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Bully => Bully 1 Discussion => Topic started by: 2gud4u on October 16, 2006, 01:35:58 AM
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This is the Official Bully User-Review Thread. This thread has been designed for everyone to put all there User-Reviews of the game Bully that they just played, this thread was made to help alot of people, including people who will get it late, because we want to know alot of info on the game, and we dont want to look through a 100 different thread's. So any opinion's of what you just played is to go in here. You are not, I repeat you are not to make an individual thread, talking about how good it is etc. If someone makes an individual thread, they will be in hot water. And you won't have any excuses, because this will be stickied.
This thread has only been made to help us, and only us, so don't think it's slack to not have your personnal glory etc.
And don't forget, if you have a spoiler in your post, please before the spoiler write spoiler warning! in bold or use the new 'spoiler tags'. To use the spoiler tags, highlight the text that contains the spoiler then click the (http://www.bully-board.com/forums/images/statusicon/wol_error.gif) button which you can find in the top toolbar next to insert link, insert image etc.
Once again, this thread has been made to ensure that the board is kept as tidy as possible as there are going to be lots of things to talk about once everyone gets the game.
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[Slight Spoilers (mostly near the end)]
Well, here is the very first Bully-Board review, written by none other than MBP himself:
There has been so much hype for this game. I have beein waiting for this game since the issue of Tips and Tricks it appeared in about two years ago. People have said this game is possibly the best PS2 game to date.
Let me tell you all: It is.
The game plays very similar to a GTA style game, very free to do whatever you want and such. This is not new to anyone.
Classes are possibly the most important part at the beginning of the game (I'm near Chapter 3 now). You need to go to almost every class you can (I've found English to be one of the most useful) to beef Jimmy up for those situations you can't fight yourself out of. What's better than a suckerpunch to the face? A direct firecracker shot the groin.
Now, of course, everyone is yelling at the top of your lungs: "WHAT ABOUT THE FIGHTING!?" Well, there are a couple of styles to choose from. You have Jimmy's unique style, Boxing, Wrestling (which is really just improvised grappling), and of course the famous Hobo's style. It works like this: Square is your basic attack, Triangle lets you grapple, and Circle is the infamous "humiliation move". Later in the game, pressing X will let you calm down your opponent before the fight gets out of hand.
Now, here are the mission designs: You must initiate interaction, get the briefing, fulfill the mission, and (95% of the time), return to your objective giver for your just reward. Nearly EVERY mission in the game affects your standing with one of the cliques. For example, in Chapter 1, the final fight in the level is against Russell (the toughest Bully around). When you defeat him, you gain +100 points of Bully respect (for proving your toughness), and +5 points of Nerd respect (for beating their tormentor).
The game is very lighthearted and humorous despite all the bad rep it's been getting. Fortunately, it keeps Rockstar's infamous knack for including some kind of raunchiness in its games like pinching a girl's ass and what not, so you know what you're dealing with.
In conclusion, I've been very happy to meet you all here and discuss the game with you all. Before I retreat back to my cave to continue playing, I'd like to thank you all for reading this far if you did so.
A game that has gone through all the obstacles (bad media, protests, and of course our good friend J.T), and still managed to squeeze itself out into the daylight shows that Rockstar are the pros that we take them for.
Manbearpig's Final Verdict: Everything we've hoped for and more
Thank you and have a lovely day.
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Anyone want to tell us about how the time works? I read on IGN forums that they rekon the day goes way to quik?
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To me this game is combination of Gta, Warriors, and Manhunt. A compelling amd fascinating world to roam, easy and intuitive combat system, and enduring and perhaps tedious stealth missions. I haven't gotten that far in the game, only about 4% completed, but I can say that this will definately be one of the top games of 2006.
My early score: 9.5/10
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Anyone want to tell us about how the time works? I read on IGN forums that they rekon the day goes way to quik?
It's one second = one minute
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on a reivew i counted and it was 5 seconds to a game min
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thanks for that i looking forward to when it comes to me october27
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so am i lol
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What a coinicdence so am i lol!!!!!!!!!! :p
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on a reivew i counted and it was 5 seconds to a game min
are u sure ur saying 1-1000 and not just rushin thru sayin 12345 rly fast?
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Has anyone played football yet? (not soccer) football please im very keen to know how it works
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No, there is none.
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Has anyone played football yet? (not soccer) football please im very keen to know how it works
can u play soccer in this game??
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Come on guys i dont see no user-reviews appearing, i no they are a bore to type and that but it does give people who don't yet have the game a different insight.
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So wait, your telling me you can't play nfl in this game?? But i thought you called, even when we saw jimmy tackling??
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Come on guys i dont see no user-reviews appearing, i no they are a bore to type and that but it does give people who don't yet have the game a different insight.
I would write one but im having too much fun with the game:lol:
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So wait, your telling me you can't play nfl in this game?? But i thought you called, even when we saw jimmy tackling??
No, you can do that move from the beginning.
No NFL. =(
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playign soccer woudl be good
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I agree with DGAF.. where are the reviews? I think we should just delete all posts that come in here that arent reviews.. cause so far theres only like 1-2.. out of 2 pages worth of posts.
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ok, heres my review, Super detailed
The name:
Bully is actually a really good name for this game, its what you do half the time. its actually more fighting than expected!
Chapter 1
chapter one is by far one of the better ones, i really like the fall weather. you learn most of the basic mechanics of the game here.
The bullies:
the bullies are annoying in chapter one, they keep on chasing and fighting, relally anoying, but after first chpter youll never have to deal with them again!
Nerds: not much to ssay except that they are the part of the focus in this chapter.
Jocks:
just as annoying as bullies, but not as easily found around the place. their mostly at football field (duh)
greasers:
their just there, not doin much.
preps, same as greasers.
Halloween:
halloween is really fun, mostly because this is the only itme ive used the volcano 4000 its like a high powered firecracker.
Weapons:
lots of em here, the slingshot is upgraded way to quicklybut the super slingy is 10 times faster, wich really helps!
transportation:
no bikes yet, just a skateboard,pretty handy when running away! kinda weird on handling
classes:
you can pretty much beat the first 4 classes in a week gametime. english is kinda difficult (get out a paper pen, and get used to pressin start!) art is kinda fun, i couldnt beat it till after i was done with the darn game! lol
missions: easy, boring, gary is an ass, any questions?
Chapter 2: first part of town introduced. 4 in total. cool, i like the missions.
Bullies:
after you beat russel, theyll leave you alone for good. preps and jocks are getting annoying!
missions,:
cool, boxing is fun! races are cool too. rubber bands and G&G collecting time baby!
snow:
it snows at some point, kinda cool.
transport:
bikes are available
chapter 3:
dont remember much, except snow is done, and greasers turn.
greasers:
their cool, easy to beat.
not much new introduced really.
chapter 4:
jocks turn.
football:
THERE IS NO FOoTBALL!! :'( yea it sucks, but what can ya do, ei?
missions:
cool, mascot mission is kinda fuynny, but jocks wont leave ya alone!
chappter 5: fall and rise of jimmy hopkins, aged 15
that explains it, everyone hates him at one point, then gets respect back. ending cutscenes with gary are frikin awesome!!
missions:
all about townies and gary.
OOPS:
forgot to mention photgraphy and shop classes, shop gives ya bikes, photo gives ya ability to take pics, pics for yearbook, and doubel tickets!!
Chapter 6: endless summer
you just do whatever you want, just go around and do whats left!
Rubber bands:
These little buggers are annoyingm, im trying to find em all but im only up to 51 of 75, im hoping for that rubber band ball!
G&G cards:
dont know what they, but i have 24 of 40, so im gettin there.
Green ninja: i was smashing plants at harrington house when all the sudden i get green ninja outfit!
dunce: fail classes to many times and you get this cap.
well there is alot more but itl be reviewed in well the Strategy guide!
Final verdict: less than what i thought, but none the less fun!
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Nice review man
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This is my first actual review on a game so I'm not good at this kind of thing.
So here we are, finally at the release week for Bully, after almost a year and a half of knowing about it, and there is still one question to be answered..... is it good? YES IT IS! After all the controversy following this game it comes out just a endearing look at school. From the first steps into the school gates and beating up your first bully to giving a certain person what a certain person deserves (like i said trying to avoid spoilers) on a rainy rooftop, this game never stops being fun and just plain kick-ass. It only takes like 30 minutes at most to learn everything you need to know about the controls, which is always a problem with games (the playablility I mean). Then there's the missions, which vary in fun. Some can be pretty cool like Halloween Night (surprise surprise) but some are just fetch quests like the lunch lady's first one. We all know that there are a host of different minigames from arcade to classes and they are all pretty fun, nice deversions from the fighting. Ah, the fighting, which is surprisingly the biggest part of the game, is very easy to learn and cool at the same time (I've left some pretty badass scenes behind me after a big fight). Like stated in previous news the fighting is just simple taps and holds for combos, with square as the attack button and triangle as the grapple. Then theres the now famous humiliation moves (involving the stop hitting yourelf and the ear pinch :D). This game has a great musical score that perfectly complements what you are doing and the overall feeling of school. Big props to Shawn Lee. However, there are a few small problems. For one, classes end too quickly (I was done with them all by halfway through chapter 2). Then there are these long periods of time that takes for a mission to pop up because some appear at night. This leaves you with long periods of time waiting for the time to go by. This game, however, is probably one of the best, maybe the best, PS2 game I have ever played.
Final Score: 9.5 out of 10 :cool:
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Yeh man, kool and also they dont have to be full review's they could even just be a small paragraph or you just saying the game is mad, or even just a rating out of 10, cause so far theere has been alot of that, in other threads.
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lads someone explain how hard or easy it is to make money its a kinda vital part of the game
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Ye, money rotation?
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money is pretty easy to make by the time i was done with story i had done about 25 errands (side-missions) and a couple of bigger jobs/activities (like paper route and bike races) and i had made 1700 dollars (not kidding) payouts for mishes can be quite high for a 15-year-old :D
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Thanks for the reviews guys
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its not easy 2 make money like gta ....... u cant get money by killing people remember u do missions and sub missions to earn money and its good cos it will be challenging
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I don't know if I'd use the word ''challenging''. I'd definitely say fun but there's nothing hard about the game.....
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lol welll its beter to look for money that way game will last longer lol
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i have over 2000, im planning on using it on clothes!
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yeah i finished Bully:) and found out u can get the fireman hat by pulling many times the fire alarm and u will get the graduation cap when u complete all classes
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after completing the game what happens?
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after completing the game what happens?
Juist and unlimited time to do absolutley WHATEVER you want!!!!!!
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after completing the game what happens?
You have 100% respect with all the cliques
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They got it in EARLY!!! im going to pickit up now!!!!
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They got it in EARLY!!! im going to pickit up now!!!!
yay!
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thanks a dozen guys for ur answers uhm. 1 more q before my bully comes fingers crossed whats the most worthwhile clinque
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Yes, I have it now, now all I need to do is just put the game in the PS2 and play cyaz later
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bully a game that dares to what what EA are scared of this is of course a rockstar game rockstar is a kinda do what you want the way they see it if theres a lawsuit envoled its a winner
ok the game you play as jimmy hopkins a kid kicked out of ever school he has ever been in he is rude and crude the thing is jimmy is a good kid you maybe saying what a dam picking minute he grabs girls arses and give people wedgies but thats the thing he doent choose to do that its more like people ask him to it
give this game ago its gta meets saved by the bell
explore on foot skateboard scooter bike swim go kart
10/10
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I will be reviewing Bully Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360.
Graphics- 7.5/10.0
Of course the graphics are an improvement over the PS2 graphics but at times when a character is talking (this might be more of a fit in an "animation category") there isn't enough lip/mouth movement to match words. It is decent graphics but for sure not the best on the Xbox 360.
Gameplay- 9.0/10.0
Like in the PS2 version the gameplay I find is very easy to use and memorize. Easy scrolling through weapons and items like in games of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series. Though when you tap A to sprint it seems like he is way to fast. Again that could be more of an animation topic. Overall the gameplay is simple, fun, and easy to use.
Story- 9.0/10.0
I really like the story to this game. It keeps you intrigued and wanting to start the next mission most of the time. I will be honest there are some plot holes in the game. Like...where is Gary this whole time? I know at the end he says he was in the dorm planning but still you should have crossed paths or encountered him more then you did before the ending mission. Also people may have noticed that during the mission "Complete Mayhem Part II" with all the chaos and stuff...where are all the girls? Maybe hiding soemwhere but where? Overall I really like the story to this game. The minor plot holes that I have mentioned are very much shake-offable.
The passing out thing at 2:00am is annoying. Oh my god it's 2:00am! I passed out! Seriously you can help not "passing out" or falling asleep in real life!
Replay Value- 9.5/10.0
The replay value in this game is high. You can go through "Chapter 6 Endless Summer" do missions you may have missed, collect rubber bands, "G&G" cards, and other things.
Overall Score- 35.0/40.0 88% B+
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Good Review, Jacob.....
This is the verson with the different classes, is that right ? (Music, Biology, Etc)......
If so, I need to locate me a copy.....
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Good Review, Jacob.....
This is the verson with the different classes, correct ? (Math, Biology, Etc)......
If so, I need to locate me a copy.....
Thanks and yes it is the version with 4 new classes, 8 new missions, and stuff. You have a 360? It's getting really hard to find a copy in a regular store. I got my copy by buying/ordering it from Family Video. Your best bets now are buying/ordering it from a store or a place like amazon.
Biology is an awesome class in this game if you like disecting things!
I think either versions of Bully is possibly my favorite game of all time!
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and if all else fails you can order off the Rockstar Warehouse...only place i could find a copy myself.
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No, Don't have the Red Ring Of Death Xbox.....I have a PS2.....
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Review from EDGE, seven years on........
http://www.edge-online.com/features/revisiting-rockstars-smallest-openworld-bullworth-academy-which-favours-community-over-size/ (http://www.edge-online.com/features/revisiting-rockstars-smallest-openworld-bullworth-academy-which-favours-community-over-size/)