Good, unclean fun, but too many easy missions makes this game shorter than it should be.

User Rating: 8.4 | Bully PS2
Like most other people, I enjoyed this game very much. I found the GTA like missions fun, and the school rules interesting. I am not particularly good at gaming, but I managed to beat this game no problem. In fact, I thought the end fight against Gary was a bit of an anticlimax, because it was so easy. Even with all of the side missions and bike races, because all of them are far too easy for the market this game is aiming at, this game is far too short. Most missions are completed first time without any hindrances, and the monotonous lessons are so easily skipped, that your attendance record will likely drop to less than 50%. You shouldn't be able to outrun the police cars in your bike. The combat system is nicely varied, but you probably won't bother using much more than a triple punch, because it's just too much hassle. I found the graphics good, but not particularly amazing. Often, the quickened timeline works against you and even if you begin a mission just after a lesson, you are still more than likely to miss the next one. Some lessons are quite enjoyable, like the photography and gym lessons, but others seem rather unimspired, like the art lessons, which are just an odd version of Qix. Once you unlock the larger weapons, enemies don't seem to get more difficult with them, so you can blast away most enemies with one shot. However, the short time playing through the game was magical, and despite its shortness, it was still an unforgetable experience.