It has been criticised for glorifying or trivialising school bullying and its sexual (kissing) content.

Over the years, Bully has been controversial. Eventually you will be busted and restart at the nearest police station or the school principal's office without your weapons. The more rules you break the harder authority figures try to catch you. If you break the school rules, teachers and policemen will attempt to grab and subdue you. English lets you apologise to authority figures. These reward you with clothing and abilities to help your quests for school supremacy.

You attend courses with five increasingly difficult classes. Each has their own hangout spot and attire. You explore the school world as Jimmy, taking on tasks, getting into fights, committing vandalism and interacting with students and teachers to become more popular in the school's cliques: nerds, preppies, dropouts and jocks. You play juvenile delinquent student Jimmy Hopkins who aims to rise through the ranks of the school system in order to put a stop to bullying. Bully (Canis Canem Edit in Europe) is a role play adventure from the people who make Grand Theft Auto.

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