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| Bully: Scholarship Edition | 
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| From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $14.99
You Save: $15.00 (50%)
New (29) Used (13) from $14.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1124
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Scholarship
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 39298
UPC: 710425392986
EAN: 0710425392986
ASIN: B000WPXQSQ
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
I thought it was pretty entertaining June 22, 2008
I've never played any of the Grand Theft Auto games that this game is apparently modeled after, so I may be a little more impressed by this game just because i've never played a similar game. That being said, this game has great characters, interesting challenges, and a lot of stuff to keep your attention for many hours. There is a large universe for Jimmy, the main character, to navigate including the school where Jimmy attends and an extensive city map beyond the school for Jimmy to explore.
The voice work is very good, and gives the campus bullies and teachers a very realistic feel. The story is also pretty good, because it advances Jimmy from being a hated new kid at school, to one that gains respect of the varioius bully factions on campus. I also enjoyed some of the other tasks you can accomplish, like collecting rubberbands or game cards or destroying gnomes throughout the city.
The only reason I'm giving this game 4 stars instead of 5 is because it froze up about 5 or 10 times during the course of playing it. However, for me, that wasn't enough to make the game not worth playing.
 Great Game! June 20, 2008
I love this game it has the humor, and feel of your typical highschool clicks, but this time you can just kick the crap out that person who is just pissin you off unlike school. Great game play with all the current patches and fixes that other's gripped about cuz they could not connect to the internet on their xbox. Anyways love this game alot overall on Act 3 right now. Just overall fun try it you will like it once you get past the first act.
Update: Finished 100% and still playing this game ROCKS!!!
A Fun Open World Game April 25, 2008
I am a big fan of the Rockstar franchise and the sandbox games they produce. So Bully - Scholarship edition was a must have game for me.
The reviews did get me a bit apprehensive, but after playing through this game I would recommend this to anyone who has never explored such games before, and also people who love humour in their games.
The plus points about this game are a very immersive school crowd, brilliant story missions which never sound repetitive, and have their unique twists. If you do get bored of the missions or are stuck in one, you can do stuff like run errands, collect cards, rubber-bands, etc. Also, I never ever got frustrated with this game and enjoyed my play through. The characters and environments may not be graphically amazing but they are more than adequate and look good. Also, the voice acting is a bit over the top, and very humurous, but this is a game about school kids and their teachers, so you have to expect that!
The downsides of this game are occasional moments where people seem to get stuck on invisible barriers and graphical glitches. I did not find any major crashes, and I had heard that this game is extremely buggy, but I guess Rockstar has patched a few of these. So an update from XBOX Live should help.
All in all, I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to find out what the GTA series was all about, without any of the killing, and for folks who love GTA, Saints Row, etc...this is a game you must have in your collection. I wish I was back in school!!!
Welcome to Bullworth Academy April 15, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
If you haven't played Bully, let me say that you are in for a huge treat. First off, Rockstar was kind enough to lop ten bucks off the purchase price so this is being sold for fifty bucks, which is actually a steal, considering how much content this game has. Let me also dispel any notions of this being a "schoolyard GTA", in fact, the high school that I go to is worse than this game is. You don't kill people, there is no blood; the whole atmosphere is very tongue in cheek.
Bully is an open world game set in the fictitous Bullworth Academy and its neighboring town. While that may not sound like a huge world to explore, there is so much detail in everything that you will hardly notice this. You start out as Jimmy Hopkins, a fifteen year old delinquent dropped off by your mother and new stepdad at boarding school. Right away, you figure out that the teachers are corrupt, the students are all part of conformist cliques, the prefects are out to bust anyone for putting a toe over the line, and the only kid like you is a power-hungry jerk. Thanks, mom.
The gameplay is extremely solid. Combat is varied, with a number of ways you can take on the prefects, teachers, or townspeople. You can, of course, punch, kick, etc, but you can also throw eggs, use stink bombs, lob firecrackers...you get the picture. The number and sheer variety of missions is extraordinary. It took me well over 100 hours to achieve absolutely everything in the game and get all the Achievements (which are quite fun and varied as well). And believe me, you won't regret an hour spent playing. Even classroom activities are really enjoyable, offering up some unique minigames, which benefit your everyday skills (e.g., if you excel in Art, you will have more success with the ladies).
The plot is very well done, and humor is ever present. Jimmy needs to win over the groups of students: the Nerds, Jocks, Preps, Greasers, and Bullies. Along the way, you'll run into missions delving into calendar year functions, such as Halloween and Christmas. Everything you do is related to something else, which makes the whole game that much more enjoyable. (However, if you already played this on PS2, there isn't a ton of new content here, 8 missions, 4 classes, multiplayer, and Achievements are about it).
Here's to a sequel that hopefully will be coming soon!
Now it is safe to swim April 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rockstar has now released a patch to fix our beloved bully. So now is the best time to buy.
Bull is exellent game that is extremely fun and full of witty dialoge and story. I personaly think its better than GTA but that's my opinion.
Dont buy unless you have internet access to download the new patches.
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