Bully Free Download for PC, released in PAL regions as Canis Canem Edit,[4] is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 17 October 2006 for the PlayStation 2. A remake of the game, subtitled Scholarship Edition, was released on 4 March 2008 for the Xbox 360 and Wii, and on 21 October 2008 for Microsoft Windows. Set within the fictional town of Bullworth, the story follows a student and his efforts to rise through the ranks of the school system. The open world design lets players freely roam Bullworth, which includes a number of towns.
The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot, skateboard or by bicycle. Players control James «Jimmy» Hopkins, a student who is involuntarily enrolled at Bullworth Academy. He discovers that the school is filled with bullies, and becomes determined to bring peace, ultimately becoming more respected among town groups. Jimmy is also expected to attend class, which is a main gameplay aspect. In Scholarship Edition, a two-player competitive multiplayer mode lets two players compete for the highest score in different classes. Bully Download free Full Version.
At release, Bully received generally positive reviews, with praise directed at the game's narrative and characters. Prior to release, the game received controversy for its expected violence, and bisexual content. The original version of Bully sold over 1.5 million copies, and received multiple year-end accolades.
Gameplay
Bully is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. It is possible to have several active missions at one time, as some missions require players to wait for further instructions or events. Outside of missions, players can freely roam the game's open world, and have the ability to complete optional side missions. The world of Bully, named Bullworth, is separated between five areas: Bullworth Academy, Old Bullworth Vale, Bullworth Town, New Coventry, and the Blue Skies Industrial Area. At the beginning of the game, players can only explore Bullworth Academy, with all other areas unlocking as the story progresses. Bully Game free Download Full Version.
Players use melee attacks and weapons to fight enemies,[a] and may run, jump, swim or use vehicles to navigate the game's world.[b] Bus stops are located in various locations around the world, allowing players to quickly travel back to Bullworth Academy. Should players take damage, their health meter can be fully regenerated using multiple techniques, such as drinking sodas. If players break rules while playing, the game's authority figures may respond as indicated by a «trouble» meter in the head-up display (HUD). On the meter, the displayed levels indicate the current level of severity (for example, at the maximum sixth level, efforts by all authority figures to incapacitate players become very aggressive). Authority figures will search for players who escape their line of sight; the trouble meter enters a cooldown mode and eventually recedes when the player has evaded the authority figures.
The game's single-player mode lets players control a high school student – teenage rebel James «Jimmy» Hopkins. Throughout the story, Jimmy rises through the ranks of the school groups, which include greasers, nerds and jocks. When not performing missions, players have the ability to attend classes; truanting a required class is a rule violation. Each class grants the player with a special ability upon passing; for example, English allows players to apologise to authority figures after violating rules, and Chemistry grants players with the ability to create firecrackers and stink bombs. Players are also able to initiate romantic relationships with non-player characters, acquiring the ability to give them gifts and kiss them.
Synopsis
Plot
On his first day at Bullworth Academy, James «Jimmy» Hopkins (Gerry Rosenthal) befriends Gary Smith (Peter Vack) and Pete «Petey» Kowalski (Matt Bush), while also drawing the attention of resident lead bully Russell Northrop (Cody Melton). Gary takes Jimmy under his wing as a protégé, causing mischief and fighting bullies. However, Gary later sets up a fight between Jimmy and Russell, and admits that he has spread rumours about the former. After beating and befriending Russell, Jimmy notes Gary's disappearance from the school, establishing that he has betrayed him. Having become friends with Russell, Jimmy finds himself becoming increasingly popular. Bully game free Download for PC Full Version.
Before long, Jimmy befriends the «Preppies», a group of arrogant rich kids who reject other students. However, Jimmy later finds himself at war with the Preppies after Gary tells them that Jimmy has spread rumours about them. To settle things, Jimmy challenges a member of the Preppies, beating him fairly in a boxing match. However, the group refuses to acknowledge this, forcing Jimmy to defeat every member, and ultimately become leader, of the Preppies. He later finds himself involved with the «Greasers», a group of delinquents who are the enemies of the Preppies. When the leader of the Greasers, Johnny Vincent (Rocco Rosanio), discovers that his girlfriend is having an affair with one of the Preppies, Jimmy helps them beat him up. This leads the Preppies to believe that Jimmy is untrustworthy; he regains their trust, unsettling the Greasers in the process. Johnny accuses Jimmy of being attracted to his girlfriend, which leads to Jimmy taking over the Greasers turf, beating the group and reclaiming Johnny's friendship.
Jimmy soon finds that the «Jocks» are continuing to bully, and becomes determined to bring peace to Bullworth. To beat the Jocks, Jimmy must gain the trust of the «Nerds», who have turned against him. After beating their leader, Jimmy partners with the Nerds to sabotage the reputation of the Jocks. To do so, Jimmy embarrasses the girls and humiliates the school mascot, before sabotaging their home football game. He is forced to fight all the jocks on the field, eventually beating their leader; Jimmy has now brought peace to the school, and is respected by every group. However, after pulling a large prank on the town hall, Jimmy's popularity begins to decline, and he is framed for various pranks throughout the school. Despite helping fix the problems, and obtaining proof that he is not the culprit, he eventually becomes hated upon by every group in the school. Gary soon snitches to the authorities, leading to Jimmy's expulsion from the school. Gary thus replaces Jimmy as the most respected in the school, furthered by becoming the school's head boy.
During his expulsion, Jimmy is targeted by the «Townies», teenagers who have abandoned school. However, he befriends one of them: Zoe Taylor (Molly Fox), who was expelled from Bullworth when she informed authorities about being sexually harassed by a teacher. Eventually, the two develop feelings for each other. Later, determined to clear his name, Jimmy breaks into the industrial complex. When the police arrive, Russell distracts them while Zoe helps Jimmy confront the leader of the Townies. After beating him and earning his respect, Jimmy soon learns that Gary forced the Townies into antagonising him. He soon discovers that Gary is running Bullworth with anarchy and chaos, taking the staff hostage. Deciding to put a stop to it, Jimmy ambushes Bullworth Academy with the Townies and Russell by his side and is forced to beat all the group leaders once again.
Jimmy chases Gary to the top of the school's bell tower and confronts him. Gary tells him that he overran the school «because he can», and arrogantly proclaims that he will win, regardless of anything. The two fight, ultimately falling through a skylight into the main office, with Gary knocked unconscious from the fall. The principal reveals that he overheard everything, expelling Gary from the school. Impressed at Jimmy's actions, he agrees to reinstate Zoe, and promote Petey to head boy. The game ends with Jimmy and Zoe kissing at the front steps of the school, as people who Jimmy helped cheer for them.
Development
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 tone of the final game was different, with the player in the role of a problem student who stood up to and fought back against bullies, in effect, bullying on behalf of the victims, or in self-defense.
The PlayStation 2 version of the game uses an advanced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas engine through RenderWare. Rockstar Vancouver also decided to make every student in the school have a unique appearance and personality.
When developing the characters, the team aimed at recreating the state of being a child, and making it enjoyable.[6] Parallels were made between Jimmy and Catcher in the Rye 's Holden Caulfield.[7] Jimmy and Holden share a background of a difficult homelife and being thrown out of multiple private schools.[8] Though the pompous school principal Dr. Crabblesnitch is originally introduced as the main nemesis,[9] this role is later replaced by Gary Smith, who initially befriends Jimmy. Gary is described as a sociopath.[10] He admits that he suffers from attention-deficit disorder and is also a narcissist, as he considers himself smarter and better than everyone,[11] and wants to run the school.
Enhanced remake
On 19 July 2007, Rockstar announced that a remake would be released for the Wii and Xbox 360, subtitled Scholarship Edition.[12] Released on 4 March 2008,[2] it was later ported to Microsoft Windows on 21 October 2008.[3] The game features exclusive content which is unavailable in the original version, including new missions, characters, school classes, and unlockable items and clothing. Some small script changes have been made, and the highly compressed voice files of the original have been replaced with higher-quality versions. The random NPCs also have more lines. In addition, single system two-player competitive multiplayer minigames have also been added, along with Achievements for the Xbox 360 version and Wii Remote and Nunchuk motion and pointer controls for the Wii version. All ports of the Scholarship Edition use the game engine Gamebryo, rather than Renderware, which was used for the original version. Bully Free Download Torrent.
