Wii and Xbox 360 Get Pushed Around By Rockstar's Bully
By Tim Lyons
On the heels of Rockstar's announcement of Table Tennis for the Wii, comes the news of Bully being released later this year for the 360 and Wii. The game was previously released on the PS2 late last year, and was easily considered as one of those "diamonds in the rough" we gamers often hear about. The game, even before its release, was given a lot of slack for its content -- despite many of the critics making these claims without seeing or playing the game -- and was even considered for a potential retail ban in Europe. Silly critics and their sensationlistic tripe. In the end though, it actually all came down to no more than a name change and a "Teen" rating.
Bully follows the exact same structure as most other recent Rockstar games, insofar that gamers have a lot of choices, freedom, mini-games and options in how they play the game. It's actually quite contrary to the name of the game, which might prompt players to believe that it's all about being a bully. Primarily, gamers will try to fit in around school, whisper sweet nothings into girls' ears, and be the all around likable (or hated) guy. Given its open-ended structure, it's really all up to you.
The same goes for this re-release of Bully. Only this time around there will be new goals and more mini-games. Rockstar -- just like a lot of other publishers who are too lazy to make a new game based on a previous-gen formula -- has conspicuously promised gamers all new "exclusive" content for the Wii and 360 versions. And assuming Jack Thompson doesn't bomb their main headquarters with missiles fueled on hatred, the R-Star plans to release the revamped Bully this upcoming holiday season for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. I, for one, missed this game the first time around. But since I have all the current gaming systems it's going to be re-released on, I'm definitely going to give this game a shot.
On the heels of Rockstar's announcement of Table Tennis for the Wii, comes the news of Bully being released later this year for the 360 and Wii. The game was previously released on the PS2 late last year, and was easily considered as one of those "diamonds in the rough" we gamers often hear about. The game, even before its release, was given a lot of slack for its content -- despite many of the critics making these claims without seeing or playing the game -- and was even considered for a potential retail ban in Europe. Silly critics and their sensationlistic tripe. In the end though, it actually all came down to no more than a name change and a "Teen" rating.
Bully follows the exact same structure as most other recent Rockstar games, insofar that gamers have a lot of choices, freedom, mini-games and options in how they play the game. It's actually quite contrary to the name of the game, which might prompt players to believe that it's all about being a bully. Primarily, gamers will try to fit in around school, whisper sweet nothings into girls' ears, and be the all around likable (or hated) guy. Given its open-ended structure, it's really all up to you.
The same goes for this re-release of Bully. Only this time around there will be new goals and more mini-games. Rockstar -- just like a lot of other publishers who are too lazy to make a new game based on a previous-gen formula -- has conspicuously promised gamers all new "exclusive" content for the Wii and 360 versions. And assuming Jack Thompson doesn't bomb their main headquarters with missiles fueled on hatred, the R-Star plans to release the revamped Bully this upcoming holiday season for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. I, for one, missed this game the first time around. But since I have all the current gaming systems it's going to be re-released on, I'm definitely going to give this game a shot.
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