Rockstar action-adventure set in a prep school. Compact open world, varied missions, signature Rockstar irreverent humour. Fun for GTA fans in high-school mode, the Wii build is decent but technically below the HD versions.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Open-world adventure game developed by Rockstar and published by EA in the United States in March 2008. Jimmy Hopkins joins Bullworth Academy boarding school and must manage student factions - nerds, jocks, bullies and preppies - to become the most respected student. Varied missions exploring every corner of campus, class mini-games improving stats, adapted Wii brawl moves and changing seasons. Enriched version of Bully with Wii controls.
Bully - Scholarship Edition review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Dropped into a merciless boarding school, a rebellious teenager climbs the ranks of a scholastic jungle ruled by its cliques. A satire of coming of age that is both biting and tender, the tale captures adolescence with rare humour and precision. Beneath the provocation runs a genuine bittersweet chronicle that has stayed cult.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Roaming an open boarding school, stringing together classes as mini-games, missions and pranks constantly pushes you toward "just one last bit of mischief." Earning the cliques' respect, unlocking outfits and shortcuts chains short goals with rewards. A few rigid missions show their age, but the mischievous freedom of the school sandbox and its biting tone keep a stubborn hook.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Roaming the campus of Bullworth, which opens up across the changing seasons, makes the clock vanish, as the boarding school brims with things to do between classes. Following the main plot while juggling student factions, sitting through class minigames that boost your stats and hunting down hidden corners stretches the adventure generously. This lively, humour-soaked open world, enriched by Wii controls, still holds its reputation as a surprisingly dense sandbox.
Technical info
💾2,7 GB📅04/03/2008
Published by Rockstar Games
Bully - Scholarship Edition (Wii) price, value & rarity
Roaming a boarding school dishing out slingshots, pranks and punches squarely places the hero among the troublemakers. The game does soften the picture, though: you mostly thump the bullies and stand up for the weak, turning the advertised delinquent into a playground vigilante. What remains is a cheerful lesson in mischief that you follow with a knowing grin.
Is Bully - Scholarship Edition still worth playing in 2026?
A Wii port of Rockstar's game, Bully Scholarship Edition has you play a teenager in a boarding school of corrosive atmosphere, between classes, fights, social intrigue and open world exploration. The satirical tone, the biting writing and the freedom of the sandbox stay tasty and singular in the catalogue. The port suffers from bugs and a technically inferior presentation. An atypical narrative experience for fans of satirical open worlds and the curious about a lesser known Rockstar.
