I remember buying it on PS2 back in 2006...Great times...I basically liked everything from this game...It's accurate soundtracks...The Story...Characters...Fun and irony...Combat system(like no other game I played)...And much more...
Now I play here,having as much fun as the first day...I have passed this game over 20 times(counting Canis Canem and SE) and I'm still having so much fun.
It's a shame Rockstar didn't pay so much attention here...This game has an enormous pottential and I consider it myself,the Rockstar game I like most (even above GTA saga)...
In summary:
If you want to kill time,this game's for you...
If you want to see a great Story with interesting characters,this game's for you...
If you want to become an OverPowered Student on a New England Reformatory School...You don't hesitate...You have to get this game!

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11/27/2022
Alright, little update after that review I made a long time ago. Lots of things I didn't notice back then, less hyped than what I used to be, angrier at Rockstar after realizing they did this port dirty. Yes, I still love the game, fun gameplay that has (mostly) passed the test of time, cheesy storyline (I swear I could never tell Gary was gonna betray me the first time I played the game back in 2006, now it's so painfully dull ), a really well put soundtrack (with enough borrowed samples to give Lee Jackson a run for his money), but that's been already talked about, so I'd like to focus on the technical aspect of this game now:

Now, like I said, this port is..rough to say the least. While I haven't played Canis Canem Edit on a VEEERY long time (last time being around 2017 or so), I can tell many things that weren't messed up in the original version are now in this "remaster" that came less than two years after.

Sure, they added classes, two of them I find truly entertaining (though simple), another is really useful (if looking for collectibles isn't your thing) and another class that's boring filler but hey, content! They added missions, but most of them feel either unnecessary or badly implemented, it's like they had full missions done for the PS2 version, decided to scrap them (probs because they add nothing to the story and/or are just not fun enough), and then thought it'd be a great idea to release them for the PC/X360/Wii port because for some people quantity means quality. But frankly, they didn't take that much time from the actual game, weren't all too difficult, so it's a "whatever". They make the chapters they appear in feel longer, but not better IMO. There's some additional stuff here and there (clothing for the most part), but it's mostly irrelevant. Back in the day I was devoted to build a PC just because of the gimmicks mentioned on this paragraph, but nowadays I realize they were just that: gimmicks.

Then there's the jank from the original game that (at least on the 99%) Rockstar New England didn't even bother on fixing for this particular version of the game (heard the devs at R* Toronto did a fairly decent job at porting it to the Wii, making it probably the most stable, less janky, and most reminiscent to CCE rendition of SE, couldn't tell for sure).
With this I mean there's some serious lighting issues that are notable enough (a clear example would be the runway exiting the school's parking lot), places that aren't fully rendered, and some texture errors here and there that may or may have not been well executed in CCE. Also some modelling errors on the characters: namely Petey, who got one of his kidneys removed and got left with a giant mesh hole in the back (the winter models works fine tho, so congrats R* NE for not screwing up the alt model at least).

The audio quality is disgusting. Carnival Date must be the main cause of deafening for headset players. Yeah, this was also screwed up in PS2, which is why one would think that's the reason they made this so called remaster, right? to fix the errors from the original release and give a polished version? Guess not, because it manages to sound WORSE, aside from audio sometimes lowering itself for whatever reason.

Now all of the mentioned above could be argued that the game was clearly not meant to be played on modern hardware (playing on win10), but the truth is all of the mentioned above works like this since the first time I booted up Scholarship Edition in WinXP back in the early 2010s. It's not due to either Win7/8/10 needing update patches that could've somehow messed the game up (in which case would also speak poorly of Rockstar). And since I brought that up; yeah, I couldn't even be making this review right now if it weren't for the modding community that managed to fix most of the game-breaking bugs and making it possible for the game to be played on widescreen monitors. But this review shouldn't count the modders' work since they didn't get a cent out of this.


Why am I keeping the positive review? Because I'm too lazy to click the negative button I still appreciate the fact I'm able to play Bully in 2022 thanks for them making a PC port (and the fact it's still on Steam). Just wanted to point out things that may be nitpicks for anyone else, but dennote either the devs or the publishers missed out on a lot of things that shouldn't have if they have a slight notion of what a remaster is about. But if those 10 paragraphs didn't stop me from playing the game again (and managing my very first 100% run), why should it stop you? If it really bothers you but some friend insisted you should play Scholarship Edition, I'd suggest getting Dolphin Emulator for Wii, I'll leave the details for you to figure out. Either that or just go play on the PS2 if you don't care about the extra content (trust me, you're not missing that much, not even for 100% completion since none of the content is a real challenge anyways, and there's bazillions of guides out there to help you out with the collectibles, just remember to cross down the ones that you've collected, you lazy bum). But if you're really insistent on playing this version because you either prefer keyboard controls (I like KB and Gamepad equally, but looking back in the keyboard is messed up, and aiming on gamepad has the sensitivity of a WWII tank cannon), I'd strongly recommend you checking out the SilentPatch and Widescreen fixes (unless you play on a CRT monitor, hipster), and even unlock it for the game to play at 60FPS (I personally suggest against since if screws up sooome stuff I can't quite remember right now, it wasn't that much of a deal to be honest).

That's all, now go wreak havoc in the name of some 15 year old manlet that thought shaving his head was a smart idea when attending a school that's filled with people eagering to make fun of your style choices.

I remember buying it on PS2 back in 2006...Great times...I basically liked everything from this game...It's accurate soundtracks...The Story...Characters...Fun and irony...Combat system(like no other game I played)...And much more... Now I play here,having as much fun as the first day...I have passed this game over 20 times(counting Canis Canem and SE) and I'm still having so much fun. It's a shame Rockstar didn't pay so much attention here...This game has an enormous pottential and I consider it myself,the Rockstar game I like most (even above GTA saga)... In summary: If you want to kill time,this game's for you... If you want to see a great Story with interesting characters,this game's for you... If you want to become an OverPowered Student on a New England Reformatory School...You don't hesitate...You have to get this game! ____________________________________________________________________ 11/27/2022 Alright, little update after that review I made a long time ago. Lots of things I didn't notice back then, less hyped than what I used to be, angrier at Rockstar after realizing they did this port dirty. Yes, I still love the game, fun gameplay that has (mostly) passed the test of time, cheesy storyline (I swear I could never tell [spoiler] Gary was gonna betray me the first time I played the game back in 2006, now it's so painfully dull [/spoiler]), a really well put soundtrack (with enough borrowed samples to give Lee Jackson a run for his money), but that's been already talked about, so I'd like to focus on the technical aspect of this game now: Now, like I said, this port is..rough to say the least. While I haven't played Canis Canem Edit on a VEEERY long time (last time being around 2017 or so), I can tell many things that weren't messed up in the original version are now in this "remaster" that came less than two years after. Sure, they added classes, two of them I find truly entertaining (though simple), another is really useful (if looking for collectibles isn't your thing) and another class that's boring filler but hey, content! They added missions, but most of them feel either unnecessary or badly implemented, it's like they had full missions done for the PS2 version, decided to scrap them (probs because they add nothing to the story and/or are just not fun enough), and then thought it'd be a great idea to release them for the PC/X360/Wii port because for some people quantity means quality. But frankly, they didn't take that much time from the actual game, weren't all too difficult, so it's a "whatever". They make the chapters they appear in feel longer, but not better IMO. There's some additional stuff here and there (clothing for the most part), but it's mostly irrelevant. Back in the day I was devoted to build a PC just because of the gimmicks mentioned on this paragraph, but nowadays I realize they were just that: gimmicks. Then there's the jank from the original game that (at least on the 99%) Rockstar New England didn't even bother on fixing for this particular version of the game (heard the devs at R* Toronto did a fairly decent job at porting it to the Wii, making it probably the most stable, less janky, and most reminiscent to CCE rendition of SE, couldn't tell for sure). With this I mean there's some serious lighting issues that are notable enough (a clear example would be the runway exiting the school's parking lot), places that aren't fully rendered, and some texture errors here and there that may or may have not been well executed in CCE. Also some modelling errors on the characters: namely Petey, who got one of his kidneys removed and got left with a giant mesh hole in the back (the winter models works fine tho, so congrats R* NE for not screwing up the alt model at least). The audio quality is disgusting. Carnival Date must be the main cause of deafening for headset players. Yeah, this was also screwed up in PS2, which is why one would think that's the reason they made this so called remaster, right? to fix the errors from the original release and give a polished version? Guess not, because it manages to sound WORSE, aside from audio sometimes lowering itself for whatever reason. Now all of the mentioned above could be argued that the game was clearly not meant to be played on modern hardware (playing on win10), but the truth is all of the mentioned above works like this since the first time I booted up Scholarship Edition in WinXP back in the early 2010s. It's not due to either Win7/8/10 needing update patches that could've somehow messed the game up (in which case would also speak poorly of Rockstar). And since I brought that up; yeah, I couldn't even be making this review right now if it weren't for the modding community that managed to fix most of the game-breaking bugs and making it possible for the game to be played on widescreen monitors. But this review shouldn't count the modders' work since they didn't get a cent out of this. Why am I keeping the positive review? Because [strike] I'm too lazy to click the negative button [/strike] I still appreciate the fact I'm able to play Bully in 2022 thanks for them making a PC port (and the fact it's still on Steam). Just wanted to point out things that may be nitpicks for anyone else, but dennote either the devs or the publishers missed out on a lot of things that shouldn't have if they have a slight notion of what a remaster is about. But if those 10 paragraphs didn't stop me from playing the game again (and managing my very first 100% run), why should it stop you? If it really bothers you but some friend insisted you should play Scholarship Edition, I'd suggest getting Dolphin Emulator for Wii, I'll leave the details for you to figure out. Either that or just go play on the PS2 if you don't care about the extra content (trust me, you're not missing that much, not even for 100% completion since none of the content is a real challenge anyways, and there's bazillions of guides out there to help you out with the collectibles, just remember to cross down the ones that you've collected, you lazy bum). But if you're really insistent on playing this version because you either prefer keyboard controls (I like KB and Gamepad equally, but looking back in the keyboard is messed up, and aiming on gamepad has the sensitivity of a WWII tank cannon), I'd strongly recommend you checking out the SilentPatch and Widescreen fixes (unless you play on a CRT monitor, hipster), and even unlock it for the game to play at 60FPS (I personally suggest against since if screws up sooome stuff I can't quite remember right now, it wasn't that much of a deal to be honest). That's all, now go wreak havoc in the name of some 15 year old manlet that thought shaving his head was a smart idea when attending a school that's filled with people eagering to make fun of your style choices.