because you might think that it's just not worth it to by a new game but with a few, minor changes. Well, think again, because it really is not. I think that Bully is actually best on the Wii for ... ...missions. And for extra fun, Bully: Scholarship Edition - like I said gets six new missions. I don't know what those missions are though, to be honest... but it must be something to do with the new characters in the game. So, you may be wondering, after you have completed the game, and after you have collected everything, like rubber bands, C&G Cards, costumes and completed all three last epilogue missions (like me), what do you do now? That's the ...
UKJaguar 25.07.2009
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Product details
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Developer
Rockstar Vancouver
Release Date
7th March 2008
Age
16+
Genre
Action/Adventure
Max Number of Players
1 Player
Input Devices Supported
Wii Remote
Platform
Wii
EAN
5026555041775
Aka
Canis Canem Edit
Format
Wii Disc
Manufacturer's product description
Bully: Scholarship Edition takes place in the fictional New England boarding school of Bullworth Academy, and tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Capturing the hilarity and awkwar
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