Judge to weigh in on 'Bully' video game

Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:47 pm

A circuit court judge in Florida said he would review the unreleased video game "Bully" on Thursday to determine if it should be sold to consumers under age 18.

The review was ordered after a complaint filed in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court by attorney Jack Thompson, long an outspoken critic of the video game industry, which accused "Bully" of being a "Columbine simulator" and inappropriate for children.

"Bully," scheduled to be released across the nation on Tuesday for the PlayStation 2 console, lets players act out the life of a 15-year-old student and decide how to deal with teachers and various social cliques at a boarding school.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15240499/

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Stasi · Post by **Stasi** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:57 pm

We've been through the debate over violent videogames before, but I just have to say once again that Jack Thompson is a moron. I haven't looked too much into this game but I didn't get the impression from the article that it actually involves the protag going to the school with guns and then mowing people down.

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robonightmare · Post by **robonightmare** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:43 pm

that game's terrible. it's just lacking of creativity, and a bit upsetting to find out that video games have been reduced to games where you bully people.

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