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'''Bully''', also known as '''Canis Canem Edit''', is a third person action-adventure video game released by [[Rockstar Vancouver]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. The game was released as '''Bully: Scholarship Edition''' for the [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]] and [[PC]]. Bully: Scholarship Edition was released by Rockstar Vancouver, with [[Rockstar New England|Mad Doc Software]] (now known as Rockstar New England), involved with the development. The game uses an advanced [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] engine through [[Renderware]].
'''Bully''', also known as '''Canis Canem Edit''', is a third person action-adventure video game released by [[Rockstar Vancouver]] for the [[PlayStation 2]]. The game was released as '''Bully: Scholarship Edition''' for the [[Xbox 360]], Wii and [[Personal Computer|PC]]. Bully: Scholarship Edition was released by Rockstar Vancouver, with [[Rockstar New England|Mad Doc Software]] (now known as Rockstar New England), involved with the development. The game uses an advanced [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] engine through [[Renderware]].


==Gameplay==
The game follows the story of fifteen year old troublemaker Jimmy Hopkins.
Bully is a sandbox game, similar to the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series set in a school environment. The player takes control of [[Jimmy Hopkins]]. The game makes extensive use of minigames, which include school classes.


==Setting==
==Crossovers with Grand Theft Auto==
The game takes place at [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Bullworth_Academy Bullworth Academy], a fictional independent boarding school in the New England area of the [[United States]]. The school is located in the also fictional town of [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Bullworth Bullworth], which resembles Connecticut. A reference to the year being [[1992]]-1995 as the setting can be seen in one of the various arcade machine minigames but school sports flags show the school as champions as recently as 1998-1999.
Similarly to the [[Manhunt]] series, it is possible that Bully takes place in the same "universe" as the [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, based on a few small references in both Bully and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] that link the two:
*Bullworth Academy, the main setting of Bully, appears briefly in an episode of [[I'm Rich]] in GTA IV, where it is shown as being one of fifteen "exclusive boarding schools" [[Jill Von Crastenburg]] was sent to. [[Kayla Paulo]] also attended Bullworth Academy.
*In the opening cutscene for the Shop class in Bully, a [[3D Universe]] [[Stallion]] can be seen being repaired. The car has a similar paint job to the [[Diablo Stallion]] (but lacks the hood-mounted supercharger).
*Several cars that can be found around Bullworth are similar (but not identical) to vehicles from the 3D Universe, like the [[Washington]], the [[Police Rancher]], the [[Regina]], the [[Yankee]] and the [[Boxville]].
*The mission [[Vinewood Souvenirs - Tyler]] in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] has a secondary objective called ''Weed Killer'', which is the name of a mission in Bully.


==Plot==
{{infobox character|
The story revolves around the adventures of fifteen year old protagonist Jimmy Hopkins from his arrival at Bullworth Academy. He subsequently takes on and beats the [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Bullies Bullies], [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Preppies Preppies], [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Greasers Greasers], [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Nerds Nerds], [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Jocks Jocks] and [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Townies Townies].
|image = Jimmy_Hopkins.jpg
 
|game_1 = Bully
==Controversy==
|name = Jimmy Hopkins
Criticisms are due to the adult nature of previous Rockstar games, in particular, the [[Hot Coffee Mod]] in GTA San Andreas. Groups such as Bullying Online and Peaceaholics have criticized the game for glorifying or trivialising school bullying. Most of these criticisms were voiced before the content of the game was available to the public. In 2006, [[ESRB]] gave Bully a rating of "T", the [[BBFC]] gave Canis Canem Edit a 15 rating and the New Zealand OFLC restricted it to persons 13 years of age and over. In 2007, Yahoo! Games listed it as one of the top ten controversial games of all time. Other criticisms include the ability for Jimmy to kiss girls and some boys, as well as the use of sexual themes in parts of the game.
|aka = James
 
|status = Alive
===ESRB===
|gender = M
Prior to both the ESRB's rating and the release of ''Bully'', [[Jack Thompson]] filed a lawsuit attempting to have the game blocked from store shelves in Florida. Thompson declared the game a "nuisance" and "Columbine simulator". Thompson's petition asked for Wal-Mart and Take-Two Interactive to furnish him with an advance copy of Bully so he could have "an independent third party" play the game and determine if it would constitute a public nuisance in the state of Florida. Judge Ronald Friedman ordered Take-Two and Rockstar to provide the court with a copy of the game within 24 hours. Two days later Friedman subsequently ruled in favour of shipping the game, noting that there was no content in the game that was not already on late night TV. Similar attempts to have the game banned have also been made by the charity Bullying Online and Labour Party M.P Keith Vaz in the UK.
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|dob-comment =
==Bully: Scholarship Edition==
|pob =
[[Image:Bully Cover Xbox 360.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Box art for the Xbox 360 version of ''Bully: Scholarship Edition'']]
|dod =
 
|dod-comment =
''Bully: Scholarship Edition'' was released for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[Wii]] video game consoles. The game features exclusive content which was unavailable in the PlayStation 2 version, including eight new missions, additional characters and four new school classes. Single system 2-player competitive multiplayer minigames have also been added, along with Achievements for the Xbox 360 version and Wii Remote motion and pointer controls for the Wii version. The Xbox 360 version also uses a new propriety game engine by developers Mad Doc Software. ''Bully: Scholarship Edition'' was released in the PAL region under the original ''Bully'' title, and not ''Canis Canem Edit'', as the original game was renamed.
|home = Bullworth Academy, Bullworth
 
|nationality = United States
== Trivia ==
|family = Mrs. Hopkins<br />Unnamed stepfather
It is strongly implied and hinted that the game Bully exists in the same fictional universe as the GTA games, though not fully specified whether it is in the [[GTA III Era]] or the [[GTA IV Era]].
|affiliations = Nerds<br />Preps<br />Greasers<br />Jocks<br />Townies<br />Teachers<br />Dr. Crabblesnitch
*GTA IV
|vehicles = [[Skateboard]]<br />[[Bike]]<br />Go Kart<br />Moped
**A pedestrian who is almost identical to Jimmy Hopkins, the protagonist of Bully, can be found walking outside the [[Hove Beach]] railway station and is rumoured to appear in the mission [[Blow Your Cover]] for [[Elizabeta Torres]], dancing in the background.
|businesses =
**On the television show [[I'm Rich]] a blonde girl describes her life and explains how she went to [http://bullygame.wikia.com/wiki/Bullworth Bullworth Academy].
|voice = Gerry Rosenthal
**A few GTA universe vehicles appear throughout the game. Most notably, a black [[Stallion]] with a flame paintjob (similar to the [[Diablo Stallion]]) and a [[Regina]] can be seen in the garage when entering Shop Class. Also, the [[Faggio]] can either be purchased at the carnival or stolen from an adult driving one around town.
}}
<gallery widths="300px">
File:BullworthAcademy-GTAIV.jpg|The entrance of Bullworth Academy, as shown in [[I'm Rich]].
File:Bully-cars.jpg|The [[Stallion]] seen in Bully. The vehicle in the background appears to be a [[Regina]], but with a flat grille.
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://bullygame.wikia.com Bully Wikia]
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/bully Official ''Bully ''Homepage]
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/bully Official ''Bully ''Homepage]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game) Wikipedia article]
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/canis/home/ Official Canis Canem Edit Homepage]
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/canis/home/ Official Canis Canem Edit Homepage]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game) Wikipedia article]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4135988.stm BBC News article about controversy caused by the game]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4135988.stm BBC News article about the controversy]
 
*[http://www.gamestoaster.com/games_toaster/2006/10/youth_council_o.html Youth Council of Ireland wants boycott of “shocking" game]
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Revision as of 05:49, 18 April 2014

Playstation 2 Bully boxart.

Bully, also known as Canis Canem Edit, is a third person action-adventure video game released by Rockstar Vancouver for the PlayStation 2. The game was released as Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360, Wii and PC. Bully: Scholarship Edition was released by Rockstar Vancouver, with Mad Doc Software (now known as Rockstar New England), involved with the development. The game uses an advanced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas engine through Renderware.

The game follows the story of fifteen year old troublemaker Jimmy Hopkins.

Crossovers with Grand Theft Auto

Similarly to the Manhunt series, it is possible that Bully takes place in the same "universe" as the Grand Theft Auto games, based on a few small references in both Bully and Grand Theft Auto IV that link the two:

Character
Jimmy Hopkins
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Appearances Bully
Full Name Jimmy Hopkins
Aliases James
Status

Alive

Gender Gender::Male
Nationality American
Home Bullworth Academy, Bullworth
Family Mrs. Hopkins
Unnamed stepfather
Main Affiliations Nerds
Preps
Greasers
Jocks
Townies
Teachers
Dr. Crabblesnitch
Vehicles Skateboard
Bike
Go Kart
Moped
Voiced by Gerry Rosenthal
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External links