"As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy."
A new game called Bully from the maker of the Grand Theft Auto series has US education officials in a lather over the possible impact of graphic depictions of schoolyard violence.
The Miami Herald reported this week that the Miami-Dade school district in Florida was preparing to fight the release of the game, which is due out later this year.
Although few details of the game have been released, Bully is described by its developer, Rockstar Games, as a humorous, tongue-in-cheek storytelling game set in the schoolyard. [more]
I have this to say: I have never played GTA but loved playing The Warriors. Computer-game violence is tops. [Rock Star Games are here]
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