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Bully Trailer Hits the Web
GGLucas writes "Contrary to the rumours that have spread about the Rockstar game, Bully, and it's storyline, the game's trailer as released by IGN today spins in a completely different direction, anti-game critics will not be happy. From the article: 'Bully puts players in control of 15 year-old Jimmy Hopkins — a boy who has just begun his first year in the New England-based Bullworth Academy, and a guy who's charged with the mission of ridding the school of a number of its undesirable elements.'"
Their target demographic is nerds, so why do they create a game about our oldest enemy?
They forgot to mention the working title of Grand Theft Classroom; many of the bullies can be run over during driver's ed.
It does appear that Bully is indeed a game and not a spreadsheet so I suspect the anti-game people will be mad.
Does this young vigilante like to drink hot coffee at recess?
How bad can a game about a kid countering a bully possibly be?
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Oh, very, very bad.
You see, kids who fight back against bullies are just like Harris and Klebold! They wear black and listen to scary music and have guns, lots of guns! And they kill people with them! Lots and lots of people!
In fact, any kid who fights back against a bully might just be
A TERRORIST! LOOK! LOOK, OVER THERE! SCARY, SCARY TERRORISTS!
TERRORISTS! 9/11! ROCKSTAR GAMES! 9/11! AL-QAEDA! 9/11! COLUMBINE! 9/11! TERRORISTS! RED LAKE! 9/11! THEY'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHIIIIIIIIIILDREN!
There. I hope this clears things up for you.
The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.
Bullies in schools? I've never heard of such a thing.
hehe nicely put (but wait, the bible is the word of god. He's allowed to say that stuff, just not us.....)
watch "the money masters" on google video
Word on the street says former President Theodore Roosevelt strongly recommends this game! I'm not at liberty to disclose my sources. Sorry!
you just won the presidential vote for Utah in 2008
I am Spartacus
An old teacher of mine related in class once that back in the 50's -- or 60's or something like that -- when the movie rating system was new, some theaters would print in advertisements that: "This movie is rated 'R' for violence, so it's OK to bring the kids!"
- Like Harris and Klebold... Well, I'm a geek in high school and I play video games. Close enough!
- Black clothes... Check! I got like six shirts at QuakeCon.
- Scary music... Yep, my baby sister is terrified by MC Hawking!
- Guns, lots of guns... Well I don't actually have any, but once I downloaded a book on how to make one!
Awesome. I'm a real live terrorist.Why is it that when you believe something it's an opinion, but when I believe something it's a manifesto?
I can think of a number of places where Black and White might be considered the most obscene game ever. Heck, the game lets you pretend to be god - what's shooting someone in the head compared to that?
In this game Jocks beat up on nerds and the nerds get sent to the principals office and branded trouble makers. The upside is if you play the game as a nerd you can graduate school and become a highly paid programmer where as the the best the jock can hope for is janitor at the local Dairy Queen.
Rockstar North proudly presents: "Holy Man - Old Testament Style!"
"E" -- Content rated by ESRB -- Everyone
John
You are over thinking. Head down to the nearest church and have them beat your brains out with a rock. That way, you won't question religion anymore.
Avoid Missing Ball for High Score
So good in fact that I can't wait to warez it.
LK
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
Or governor of Massachusetts. There doesn't seem to be much differenc between that and running the losing campaign for president over the last few campaigns.
who almost never actually tears someone's head off and poops down their neck-hole.
And I'm sure the one exception to that had it coming
I am 27, I strongly believe that this should be the minimum age to play any game.
That was a game? Looked like an episode of the OC.
Jaysyn
There is a war going on for your mind.
And when your kid tries to jump the quarterback, will you post the video on youtube?