Bully: Scholarship Edition

It's really a shame that these technical problems detract from what is an otherwise outstanding experience.

Bully's enhanced rerelease is raucously entertaining, and the extra content fits right into its schoolyard hijinks.

Bully is a game that transcends the technical limitations of its programming, achieving despite its flaws in ways that few games have dared to try. Rockstar is at least partially responsible for the infamy and notoriety that the mainstream press lumps upon it, but it should be applauded for a game that what was one of the best of 2006 and remains a remarkable experience in 2008.

If you can get around the somewhat outdated look of the game, there’s a lot of enjoyment to be found in Bully: Scholarship Edition. The original game was a fun romp around the schoolyard, and this new edition takes that experience and adds some extra credit to the assignment. Sure, the content isn’t exactly tailor made for an afterschool special, but it’s a great exaggeration of the hijinks and hard times that just about anyone can relate to. And thanks to Rockstar’s decision to give fans continuing education by expanding the game’s content, there’s plenty in place to please both Bullworth freshmen and alumni alike.