Bugs may limit the game's potential, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a play.

User Rating: 8 | Bully: Scholarship Edition X360
The game Bully is a quality game, first off. This is a game which suffers from a number of bugs, for whatever reason, but it still is a very funny, enjoyable game. It isn't GTA IV, in graphics, sound quality, storyline, or anything like that. It obviously won't compare to any GTA game considering all of those are classics. What it can do, though, is be a game of merit on its own. It does share some similarities to GTA, though, such as the load screen. Jimmy also handles just like Claude or Tommy Vercetti did, which is both good and bad; good because it makes the game less challenging (really, this game isn't meant to keep people stuck on a level), and it is bad because it can get clumsy.

There are many times where goals won't show up. There are times when Jimmy sits down and does a 360 degree spin on his chair. There are times when the game freezes up. Do any of these problems lead to a person not being able to play? Well, they can...but generally will not. Anyone who puts this game down because of technical issues is really missing out on an otherwise quality story which is often hilarious. The game is clearly based on Catcher in the Rye, which is an excellent book with an enjoyable protagonist. Jimmy does just as good a job as Holden does in showing the weird times that high school can be.

The game is structured in a series of mini-games, each one surprisingly enjoyable. Classes are actually pretty fun and not really a chore at all like one would think. All of them are very engaging and original, except for English class, which is just a common variation of any scrambled word game. Most of the combat is easy, and whether you are boxing, or racing bikes, or egging the rich kids' houses (or being a bully), everything feels like it fits. This game's only fault is technical proficiency.