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| Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Rockstar
Category: Video Games
Buy New: £19.99
New (17) from £17.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 510
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 5026555041775
EAN: 5026555041775
ASIN: B000VVROZC
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Rockstar does academia well August 2, 2008
Bully scholarship edition was my first ever game rental. There's an opening that evokes nostalgia and expectations of childhood anecdotes. Unfortunately, having not been a console owner until last year means that my first game rental experience actually came just two short weeks ago, sorry to mislead.
Bully is the only rockstar port available on the wii and while I often felt that I'd rather be playing Grand Theft Auto IV it is actually a great game on its own terms. Bully takes the GTA IV formula and applies it to a boarding school. Its not the cavalcade of death and destruction that you might expect and the violence is toned down accordingly for the setting. The weapons range from ever-reliable fisticuffs to a surprisingly powerful spud gun but the most harm you'll inflict with any of them is to knock someone out. Vehicles are limited to bikes for the most part with a go-kart and a scooter appearing later in the game. It remains a slightly more adult title for the wii platform but is hardly the high school blood bath that the media backlash suggested. I think the title is slightly misleading, the game is named primarily for the institution (Bullworth Academy) and you are often battling against bullies to unite the school rather than picking on individuals.
As anyone who has played a GTA title would predict the voice acting is great and the soundtrack is good too. That said the music is completely instrumental and not drawn from pop music like the GTA series. The storyline is involving but its reliance on all the American high school clique cliches makes the progression somewhat predictable. For a game that came out a few years ago I think the graphics hold up pretty well. The controls on the wii are straightforward but fun, particularly the fighting. There are several interesting uses of the motion sensitivity that are each a joy to discover. I think the adaptation from PS2 gamepad to Wii-mote was well handled and that the port is very successful. All in all a great game that I almost wish I had bought rather than rented.
Absolutely Amazing July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bully is a game you definitely consider picking up,the graphics are brilliant,I love the way you use the wii remote and nuchunk to bully the people you are beating up,but you can only do that when the persons health is low,the new classes are a real treat and the new missions are really fun.
Ace game, loads of fun! BUY THIS! June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this game!! i bought it as my first game for the wii because i loved grand theft auto but this is better! Its a refreshing change to grand theft auto which can get a bit repetitive. You actually learn maths, english geography too.
Protect the geeks and beat up the big bullys, lots of tasks and all so different.
Love it!
Don't Believe the Name, Believe The Hype March 26, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Having only recently bought a Nintendo Wii, and exausting Wii Sports to death, I plunged for "Bully" as my first official game purchase for my new console, and I have to say I was more than pleasantly suprised.
"Bully" is the tale of 15 year old Jimmy, a little tough guy who is not afraid to stand up for himself and what he believes in. Unfortunately, there are others who wish to stand in his way, which include not only members of the student body, but authority as well.
Due to the fact that this game was a Rockstar release, the same software house that has brought us the incredible "Grand Theft Auto" series, "Bully" (or "Canis Canem Edit" in it's previous 2006 release) has received a lot of bad press from ignorant, uninformed people too quick to brand this as another violent game that was going to promote bullying in schools. What you actually realise while playing this game is that this is far different from the style of gameplay brought to us in "GTA." Although the graphics, game engine and playing style are basically the same, the story pits you (as Jimmy) AGAINST the Bullys, fighting for what he believes in and sticking up for the weak and helpless.
The moral story behind "Bully" is rather positive, and therefore should be celebrated as an achievement from Rockstar, balancing out what they brought us with "GTA". Sure, you have elements of mischeif, but there is no blood, no vicious violence, no killing and no explicit bad language. It is purely the fun and cheekiness that we all wish our school days had been like! (Speaking of school days, if you ever played "Skool Daze" or "Back 2 Skool" on your ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64, you will realise that "Bully" is the game you always wanted them to be!)
Overall, with the Wii, "Bully" is a fantastic game. You can use the remote to fire your catapult, fist fight with the bullys, pinch girl's bums, and even raise your arms up to give the bad guys wedgies! It's the most fun I've had in ages.
Thumbs up Rockstar!
GTA with kids March 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Millions of people know Rockstar as the people who brought us the Grand Theft Auto games, and within minutes you know Bully is from the same crowd.
Thats a good thing as the games plot and missions, run smoothly into each other.
The skill level at the beginning is quite low, perfect for getting the feel of slightly confusing controls, however 2hrs later the controls feel as though you redefined them yourself.
Graphically you'll be pleased, its not eye popping, but this is the Wii, so forget comparing it to the Xbox360 version.
This game is awesome, with a superb storyline, brilliant script, great minigames with a well designed free roaming area to explore.
This is a nostalgia trip back to school, forget what people claim is a controversial game, and think if it as a toned down GTA.
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