Jimmy can attempt to escape by running away, but this is usually unsuccessful.
When examining the game, Classification Office staff looked at the consequences Jimmy's actions had in the game, and whether these consequences reflected real life. The Office noted that Jimmy's actions had realistic consquences.
Written decision for Canis Canem Edit: Bully Classification considerations Breaking school rules, vandalism, truancy, and fighting will have Jimmy quickly overwhelmed by prefects or, if he is in town, by Police. The missions include good deeds such as standing up to bullies, stopping them tormenting other students, and escorting younger children to the toilets to protect them from bullies, as well as pranks. The player, as Jimmy, is required to undertake a number of missions standing up to school bullies. In the third person perspective game, the player takes on the character of Jimmy, a new 15-year-old student attending a boarding school calledīullworth Academy. In the game the player stands up to bullies. Community interest groups and parents expressed concerns in the media about the game that they believed would promote physical violence and bullying. People were concerned about Bully before it came to New Zealand.ĭiscussion over the content of Bully was covered in New Zealand and overseas media prior to its official release. The object of the game is for Jimmy to be accepted by each of the cliques so that he can discover who is behind a scheme to destroy the school by setting the cliques against each other. The run-down school has five different cliques: the Nerds, the Jocks, the Preppies, the Greasers, and the Outsiders. The game takes place over the course of a school year during which Jimmy must successfully negotiate a number of missions that generally involve standing up to bullies. The player takes the role of Jimmy, a student trying to navigate the complex social hierarchies of a boarding school called Bullworth Academy.
The game is about how one student deals with high school. The Latin title translates to 'dog eat dog' The game was classified in New Zealand as 'R13: contains violence'. After it had been submitted, its name was changed by the game's distributors to Canis Canem Edit. This controversial game was classified 'R13: contains violence'.īully, a console game for Playstation 2, was submitted to the Office of Film and Literature Classification for classification on 21 August 2006.
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