Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #793 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Rockstar Games
• Released on: 2008-03-07
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Customer Reviews

Rockstar does academia well
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 clichés 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
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!
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!