Bully

1. AkramA.

   Dec 30, 2007

   10

   One of the most enjoyable original PS2 games ever... Excellent soundtrack... and a game worth playing for years!

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2. RealCritic93

   Oct 27, 2018

   10

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4. sorpaqq

   Sep 15, 2011

   10

   Awesome game with great dialogue, characters and gameplay. The school setting of the game is very unique and should be used more in games.Awesome game with great dialogue, characters and gameplay. The school setting of the game is very unique and should be used more in games. One more thing is that when I first heard about this game I couldn't believe that people were complaining about a game that no one knew anything about.… Expand

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5. Djeffh

   Sep 8, 2018

   10

   Le mot "fun" a sans aucun doute était inventé pour qualifier Canis Canem Edit.
   Ce jeu est du kiffe en barre, qu'on savoure pendant desLe mot "fun" a sans aucun doute était inventé pour qualifier Canis Canem Edit.
   Ce jeu est du kiffe en barre, qu'on savoure pendant des dizaines d'heures, il y a tant à faire et à voir.
   Voilà un jeu que j'aimerai voir rééditer ou avoir une suite.… Expand

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6. Jack97

   May 7, 2016

   9

   An endlessly enjoyable game that put a unique spin on the open world format. Great characters, memorable soundtrack and brilliantAn endlessly enjoyable game that put a unique spin on the open world format. Great characters, memorable soundtrack and brilliant representations of school stereotypes.… Expand

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7. kev_i_n

   Jul 12, 2013

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Summary
   +Great levels of originality, making it much better than a “San Andreas without guns” as some have claimed the game is.
   +Excellent variety of characters weapons, clothes, vehicles, activities etc.
   +Good voice acting giving the characters depth.
   +Great levels of humour making Bully one of the most enjoyable games Rockstar has made.
   +Interesting story involving great interactions with MPC from different fractions, with each character feeling individual.
   -Story while good ends on a non-ground-breaking note.
   -The game is too easy, as the enemy A.I isn’t that smart and the use of upgrades and weapons, help make combat a bit of a breeze.
   -Weak graphics by modern standards, but that is to be expected from a game this old.
   
   Full Review
   One the great things that you will notice about Bully is how the RPG like elements help to make Jimmy(your character) feel more alive, as he progresses gaining skills as the story progresses. This is particularly true after completing individual classes, e.g. in gym class you can unlock new attacks like head-butt etc. Speaking of classes on the great things is how all of them are unique requiring different skills. The only class I found to be particularly difficult is that of English, because I suck at speaking England. Other activities that provide unlocks etc. is that of racing which eventually led you to unlock a go cart which activities also help you earn money you can use to buy clothes, haircuts ,tattoos (on the last section of the map). Unfortunately you can only date girls in the game once, but it’s not major issue as they remain present within various sections of the story. Such activities help to make Bully feel more special than just a “p***y version of San Andreas”.
   
   The next great thing about Bully is the funny elements of the game. It is so satisfying to get prefects (who are the police of the school) and dunk them in toilets and dump them in garbage bags. My personal felt thing to do is too walk behind them and crank them in the back of the head with a baseball bat, (I am normal honestly). However unlike other games with such humour, Bully mixes in features that help remind you that you are not un-punishable e.g. detention. Such features help maintain a beautiful balances between humour and realism.
   
   The next great thing about Bully is that of levels of variety. This can be seen by how each student MPC is unique and differently voiced helping them feel like different characters rather than simple copies of each other. This is especially true of MPCs within the story, e.g. Russell, Gary etc. Other variety includes how the environment, while small compared to other open world games, is full of detail and interesting locations, e.g. the mental asylum, the fair ground, the slaughter house etc.
   
   As far as I can see there are only two sources of concern within the game.
   
   The first is the combat. This is a really fun feature of the game, with the use of unlocking new moves and weapons e.g. the rocket launcher (not that good due to accuracy issues); help to enhance combat make it feel fresh. What is also good is how the comical nature of the game helps to provide a nice contrast with the really violent nature of the game. There are however two major issues. The first is that the melee combat is too simple, as most moves require pressing square multiple times and holding it. The second issue is how the combat is too easy because the enemy A.I isn’t too sharp, meaning in the whole game I never once got knocked out (in GTA terms “died”). Such features remove tension in battle.
   
   The second possible issue is that of story. The story is by no means a bad story, as you gradually progress via chapters, in which you fight the leader of each fraction and gradually climb the ladder of popularity. While at first this seems repetitive, it actually proves no to be so, because within each chapter Jimmy takes a different approach to beating each fraction, e.g. in the 4th (Spoiler) he uses the nerds to help beat the jocks. This is lack of repetitiveness, is helped by the variety of characters, missions, but mainly because of Jimmy himself being portrayed as the only sane character in an otherwise insanity filled school. Unfortunately though the ending is not cinematic enough, because while it provides a nice completed ending with no unanswered questions, it is very predictable and the final boss battle, in many ways is worse than the fights with the faction’s leaders.
   
   Nevertheless these issues are not enough to prevent Bully being one of the greatest games Rockstar has ever made. If you can I would advise getting the ps2 version, because unfortunately the XBOX 360 version has few bugs, not many improvements in graphics, and not enough added in other than 4 new classes (that are mostly pointless) to make it a superior version. Nevertheless the XBOX version will still have great value.
   
   Let’s hope Bully 2 is going to be just as awesome.… Expand

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8. ccrogers15

   Nov 22, 2011

   0

   Horrible graphics, lacking plot line, bad character developement is what makes this horrible game an outcast of all Rockstars products. AndHorrible graphics, lacking plot line, bad character developement is what makes this horrible game an outcast of all Rockstars products. And whats sad, is i heard number 2 is coming. OH GOD NO! Please do not buy this trash of a game. Use the money on obscure 1 or 2, gta IV, or something decent.… Expand

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