I've been getting back into gaming lately. My tastes in games range from some sports to action/RPGs. I bought GTA set that has all of the GTA games in it. I admit, it is fun, but how many times can you shoot a prostitute and take your money back?

Then I tried Bully out. I am not a young gamer, around 30. I love the sense of humor the game has, the violence that doesn't involve cutting off someone's head. Instead, run into the cafeteria, pick up an apple and throw it at someone. Next thing you know, you have a food fight on your hands!

Run up behind the prefects (school hall monitors) give them a wedgie and jump into a trashcan to hide. It is a very light-hearted game, great voice acting in it as well. How many times can you here one of the school bullies say, "What's the dealio?" without laughing?

You can open up more of the game and skip school to head to a neighboring town to do odd jobs, delivering papers, delivering food (complete with uniform) finding lost dogs and maybe the funniest of the odd jobs, shooting rats with your slingshot.

By the end of the game you will see the big lug Russell and give him a $1 just because you like him not because he is going to beat you up if you don't.

There are many things off the school grounds to do. Be sure to ride the carnival rides, race the go-karts, race bikes, seriously folks, this game is just great all-around.

One of my favorite parts is when Jimmy thinks his art teacher wants to go o a date with him...you will see when you play it. It really does play out as a year in the life of a teenager. From kissing a girl on campus to pinching them on the butt, to throwing snowballs during the winter chapters. Halloween and Christmas are both in the game and the buildings are decorated accordingly.

I've read reviews about how short the game is. Don't believe that. It is short if you are just doing the missions so you can say you beat the main game. Similar to the GTA games. I'm sure a person could run through GTA Vice City in a week if they didn't do any of the extra things that Rockstar puts in the games.

I played Bully for a solid 3 weeks, probably 2 hours a day and had finished the missions, but was only about 80% finished with the game. I had enjoyed it so much that I deleted the save file and will be starting a new game of it in the next week or so. This time I will spend more time looking for rubber bands, collector cards, it has all of the extras that GTA has with the hidden packages and so on.

I would list God of War as the best game I have played, but I would take Bully over it just because of the amount of fun, very laid-back, "not in a hurry" type game it is. This is a must buy. Take a few days on the game to just around the campus and look for hidden areas. Do the same when the cities open. Jimmy, the main character is a lot of fun to use and you will enjoy this game...if not, well, go play Gorefest 9000 or something.
I've been getting back into gaming lately. My tastes in games range from some sports to action/RPGs. I bought GTA set that has all of the GTA games in it. I admit, it is fun, but how many times can you shoot a prostitute and take your money back? Then I tried Bully out. I am not a young gamer, around 30. I love the sense of humor the game has, the violence that doesn't involve cutting off someone's head. Instead, run into the cafeteria, pick up an apple and throw it at someone. Next thing you know, you have a food fight on your hands! Run up behind the prefects (school hall monitors) give them a wedgie and jump into a trashcan to hide. It is a very light-hearted game, great voice acting in it as well. How many times can you here one of the school bullies say, "What's the dealio? " without laughing? You can open up more of the game and skip school to head to a neighboring town to do odd jobs, delivering papers, delivering food (complete with uniform) finding lost dogs and maybe the funniest of the odd jobs, shooting rats with your slingshot. By the end of the game you will see the big lug Russell and give him a $1 just because you like him not because he is going to beat you up if you don't. There are many things off the school grounds to do. Be sure to ride the carnival rides, race the go-karts, race bikes, seriously folks, this game is just great all-around. One of my favorite parts is when Jimmy thinks his art teacher wants to go o a date with him... you will see when you play it. It really does play out as a year in the life of a teenager. From kissing a girl on campus to pinching them on the butt, to throwing snowballs during the winter chapters. Halloween and Christmas are both in the game and the buildings are decorated accordingly. I've read reviews about how short the game is. Don't believe that. It is short if you are just doing the missions so you can say you beat the main game. Similar to the GTA games. I'm sure a person could run through GTA Vice City in a week if they didn't do any of the extra things that Rockstar puts in the games. I played Bully for a solid 3 weeks, probably 2 hours a day and had finished the missions, but was only about 80% finished with the game. I had enjoyed it so much that I deleted the save file and will be starting a new game of it in the next week or so. This time I will spend more time looking for rubber bands, collector cards, it has all of the extras that GTA has with the hidden packages and so on. I would list God of War as the best game I have played, but I would take Bully over it just because of the amount of fun, very laid-back, "not in a hurry" type game it is. This is a must buy. Take a few days on the game to just around the campus and look for hidden areas. Do the same when the cities open. Jimmy, the main character is a lot of fun to use and you will enjoy this game... if not, well, go play Gorefest 9000 or something.