Bully on the 360 and wii

[ryanbph]

Rockstar Games announces Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360™ and Wii™


New York, NY - July 19, 2007 - Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Bully: Scholarship Edition is coming to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo this Winter.

Both the Wii and Xbox 360 versions will retain the wit and deep gameplay of the previously released PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system title and will boast additional new content. Bully: Scholarship Edition takes place in the fictional New England boarding school of Bullworth Academy, and tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Capturing the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence perfectly, Bully: Scholarship Edition pulls the player into its cinematic and engrossing world. Universally acclaimed upon first release, Bully: Scholarship Edition is a genre-crossing action game with a warmth and pathos that is unrivaled.

Bully received a perfect "10/10" from Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1up.com and was heralded as "a great, well-crafted action game that has one of the best senses of humor around" by IGN.com. USA Today called it "a fantastic debut title by Rockstar Vancouver." The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "Bully has no shortage of creative energy, offering an immersive boarding school experience that is imaginative, funny and filled with surprises."

Come and explore the zealous joy, mirth, and torment of youth with Jimmy Hopkins and Bully: Scholarship Edition when enrollment commences this Winter.

For more information about Bully: Scholarship Edition please visit http://www.rockstargames.com/bully/home/

http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=255607

[Renegade_Zero]

That's awesome, any chance it comes out before the holidays?

[Monsta Mack]

Glad I didn't pick up the PS2 version.
1.89 billion more dollars out of my pocket ;)

[ryanbph]

it just said winter

[mykevermin]

Judgment reserved until screenshots appear.

[Renegade_Zero]

it just said winter

Well just because it says it doesn't make it true, hope it is though! :D

[Ikohn4ever]

good news everybody

[seanr1221]

Hmmmm glad I didn't get the PS2 version then.

[whiptcracker]

Unless there is a lot of additional conent I don't see what the point is. I'd rather see them spend whatever effort they spend on this making a Bully 2. Bully was okay, but I didn't think the story was as strong as other people felt since the dialouge was just akward in some places. Hopefully they'll at least fix some of the glitches in the final mission of the game.

Without substantial additional content I also can't imagine paying $60 for the game. Although ConSUMO was fun.

[Brak]

YEAH!

I actually re-bought a PS2 so I could play this game -- Good times; great game!

[RollingSkull]

Awesome game. I can't wait.

Yeah, the original's plot was wonky and about one in ten of the story dialogue lines went over like a lead balloon, but it delivered the awesome where it counts, along with plenty of good old fashioned charming situations.

[Brak]

Yeah, the original's plot was wonky and about one in ten of the story dialogue lines went over like a lead balloon
I wholeheartedly disagree.

[Reality's Fringe]

Best part? Punching a girl, shoving her in a locker, escaping from the prefects, and then making out with some random jock(ZOMG TEH GHEY SEX?!). Also, the musical score was pretty fantastic.

[InuFaye]

Hopefully it will be 40 dollars on the 360, and 50 on the Wii.

[LinkinPrime]

Nice, been waiting for a budget price for PS2 but fuck that now...I'll get this enhanced version.

[kensterdotnet]

Hopefully it will be 40 dollars on the 360, and 50 on the Wii.How would that happen??

[Zoglog]

great game on the PS2, hopefully it's updated and not just shoddily ported.

[Javery]

Awesome. I loved this game but they really need to beef up the graphics for a 360 release. I won't even consider getting it for the Wii since I played it on PS2 already.

[InuFaye]

How would that happen??

Because of the popularity of the Wii you can throw anything onto it for 50 dollars and it will sell.

Ive got a better idea. They should make a mario cameo in a special edition for the Wii version. They should also include a deck of playing cards, a lighter, 2 dodgeballs, commentary on the game, and they should send the game in a ziplock bag.
MSRP you ask? 129.99
Eat that HALO 3.

[RelentlessRolento]

I didn't play the original but wanted to. Now I have an excuse to wait.

[shrike4242]

Judgment reserved until screenshots appear.Ditto.

[msdmoney]

Nice, I wanted to play this, now I will wait for the 360 or Wii version.

[KingBroly]

I'm not getting a full price port of a year old game.

[kensterdotnet]

I'm not getting a full price port of a year old game. Then don't buy it?

[dinovelvet]

I hereby add my generic "Awesome, I never got around to playing it on the PS2 but now I'll definitely pick it up for the 360" post.

[KingBroly]

Wii version should be $30, 360 version $40.

[InuFaye]

Wii version should be $30, 360 version $40.

Other way around, it is easier to overcharge wii owners since the majority of them dont know any better.

[Slate]

I'd play it.

[Weedy649]

Other way around, it is easier to overcharge wii owners since the majority of them dont know any better.

You mean like us 360 owners who pay $60 when the pc version is $40? 360 controllers work on pc and games for windows are starting to come out and have achievement points....

I did miss out on this on ps2 so i might give it a play through on 360.

[highwaypatrolman]

rad. i was bummed when the xbox1 version got canceled.

[CAG 79]

Awesome game and I will gladly buy it again for the 360.

[InuFaye]

You mean like us 360 owners who pay $60 when the pc version is $40? 360 controllers work on pc and games for windows are starting to come out and have achievement points....

I did miss out on this on ps2 so i might give it a play through on 360.

I bought them on the pc, thanks.

[King]

I shouted with joy when I heard this news, Bully was one of my favourite PS2 games and I cannot wait to play it on my 360.

[hhhdx4]

I ****ING KNEW IT!


Thankfully I didnt get far, and got it as a gift. I just hope it isnt 59.99

[getmyrunon]

Woop!

[PyroGamer]

Well just because it says it doesn't make it true, hope it is though! :D
To clarify: "Winter" doesn't mean "before Christmas".

[PyroGamer]

Judgment reserved until screenshots appear.
Why? This is a fucking PS2 game for Christ's sake, using the San Andreas engine! It's not going to look good, and why would the graphics matter on this title, anyways?



Hopefully this game releases at $30 at most.

[daroga]

This (along with Okami) was a game I had wanted to check out on the PS2 but never did. What game would you compare this to in style, gameplay, etc.? I remember everyone was up in arms calling in GTA at a school, but from what I understand, that's not what it was at all.

[mykevermin]

Why? This is a fucking PS2 game for Christ's sake, using the San Andreas engine! It's not going to look good, and why would the graphics matter on this title, anyways?

Screenshots and content, of course. If it's a shiny version of the same game on PS2, I'll pass on it. If there's substantial added content, then I'll buy it (when it is cheaper).

An example of how graphics can be cleaned up include WWE SvR 2007. IIRC, the 360 version uses wrestlers with the same poly count as the PS2 version, albeit with much higher res textures (other elements, such as the crowd, were upgraded for the 360). It was a faster process to build the game for the PS2 and improve it slightly for the 360, evidently. Nevertheless, it was a good looking game by 360 standards.

So, it very well can look good. Not up to par with 360 game standards, perhaps, but, hey, Vampire Rain sure looked like hell to me and was never a PS2 game (so it's not as if ports/updates have the market cornered for crummy games).

[triforcer]

very interested in this game, but not at full price. $30 even still seems high to me for an old ps2 port with possibly upgraded visuals.

[Scorch]

Oh, sweet! I almost picked it up today on PS2. Glad I didn't.

[-Never4ever-]

Judgment reserved until screenshots appear.

Same here, but at least I no longer have a want to finish the PS2 version.

[RollingSkull]

Daroga, Bully is like GTA, only instead of fucking shit up in a city as a thug, you get to run around and do schoolyard brand of fucking shit up. Go to class, duck prefects, slingshots, bottle rockets, etc (And, of course, a lengthy and varied story mode that has you doing everything from egging houses to taking a girl on a carnival date). Aside from the cast of characters being members of a school (With every student being a unique, named, and identifiable person... even if you don't interact with them more than saying "Hi," making out with them, or roughing them up.) and the mix of The Warriors with shooter-style kids gadgets, Bully plays out like a typical Rockstar product. Only the charm of running around in a school setting balances out the flaws better than the average GTA. I love it, and I'd say it is definitely worth picking up, but I can also see people who hate (Not just 'are sick of,' just plain really, really don't like) the GTA formula not liking Bully. Still, on the whole, give it a go. I think you'll like it.

[R1V3R5]

Thank you, Rockstar!

My PS2 is dead to me and I actually wanted to play Bully. I'll totally get this on day one for the 360.

[benjamouth]

Excellent news, been wanting to play this one, got rid of my PS2 a while back so this is good times for me.

[spoo]

R* needs some cash.

[whiptcracker]

This (along with Okami) was a game I had wanted to check out on the PS2 but never did. What game would you compare this to in style, gameplay, etc.? I remember everyone was up in arms calling in GTA at a school, but from what I understand, that's not what it was at all.

It's pretty much GTA-light. Some of the missions feel like they were taken from the GTA games and just redone with the school setting. For example, there's an on rails part in San Andreas where you are in a car shooting at the cops who are chasing you. In Bully a similar on rails part is done with you on the back of a bike shooting a slingshot at other kids who are chasing you. Pretty much take some of the mission structure from the GTA games, some of the brawling controls from The Warriors, put it into a school setting with some fun mini-games and you've got Bully.

[Slate]

It's pretty much GTA-light. Some of the missions feel like they were taken from the GTA games and just redone with the school setting. For example, there's an on rails part in San Andreas where you are in a car shooting at the cops who are chasing you. In Bully a similar on rails part is done with you on the back of a bike shooting a slingshot at other kids who are chasing you. Pretty much take some of the mission structure from the GTA games, some of the brawling controls from The Warriors, put it into a school setting with some fun mini-games and you've got Bully.

I see where you're going with this, But I finished the PS2 version and it doesn't feel like GTA.

[Graystone]

I bought the original around the time of release its an awesome game. I feel was overlooked game. When I bought my copy my local EB even had a the Collectors edition which came with a dodgeball I wish I would have bought it.

[defiance_17]

I picked it up on release day for the PS2, but still haven't played it. Now I'll probably wait for the 360 version for achievements.

[RollingSkull]

Well, I also liked how they squeezed in boss battles that were actually kinda fun, at least in their over-the-top-ness.

Then again, the major disappointment of the game was the final jocks level. You think they could have done something less stupid than the weak-ass stuff you did at the big game.

[LinkinPrime]

Here's the boxart:
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4707/1186509560wt8.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4707/1186509560wt8.jpg)
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14164/Bully-Scholarship-Edition-Box-Cover/

[yummytyson]

I bought the PS2 version and loved it (until a scratch on my CD screwed me over) might buy this one if this version is different (school, tricks, characters; etc) if not, i'll wait for GTA IV.

[seanr1221]

That's a pretty cool cover.

[mykevermin]

Covert art before any screenshots? Fascinating.

[CAG 79]

Nice artwork.

[Azumangaman]

Coverart is awesome.
Can't wait to grab this, missed out on the PS2 version.

[dinovelvet]

Hmm, does box art mean the release is just a couple of months away? It isn't listed yet at EBgames, anyone heard anything about the date other than "winter"?

[Javery]

I really hope this isn't a quick and dirty port. If they used the GTAIV engine and cleaned up the graphics it would be great. Rereleasing the exact same game would be unfortunate... even though it's a fun game to play.

[CAG 79]

I really hope this isn't a quick and dirty port. If they used the GTAIV engine and cleaned up the graphics it would be great. Rereleasing the exact same game would be unfortunate... even though it's a fun game to play.

Well it's also coming out for the Wii so I doubt that it's going to be anything more than a re-release. The Wii version will probably just have some added controls with the Wii remote and the 360 version might have better graphics and achievements.

[CrimsonPaw]

Any idea if this is going to be released at a "budget" price? I mean, if Rockstar is going to try milking us for $60 to get a port of a PS2 game, they can go fuck themselves. I'd drop $30 - $40, but that's max.

[dfo]

They can't even get GTA IV to run smoothly on the GTA IV engine, so I doubt they'll spend the time and resources to re-create Bully on it.

I tend to agree with the prediction that it'll be a higher-res version of the PS2 version, with the added content being the main reason to pick this up if you've played the PS2 version.

I really hope this isn't a quick and dirty port. If they used the GTAIV engine and cleaned up the graphics it would be great. Rereleasing the exact same game would be unfortunate... even though it's a fun game to play.

[lordwow]

Coming in Early March (http://kotaku.com/346865/rumor-confirmed-bully-scholarship-edition-hits-early-march)


Although the date wasn't on exactly on target, it seems that GoNintendo's speculation that the Bully Scholarship Edition would hit in early March (based on a listing at Gamestop) was right on the money. Rockstar has announced that the school year at Bullworth Academy will begin in the US on March 5th and March 7th in the UK with all the crotch kicking, swirlies, hiding in lockers, stealing and boy kissing you can handle. As previously stated, I will be picking up the 360 version post haste because as much as I hate to admit it, I am becoming quite the unapologetic achievement whore.

[ivanctorres]

Id pick this up when it comes it if it's $40. I played the PS2 version and liked it. The achievements help.

[evanft]

I never played the PS2 version, so I'll be picking this up when it hits $20 or so on the 360.

[VAD3R or Fro]

I like to see what the wii controls will be like with the slingshot and hand to hand combat.

[bardockkun]

I pray or hope MSRP is somehow $30. I would buy it instantly especially for achievements since I played the hell out of the PS2 version.