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

reminder · (07-19-2007, 10:36 PM)

This just in:

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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 www.rockstargames.com/bully.

onegoodlogan · (07-19-2007, 10:36 PM)

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HOW CAN I CHOOSE?

BrandNew · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

Well whadya know, I think someone called this in yesterday's Table Tennis thread.

Y2Kev · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

Timely port, wtf

By this winter, do they mean it will hit Q4 2007?

Seems like Rockstar is dragging out whatever it has in its back catalog to port.

Crisis · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

The dodgeball segments of the Wii game will be the only game in Wii's history to REQUIRE you to throw the Wiimote at the screen.

bishoptl · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

Bring it on! Bully is a great game that deserves as much (positive) exposure as possible.

chubigans · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

P....S....3?

WickedLaharl · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

a ps2 port on my 360. that's great. hopefully R* puts a bit of effort into shining up the graphics.

cartoon_soldier · (07-19-2007, 10:37 PM)

360 **** yeah!!

Armitage · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

Awesome sauce, I'll definitely pick this up for Wii.

mysticstylez · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

Whoo Hoo!! I loved Bully on the PS2. Hopefully the 360 version can fix some of the gripes I had, like load times and slowdown.

C4Lukins · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

Awesome news. I would have picked it up for the PS2 eventually, but I guess I will wait for the 360 version.

Greg · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

Bully was garbage once already, why bother?

soul creator · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

nice.

Especially since I'm one of those graphics and online whores that owns a PS2 but hardly plays it because I like high definition and being in touch with my xbox live friends, lol

Chemo · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

Originally Posted by chubigans:

P....S....3?

Was wondering what was up with its absence myself...

BobFromPikeCreek · (07-19-2007, 10:38 PM)

I'll jump on the 360 version if it isn't full price (it will be).

Cheeto · (07-19-2007, 10:39 PM)

Originally Posted by Greg:

Bully was garbage once already, why bother?

Uhh..no.

Crisis · (07-19-2007, 10:39 PM)

Originally Posted by Chemo:

Was wondering what was up with its absence myself...

It's just going to be a port of the PS2 game. No need to redo it for PS3.

neoxavean · (07-19-2007, 10:39 PM)

Originally Posted by chubigans:

P....S....3?

D....O....A

White Man · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

This appears to have come out of nowhere. I guess Rockstar decided they needed something fast to make up for the Manhunt 2 debacle.

Mrbob · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

Originally Posted by BobFromPikeCreek:

I'll jump on the 360 version if it isn't full price (it will be).

Same here.

$39.99 or less for me.

Y2Kev · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

You can play the PS2 version on your PS3. I dunno.

Mifune · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

I'll probably just pick up the PS2 version when it drops to twenty. Unless it's a cheapie 360 release, in which case I might get that one.

Cygnus X-1 · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

So, let me sit down: Rockstar hasn't done a single game for GC, right ? And now we have three games developed by them ? :O Wii's effect or Reggie's effect ?

Thoren · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

Sweet, I never played this game. 360 version better not be $60..

DMczaf · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

Originally Posted by Mrbob:

Same here.

$39.99 or less for me.

Yeah right. You can't play these games without waggle now!

JKBii · (07-19-2007, 10:40 PM)

I never thought I'd see a multiplatform game hit the Wii and miss the PS3.

Polari · (07-19-2007, 10:41 PM)

R* support for Wii is shaping up nicely, considering they practically snubbed the Gamecube.

GeoramA · (07-19-2007, 10:41 PM)

Originally Posted by JKBii:

I never thought I'd see a multiplatform game hit the Wii and miss the PS3.

Doesn't make much sense to port a PS2 game to the PS3.

arne · (07-19-2007, 10:42 PM)

kissing boys + waggle = ????

Polari · (07-19-2007, 10:42 PM)

Originally Posted by Cygnus X-1:

So, let me sit down: Rockstar hasn't done a single game for GC, right ? And now we have three games developed by them ? :O Wii's effect or Reggie's effect ?

Smuggler's Run. Not sure whether or not there were any others.

doomed1 · (07-19-2007, 10:42 PM)

alright, i'm going to start up a betting pool on what franchise R* will bring to the Wii next.

its going to be starting as:
GTA3 20:1
GTA VC 15:1
GTA SA 3:1
GTA LCS 3:1
GTA4 5:1

GTA 3/VC/SA trillogy 4:1

any takers?

Buttonbasher · (07-19-2007, 10:42 PM)

Achievements or the chance to actually use my Wii... Hm...

schuelma · (07-19-2007, 10:43 PM)

Awesome news, I know its just a "port" but this is more good news for Wii owners.

homez99 · (07-19-2007, 10:43 PM)

Looking forward to the 360 version, great news.

Haunted · (07-19-2007, 10:43 PM)

Awesome news. \o/ Never played the PS2 version, very interested in this. Strange that there's no PS3 version announced.

Originally Posted by White Man:

This appears to have come out of nowhere. I guess Rockstar decided they needed something fast to make up for the Manhunt 2 debacle.

Just wait until Jack T. starts shitting up the news with comments on the ~~gay hardcore sex~~ kissing between males in the game with waggle controls.

edit: GODDAMNIT, arne!

Saterium · (07-19-2007, 10:43 PM)

Cool, looks like I'm finally gonna get to play Bully after missing it on the PS2.

BuckRobotron · (07-19-2007, 10:44 PM)

Interesting. Been thinking of adding Bully to the PS2 backlog, but might as well see what they do with the 360 version.

Eric WK · (07-19-2007, 10:44 PM)

Hmm. This took me by surprise. I'll definitely get it, I think.

Threi · (07-19-2007, 10:44 PM)

from what i heard about manhunt 2, i think rockstar has a nice little wii engine that we don't know about, and maybe they want to try it out on as many games as possible.

that was speculation. nothing more.

_leech_ · (07-19-2007, 10:44 PM)

Bully on the 360? Sweet!

Batongen · (07-19-2007, 10:44 PM)

wtf, Rockstar discarding Sony once more, I'm seeing a trend here.

DeaconKnowledge · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

There was a guy who called this 3 days ago in a thread around here. What was his name again?

chubigans · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Batongen:

wtf, Rockstar discarding Sony once more, I'm seeing a trend here.

Huh?

Opus Angelorum · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

Glad I have a chance to play this now :)

Flynn · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Mifune:

I'll probably just pick up the PS2 version when it drops to twenty. Unless it's a cheapie 360 release, in which case I might get that one.

Rockstar pushed for a nice price with Table Tennis, I'll bet the game is between 30 and 40 bucks for the 360.

Oblivion · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

Edit: nm.

schuelma · (07-19-2007, 10:45 PM)

Originally Posted by DeaconKnowledge:

There was a guy who called this 3 days ago in a thread around here. What was his name again?

Check the table tennis thread- he called table tennis and bully to the Wii.

JB1981 · (07-19-2007, 10:46 PM)

Huh? Why wouldn't they want to shine that shit up for Cell?

widgetraf · (07-19-2007, 10:46 PM)

i dont think R* will port GTA to the Wii. its an M game.. and nintendo doesnt let M games run on their system.. right? right?

but srsly, GTA1-3 to the wii pls.