Bully (video game)
2007 video game
Bully (released in the PAL region as Canis Canem Edit; Latin for 'dog eat dog') is a 2006 action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. Set in the fictional New England town of Bullworth, the game follows juvenile delinquent student Jimmy Hopkins, who is involuntarily enrolled at Bullworth Academy, the town's prestigious boarding school. Over the course of a school year, Jimmy attempts to rise through the ranks of the school system to end bullying, while clashing with fellow students and authority figures.
The game is played from a third-person perspective and its open world can be navigated on foot, skateboard, motor scooter, bicycle, or go-kart. Players control Jimmy as he attempts to become more popular among the school's various "cliques", in addition to attending classes and completing various side missions. The Scholarship Edition includes a two-player multiplayer mode that lets two players compete for the highest score in different classes.
Bully's expected violence and sexual content were initially controversial. The game was released on 17 October 2006 for the PlayStation 2 to positive reviews, with praise directed at its missions, narrative, characters, and soundtrack. It sold over 1.5 million copies and received multiple year-end accolades. A remastered version, subtitled Scholarship Edition, was developed by Mad Doc Software and released on 4 March 2008 for Xbox 360 and Wii, and on 21 October 2008 for Windows.
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