Bully: Scholarship Edition

Bully: Scholarship Edition is a video game that consists of 11 releases

16 user reviews
3.9 / 5 avg score
Reviewed on July 9, 2008
Even a bundle of technical issues can't stop Bully: Scholarship Edition from letting you have a great time running amok on the Xbox 360
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'Bully: Scholarship Edition' takes place at the fictional New England boarding school, Bullworth Academy and tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and ultimately navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.

Overview

Bully: Scholarship Edition is a port of the original Bully from the Playstation 2 onto the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.

Story

Jimmy Hopkins, a poorly behaved 15 year old, is sent to Bullworth Academy. He immediately notices that the school is in a huge mess and needs to be sorted out, everyone is currently placed into their own cliques and pranks are being pulled all over the school. Throughout the game Jimmy befriends each of the cliques and helps them with a majority of tasks.

New Features

Below is a list of features that weren't in the original Bully.
  • 8 New Missions
  • 4 New Classes (Mathematics, Biology, Music and Geography)
  • 4 New Characters
  • Two Player Mini-Games (Doesn't feature online)
  • New Rewards and Achievements (Xbox 360 version only)

Classes

There are 5 lessons for each of the 10 classes, if the player fails a class they can come back and try the class again. There is a set timetable and the player can only attend classes in the correct time period, skipping a class will alert prefects, teachers and police.

Mathematics

The player must select the correct answer from a multiple choice question. Questions range from diagrams to simple sums.

English

The player will be provided with a set of letters and must make as many words as possible from the letters.

Biology

Using a variety of tools the player must dissect an animal (e.g. a pigeon, frog, pig).

Art

The player must guide a pencil around a rectangular canvas and section off bits of the drawing avoiding enemies that will force the player to lose a life when touched. Art lessons are a lot like the arcade game, Qix.

Music

The player needs to match up the button that passes through the line, similar to most rhythm games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero or Rock Band.

Geography

Match up the flags to the correct place on the map, probably the most challenging lesson if you don't know your countries.

Chemistry

Similar to Music lessons however much easier because you have more time to press the buttons, simply press the correct button as it passes across the line.

Photography

The player is given a camera and needs to take photos of set places/objects.

Gym

There are two different types of Gym lessons. The first one is wrestling, the Gym teacher will tell the player what buttons to hit to perform certain fighting combos and the player must then use them on his opponent. When a lesson is finished the player can then use those moves at any time. The second time of lesson is dodgeball, Jimmy is placed in the same team as the nerds and needs to beat the opposing team at dodgeball.

Shop

The player needs to perform the moves on the controller that appear on the screen. Timing and accuracy are essential in this one.

Cliques

Bully contains 6 different cliques, below is the list of them.

Bullies

The Bullies get joy out of beating younger kids to a pulp and taunting the Townies. They are recognised by their denim jeans and white untucked shirts. Their leader is Russell Northrop.

Nerds

The nerds are the most intelligent kids in school, they mainly hang out in the library and have a talent in making stink bombs, itching powder and other various weapons. They are often bullied by the other cliques, especially the Jocks who love to stuff the Nerds into lockers and trash cans. Their leader is Earnest Jones.

Preppies

The Preppies are the rich, snobby kids of the school. They wear more expensive, nicer uniforms and are usually found in Harrington House or in the local boxing gym. They believe that they are above everyone else in the world and have a love for boxing. Their leader is Derby Harrington.

Jocks

The Jocks are the toughest kids in school and love to bully other people, especially the Nerds. They are very athletic people and can often be found at the back of the school in the gym or on the football field. Their leader is Ted Thompson.

Greasers

Greasers are the poor kids in school who usually live in trailers or worn down houses. They are tough and all of them wear leather jackets and hang around the auto shop. They love to engineer cars and race bikes. Their leader is Johnny Vincent.

Townies

Townies don't attend Bullworth Academy but they hate the students that go there. They live in the far side of town and if you visit them, they will be far from happy about it. Their leader is Edgar Munsen.

Collectibles

Rubber bands

Scattered around the game world in Bully are rubber bands.  After completing the class ‘Geography 2’ these show up on the map in the game menu.  For collecting all 75 of these the player is rewarded with a rubber band ball, which can be used in combat.

‘Grottos and Gremlins’ Cards

 After completing the class ‘Geography 3’, these show up on the map in the game menu.  After collecting all 40 of these, the player is rewarded with a ‘Grottos and Gremlins’ based costume.

Gnomes

Located around the game world are gnomes, which can be smashed.  After completing ‘Geography 5’, they will show up on the map in the game menu.  For smashing all 25 of these, the player is rewarded with a gnome outfit.

Transistors

After completing 'Geography 4', these show up on the map in the game menu.  They can be given to the old homeless man behind the unused schoolbus in Bullworth Academy in exchange for fighting lessons.  In these lessons you learn new, more powerful moves.  There are a total of 6 transistors to collect.

Trivia

  • The European release of Bully entitles "Canis Canem Edit" which is latin for " dog eats dog"

Xbox 360 Game Installation

Bully: Scholarship Edition requires 3.4GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.

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Original US Release March 4, 2008
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OFLC: M
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BBFC: 15
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ESRB: T
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CERO: D
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