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Bully 1 Discussion / i cant believe this

« on: August 20, 2006, 02:35:07 PM »

i cant believe that in ign it says that in the UK BULLY might be banned i guess cus 3 teachers made and  signed a petition against the game hopefully its not true tho even tho i dont live there

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Bully 1 Discussion / BULLY OUT ON OCTOBER YES!

« on: August 10, 2006, 01:05:38 AM »

I cant believe that after these few days that iv'e been going to same old boring skool and i come home to log on to my favorite website i see a topic saying that BULLY is coming out october i get so excited and decide to see if i can find any more info on BULLY well this is just a lil sumthing


Rockstar's Bully might not include the ability to beat your cash out of hookers, but it certainly looks to create just as much controversy as the Grand Theft Auto series when it releases this October.
The game puts you in the sweater-vest of Jimmy Hopkins, a 15-year-old student starting out his next stage of education at Bullworth Academy... if he can deal with the bullies, teachers, nerds and other high school social subsets present in the game. The Rocky Mountain News' game blog Free Play talked to a variety of people surrounding the release of the game, and the opinions are mixed, to say the least.

When talking to the co-founder of Peaceolohics, Ronald Moten had this to say to Mr. Crecente:

"We don't want the game to come out at all, we don't think there is a purpose for this type of game," said Moten, whose group protested in front of Rockstar Games' New York offices last year after the initial announcement. "I think we can stop it from coming out. If it does come out, we can get the stores that sell to stop selling it.
And the attacks on Bully didn't stop there, as the Miami-Dade School District asked Rockstar not to release the game (and for local shops not to carry the game) in the form of a resolution. Lou Dobbs from CNN referred to the game as "another disturbing example of our culture in decline."

However, despite all the negativity surround the game, when Mr. Crecente was invited to play the game recently, he walked away with a different opinion:

The mood-setting animation that leads into the first playable moments of the game depict a troubled teen anti-hero from a fractured family, an uncaring establishment and a large private school campus. Fifteen-year-old Jimmy Hopkins is not a bad kid, just a troubled one...
While there is an illusion of complete autonomy in Bully, the game builds boundaries by punishing and rewarding behavior such as skipping class or attacking a teacher.

Another key component to Bully, its developers say, is its complex social network built around the game's five cliques. The way you interact with a particular member of a group affects the way they treat you during the game.

So an overreaction by the media, or downplaying actual concerns by the videogame press? One thing's for sure -- we won't know till we get our hands on the game later this year.

found at  

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152770

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Bully 1 Discussion / bully cancelled for xbox still fighting for ps2

« on: August 06, 2006, 03:57:01 AM »

i know its old news but just thought it might be a good read

Considering Microsoft's support of the original Xbox (and by support we mean, backing away slowly while they push the 360), it's no surprise that Rockstar has decided to shelf the Xbox version of Bully, leaving the Rockstar Vancouver title heading to the PS2 this holiday season according to Total Videogames.
Bully, without being played (let alone seen), has been the target of heavy criticism and even a petition to prevent the game from being made.

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Bully 1 Discussion / get ready to be bullied!

« on: August 04, 2006, 05:10:41 PM »

Bully is a video game under development by Rockstar Vancouver exclusively for the Sony's PlayStation 2 and is currently scheduled to be released in the 4th quarter of 2006, Xbox version was cancelled for undisclosed reasons[1]. The game takes place in a fictional reform school called Bullworth Academy. The title of the game is a reference both to the name of the school, Bullworth Academy, and to school bullying. The motto of the school - "Canis Canem Edit" - is Latin for "Dog Eat Dog".

A press release by Take Two Interactive, publishers of the game, states, "As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy."

Early information released by Take Two Interactive seemed to indicate that the player would be taking the role of a bully, and screenshots printed in Electronic Gaming Monthly showed the player-controlled antagonist administering a "swirlie" and throwing a punch at another student. However, the design of the game has apparently been changed so the player controls a bullied student instead of a bully.

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Bully 1 Discussion / this is why i love R*

« on: August 04, 2006, 04:56:44 PM »

Bummer for enemies of jaggies. Rockstar Vancouver's upcoming title Bully is now confirmed as a Playstation 2 exclusive. No Xbox version. No 360 version. And definitely don't expect to use a Wiimote to beat a fellow student of Bullworth Academy with a cricket bat.

With all the Xbox titles being canceled lately, it really does emphasize how dead the Xbox is, especially when publishers are still releasing PS2 games. Rockstar hopes to get the game to PS2 gamers by Christmas, 2006.