Old Games can be good... but obviously it is so with Rockstar Games!
This game is amazing. It came out in 2006 and took all Xbox 360, PS 2, PC and Wii players by shock, as if it was Grand Theft Auto using kids. This game is set that you, Jimmy Hopkins, has just arrived at a boarding school and everybody hates him. And what does he do to earn respect from them? Fight them.
First of all there are six chapters; each focusing to beat every gang in the School. First you fight the bullies, which is fun because you think the main antagonist, Gary Smith, is leading you to something exciting but he leads you to a sewage hole, in which you fight a huge crazy guy named Russell The Fight is basic, but fun and Russell then does help you a lot in other missions. The bullies throw pathetic punches and are easy to beat.
Next are preps, which are basically snobs. Their leader is a real rich snob called Derby Harrington, guarded by a huge dude called Bif Taylor. There is a pre boss fight where you box Bif, since the preps are known for their interest in "The Arts" such as Boxing, and other. Once you've beaten Bif, it seems the preps will now leave you alone. But Derby comes and encourages them that they wont stand for that, and you fight all of them in a boss fight with Derby. Pretty easy, but the Preps have a Boxing Style of fighting making them hard to hit as they dodge great. Derby is so rich, he has his own "Harrington House" on school grounds for the preps!
Third are the greasers, who try and look tough and wear Leather Jackets. This Boss Fight their leader's girlfriend starts a fight between preps and greasers, who are rivals anyway, and you have to follow Peanut to find out where Johnny is so you can fight him. They wont let you, so you have to fight them. Their style of fighting is hardcore, as they block great and can high kick to break your block. In the end, he furiously tries to beat you up when the cops appear. You run from the cops with a full trouble meter and chase Johnny. If you are successful he lands in the junk yard, but the greasers pull a chain over the entrance, tripping you off your bike. Pete helps get to the crane, but you must take out the other greasers that throw firecrackers, stink bombs and eggs first. Johnny rides around with a brass pipe whacking you over. Once Pete gets to the crane, it picks up Johnny's bike and you get in a fist fight. Easy, but kind of disappointing, as greasers are meant to be tough as nails.
There is also a mini boss fight, where you have to collect items for Lola and take down greasers. Norton, a huge dude finds you, and fights you with a huge sledgehammer. Brutal.
Next are the Jocks. I think this boss fight is the best one. It is well written, creative and tons of fun. You disguise yourself as the mascot, meaning that you help the Nerds ruin their game. Once they find out it is you, they throw modified rugby balls (I'm British, so Americans you can call the footballs. Sorry for the confusion!) that explode if you don't pick them up and launch them back, exploding on the Jocks. But the Jocks are stronger than usual in this one and can pick you up by the feet and hurl you around. You fist fight Ted's bodyguard then tackle Ted as he runs away like a wuss. But this is also the big game, and the whole audience sees you beat them. The Jocks are the toughest boss fight! Challenging and the mini boss is the Mascot Boy.
Fifth are the Nerds, which is the second best boss fight. It is very creative. You have to find the leader, Earnest Jones, and get him to help you destroy the Jocks. This is before the Jocks, let me say. You must fight the nerds until they give you information to get to him. Then it's fighting Nerds with ranged weapons while Earnest taunts you through a speaker. You have to destroy the transformer with your firecrackers or slingshot, then he runs inside the Observatory saying that the doors will protect him. You have to jump on the spud cannon he was shooting you with and knock down the Observatory doors. Then he has another spud gun, throws weapons and other things. You shoot the platforms he stands on to make him fall, then you take his pop rocket launcher and tell him that your his friend, not his rival. Pretty hard, yet very cool.
For the Sixth gang to fight, it's the townies. But you don't really need to fight them, except for fighting their leader Edgar with lead pipes. And do I mean, HUGE lead pipes. So then he helps you defeat Gary, who turns the school against you. His boss fight is easy as he uses the greaser style of fighting yet is very weak. Once you defeat him, he is expelled and you get 100% respect from all the gangs. Now you can do whatever you want to do.
There are also crazy ratings for this game, such as a lawsuit against it in America, it nearly banned or rated 18 in my country yet managed to be rated 15, and in Brazil it's banned. Yeah, bullying is a touchy subject and the nerds squeal when you punch them, but really, do you have to be that harsh with raitings?
Warnings from ESRB raitings are tobacco references, crude language, animated blood/violence, bullying, sexual themes (kissing), nudity (look for paparazzi mission), and biosexual relates (you can kiss certain boys) as well as obviously: violence. But Bully Scholarship will live on as an amazing game.
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