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Should Be Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Bully rules! This is THE best game i have ever played, and i have played a ton of games. I usually play shooter games but i saw this and i was mildly interested in renting it. I had no idea that i would end up LOVING it. The story is great, the way the game is played is great, and best of all, its EASY!

P.S its also a free roaming game which means you can do what your supposed to do, or you can run around causing trouble (throwing stinkbombs, firecrackers,itching powder, etc.)

P.P.S it was nominated for GAME OF THE YEAR

The game of the year!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Jimmy Hopkins is having a bad day. His recently remarried mother is running off with her rich husband on a yearlong honeymoon, and Jimmy, the 15-year-old troublemaker that he is, is getting sent off to Bullworth Academy, an extremely dysfunctional (hey, aren't they all?) boarding school. This sets the stage for Bully, Rockstar's latest release. We got some time in with the final version of the game, and it must be said that it makes a great first impression.

Right off the bat, you're shoved into a school uniform and forced to adapt to school life. That includes going to class, where you'll participate in brief minigames that upgrade your abilities in really useful ways. Gym class will teach you new fighting moves, English class helps you speak more articulately, which in turn makes it easier to talk your way out of trouble if one of the patrolling prefects sees you doing bad things or a harassing bully starts giving you the business ends of his fists. Then there's shop class, which gives you access to bikes, and art class. Doing well in art class makes it easier and more beneficial to get kisses from Bullworth's many female students, which gives you a health bonus. If you're wily and can hide out from authority figures, you can skip class, but the benefits of attending the classes really make you want to stay in school. But, of course, there's more to school life than just attending class.

Early in the game you'll become friends with this weird kid named Gary. Off his ADD medication, Gary's now got delusions about taking over the entire school. Since it's currently a very clique-filled place that offers the typical groups of nerds, jocks, bullies, preppies, and leather-jacket-wearing greasers, that's no easy task, especially because at the beginning of the game, all of these factions are way into beating you up. You're given a handful of powerful fighting moves that make one-on-one confrontations really easy, but over time your enemies grow in number, and fighting off three or four guys at once isn't nearly as easy, even if you know how to execute sweep kicks, uppercuts, and mounted wrestling moves. Your standing with each group is listed on a stat screen, and certain events will ally you with the various groups. Helping a nerd, for example, make his way to and from his locker without incident, raises your standing with the nerds. Bully is open-ended, but it's also a very mission-based game. Early on, you'll team up with Gary and essentially do his bidding, but before too long you'll hit the game's second chapter, which opens up the school gates and lets you venture into town. The missions are nicely varied, though none of the ones we've seen so far have been oppressively difficult, which keeps things moving along. Some missions are as simple as retrieving role-playing game character sheets from the bullies that have stolen them. Another has you going on a full-on nighttime panty raid in the girls' dorm. You'll also engage in bike races, boxing matches, and the occasional house egging. But you don't have all night. You wake up at 8 a.m. each morning and you're forced back to bed at 2 a.m. Throw in two classes each day and you're looking at a system that forces you to make the most of your time, but considering you can just as easily go an entire day without doing any missions or skip classes to focus on missions, time never becomes too much of a problem.

The bulk of the spotlight Bully has received prior to its release comes from the recent failed attempts to block it from reaching stores, the theory being that a game called Bully would have to be harmful to children. But the T rating for Bully means that there's no explicitly foul language, and from what we've seen so far, the game comes across much like a lighthearted PG-13 movie. Yes, there's plenty of mischief, and yes, there's plenty of kid-on-kid fisticuffs. But this is most certainly no Grand Theft Auto. In fact, you spend more time in the game defending weaker children from bullies, not bullying them yourself--though that option is always there, even if it doesn't gain you anything.

The game's dedication to keeping things light comes across in its set of weapons. As you do well in chemistry class, you earn the ability to make weapons like firecrackers and stink bombs. You'll also have a slingshot that you can use to attack foes (or windows) from a distance. You'll also find bags of marbles that you can use to make would-be pursuers slip and fall, and cartons of eggs, which always come in handy. The characters in Bully are very expressive and well-animated, which goes a long way to help make the world feel alive. The environments look pretty nice for a PlayStation 2 game, and the world is large, but not sprawling. The voice work in the game has, so far, been pretty good, and the music is really, really great. There's a different instrumental track for each faction, which plays when you're attacked, but every piece of music so far has been outstanding and it really sets the mood well. Overall I think this is the best game of 2006!

excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First off to parents- yes, this game does contain violent fight sequences between adolesents, HOWEVER as the game progresses, the character you play begins working toward improving the dirty, deranged school society into a more civilized, less "clique-partisan" community (in other words, the hero still fights for good).

That said, this is a vast sandbox-style playzone that gets larger as you progress. there are several tasks to be completed at your leisure. these include story missions, classroom minigames, hidden collectibles, street races, arcade minigames, chores that earn you cash and many more.

Bully is a broad, deep game that will probably take around 35-40 hours to complete, however the high replayibility may double that number.

the PS2 is almost dead, but before it goes, put this one on your list

Bully ROX!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After the incredible "Monkey Island" series was halted, I feared that I would never find another series of games that had such imaginative storylines, entertaining dialogue, and lush scenery. Then "Bully" came along, and I was hooked. This really is a great game, and you shouldn't be set against it because it's really nothing at all like Grand Theft Auto. There's no blood, no sexuality (except for kissing), and there's so many involving and engrossing storylines. The characters are also some of the best I've ever seen, each having their own stories and personality. The whole clique thing also reminds you of your days in high school. GET BULLY-- IT'S AN AWESOME GAME. People who like this game should also look at the "Monkey Island" series of games for PC and PS2, and the "Nancy Drew" series for PC.

oh, you`ve GOT to be joking!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

How can the media and that one Jack Baoer wannabe say such crap about this game? IT`S FRIGGEN HARMLESS!!! The grosses thing it has is the monkey arcade game with the feces and all that....ahem....players know what im talkin about.....

So anyway, get this game; the media went overbored on this one. Now GTA i can see but this? No. The point in the game is STOP bullys!!!

Rockstar.....er..... Rocks!!!!!

Dog Eat Dog. (OR, Canis Canem Edit if you want to be Fancy.)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I only heard about this game a few months ago, but when I saw that it was made by Rockstar. It was a definite must buy, as I have enjoyed their previous releases, all the Grand Theft Auto, The Warriors etc. But even though as a fifty year old gamer, I found the main missions a bit on the TOO easy side.
The protaganist you play is Jimmy Hopkins a fifteen year old from a disharmonious family background, who's intention is to rise to the top of the pile by any means he can. Not surprisingly as the story takes place in a private school the violence is toned down compared to the, "GTA" franchise.
(Catapults and stink bombs instead of shotguns and Uzi's.)
The hardest part's in the game in my opinion are the mini missions you need to complete in order to acheive 100%.
Some of the mini missions include bicycle and go-kart races in which you must come first. Chemistry class is a quick reaction time test where you have to correctly press the corresponding button within a short period of time. A bit like the old "simon says" game. I found chemistry very frustrating.
And completeing all the photos in your yearbook helps towards 100% completion too.
Overall opinion, a enjoyable experience with some replay value.
But for all you youngun's out there you may find it too easy.
(The game is called Canis Canem Edit in the UK. In case anyone's wondering where I got the title.)

Pretty cool idea

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has a pretty crazy concept behind it..dealing with bullies. But you know what? It's actually pretty fun! I hestitated on buying it because I am into racing and GTA style games. This one only resembles GTA with the open-world theme. Like one person said, from what I have seen so far, no one dies. You get to take on tasks and confronting bullies and playing pranks and skipping class, etc. You also get to go a town fair and ride the rides and play the games at the fair and see shows. At the fair, I competed in a go-kart event which was pretty cool. You unlock something if you win the race. You start out in Chapter 1 only being able to do missions in the school grounds, but once you finish Ch 1, you unlock a new area of the map for Ch 2..the town and the fairground..may be more but I haven't ventured elsewhere yet. I bought a bicycle, I have a skateboard, and I think you might be able to get a skooter at the fair..not sure yet though on that one. But the game looks to be huge and gonna take a while to complete...lots of things to do. Even though this game IMO is not as fun as GTA, it is still a good purchase. I recommend this game for teens on up. I think for anyone wanting a GTA style game (meaning open-world with lots to do and explore) but something less violent and less graphic and less profanity, then this one seems to be worth a shot from what I have seen so far in my 7 hrs or so of play time up to now. It is something different to try and worth a look. Have fun!

not quite great but it's sure fun at times

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Whatever controversy that Rockstar Games managed to bring with Grand Theft Auto series was further elevated when the infamous "Hot Coffee" mod was found. Bully is supposed to be slightly more tamer until you notice just how much levels it shares in common with GTA. There's no guns in the games, or deaths but you can do a host of other things that to me doesn't seem like a big deal, yet I'm sure parents and conservatives will have huge issues with it. Is it a good game though? Well there's something there but it doesn't reach the heights of what they did before.

Story: You play Jimmy, a 15 year old who's been booted out of every other school. You're sent to Bullworth Academy and everybody has a reason to want to beat you up or ignore you. Pretty soon you'll find yourself making some headway with the various cliques, making you a more popular student in the progress.

Graphics: Very well done. We can't all expect sharp-as-hell resolutions like Final Fantasy games or superb art direction like Shadow of the Colossus yet at the same time, this world is very fluid and quite detailed. Only real problems is that the game has a tendency to have big environments on screen so in some races and such you'll end up crashing because of the camera angle as well as less obvious turns and alleys.

Sound/Music: Although I wouldn't buy the soundtrack, it's certainly a very memorable soundtrack. A playful tone throughout, some of the themes actually reminded me of what Danny Elfman would compose for Edward Scissorhands or Nightmare Before Christmas. While there's no real noticeable voice acting, everybody is top-notch and helps makes the funny and at times ludicrous story shine even more.

Gameplay: As anyone who's played San Andreas knows, there was a lot of gameplay elements that were noticeably different. From exercising in gyms to flight school to DDR-like contests, there was a significant increase in gameplay types. Same here, starting first with the classes. You have classes like Art (where you gotta make boxes on a canvas while avoiding enemies) Chemistry (DDR-style), English (word scramble) Gym (wrestling or dodgeball) and Photography. Only main issue I have is that you can't tell what the class is at times so you think it's in one building but then find you have to run clear across campus to get to the Gym.

Instead of advancing weaponry, you instead learn new fighting moves. From takedowns to combos to roundhouses, it helps add some different flavor to the fights. Of course you have missions which range from fetch quests to protectors to races and some students ask you for a certain errand. Some range from protecting nerds get from one place to another while others want you to break into a loved one's locker and plant a gift. The one major complaint I have is 2 things: the time and the truant prefects and officers. Time moves rather quickly and certain missions are pains because they take longer than they should. One missions I literally had to give up because I was near the 2:00 AM pass out time. The other is while on missions, the aforementioned prefects try to get you either back into whatever class you have or your dorm. It can get incredibly frustrating trying to do a mission when you're constantly being chased around. Plus you can be on the way to your class, and the prefects try to catch you anyway.

Is it a fun game? I'll say this: it's incredibly easy to into. Despite a rather long feeling first chapter, after that things ramp up and you'll find yourself playing it more often. Only thing is certain things will annoy you greatly so it's kind of a good play with frustration thrown in.

Bully? or are you?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Bully is awsome! You would definitly like this game now this is my brothers review: As for playing the game you'll find that, even though this is the school ground re-make of GTA: San Andreas, you'll find you'll be .1 Subjected to having not as much freedom to beat up authority as San Andreas. .2 Have to go too class (that is if you can aviod authority with out being caught for tyrancy) Like 2x a day. On the plus side: .1 Passing classes such as, let's say... Art will give you the ability to make-out with girls and get health for it. But anyway, joining a "clique" such as the jocks, Nerds, or the Greasers is REEAAALLLYY hard! You'll find that almost every mission involves Quote: HELPING THE NERDS. So you can't Excactlly become a Jock or a greaser. But here's a hint: to get the girls keep on talking too 'Em TRUST ME!

Mischievous fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game is similar to Grand Theft Auto in smaller scale. The graphic is much improved. If you are buying this game for your little kids or teenagers, go look for other title. The game promotes hate, social injustice, and peer pressure. Other than that, the game is so much fun. A lot of mini and big puzzles to solve.

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