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Bully Scholarship Edition | 
 enlarge | From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $29.99
New (10) Used (2) from $19.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 6420
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98
Genre: action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: TK2 31448
Model: 31448
UPC: 710425314483
EAN: 0710425314483
ASIN: B001EK5ZGE
Release Date: October 20, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Good Game. Horrible Port November 22, 2008
Every since Bully was originally released I wanted to play it, but didn't have a system to play it on. So I was very happy to hear that it was available for the PC. Given Rockstar's long record of great games I preordered Bully. Huge mistake.
This is the worst port I have ever played. If I didn't know better, I would have said this was a beta version. Even with a powerful computer (can play Crysis on High) this game has numerous issues. Can't use shadows, antialiasing, vsync, etc. The game has serious lag times and the controls are terrible. Plus tons of other problems that you can find at any game forum.
I have spent 30+ hours with Take 2 Games support and they have no solutions for any issues. The only thing that will fix this game is a patch that completely overhauls the entire game. If you want this game, buy in on a game console, NOT on for the PC. As of right now I plan to return it as defective.
 Nice game! October 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good (and hillarious) story line, great music, fun minigames during class, lots of missions. The game handles best with an xbox 360 controller for windows, better than the mouse/keyboard. Well worth the $30, alot of $50 games don't offer half as much entertainment.
Could be great with a patch, almost unplayable as-is October 28, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Do not buy this game until it is patched! I have and enjoy the PS2 version, but this just isn't playable due to the very poor frame rates. I have an AMD Opteron 165 (roughly equivalent to a 3800+), 2 gigs of ram and a 7800 GT graphics card. I'm lucky if I get past 20 FPS, and it can drop into the single digits outside. Even if I bottom out the resolution it's still only in the 20's, though it's still not playable. You'll be running along and the game will freeze every 10 seconds for a couple beats before resuming. Unacceptable! I've played the PC versions of GTA3 on a far older computer and they ran great. Now, this game with almost the same engine is unplayable!
One other thing that's bad are the controls. Though these can be remapped they shouldn't have to be. This is a simple console game but it's using way too much of the keyboard. Why am I using the shift key to attack instead of the left mouse? Also, it seems as though the designers had never used a PC before. For example a lot of the menus use Alt and Space instead of Enter and Escape. Why!? There is something in the controls about 360 mode so I'm guessing they assumed everyone would hook up a 360 controller to play this. That is really lame.
With a graphics patch and some work in the controls menu this could be a really fun game. As I said I have it on the PS2, it's great. All the good things about the GTA games are here but it still feels like a very different game. I hope I will be able to enjoy it at some point, but until the issues get fixed DO NOT BOTHER. It's too bad Rockstar decided to join the crowd and start making crappy PC ports. I will be very careful when GTA4 makes it to the PC, maybe I'll be forced to stick with the PS3 version for this one...
Thanks for nothing Rockstar October 23, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Another game written for consoles and very hastily "Ported" to run on PC. Slow, clunky UI, no decent graphics options and really awkward game play. I wish I had saved my money.
Not Playable October 23, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have only had this product for a few hours, but I thought I'd write up a quick review to warn other people that may consider buying this game. I'm hopeful that they will have patches and improve the quality, but as it stands right now this game is not playable on my system. I have a modern system with 4gb of ram and GeForce 8800GT. The problems are not from performance. There seem to be a lot of little bugs and some huge. Indoor areas don't render correctly. Often the floor or some walls are missing and you could see right through them. This makes it hard to navigate some maps. I've also got caught a couple of times where after cut scenes it goes to the loading screen and doesn't ever seem to escape. I've waited about 10 minutes before killing it. This is unacceptable and makes the game unplayable. I tried to check Rockstar's support site, but they don't even mention the PC version of Bully yet. I find it unlikely that these problems are only with my system. Hopefully soon as more reviews come in we will have an idea how common these issues are, and hopefully soon after there will be patches to make this playable. I had a lot of hope for this game, but right now it is a huge disappointment. I recommend that anyone interested in purchasing this game should wait and see if the issues are widespread before risking purchasing an unplayable game.
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