Great idea, great fun, but could have been way better!
Gameplay: 7
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The gaming experience is enjoying. Yet, there is a feeling that it needed a little nudge to make it better. It is all about running around to reach somewhere in time, escaping law enforcers, and in order not to get bored. The environment is lively but not enough. The others (NPCs) interact with your character because they were told to do so by their programmers. At least I felt that during the time I played the game. It gives an arcade feeling. These are the reasons my score is 7.
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Graphics: 7
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It looks as if two different teams modeled and skinned the characters in the game. Some of them are realistic, yet some are really cartoon-like. The mimics and gestures are horrible. That loosens the connection you make with the game. Also the modeling is a little childish. Sometimes it feels good since this is a childish game. Nevertheless, in all that childish environment your character really blooms. Moreover, inside-the-building graphics and outside-the-building graphics are not overlapping. I think they tried to use a bloom effect on outdoor graphics but it kicks back. Graphics are 7/10
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Sound: 5
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I'll keep this one short. I hate listening the same damn background music over and over for hours. Also, I do not know how many 15-16 year-old teens are out there whose voices are those of 27-35 year-old guys. I really didn't like the sound.
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Value: 4
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You cannot play it over and over. There is nothing new to make. There are only two options. You can be a badass m******f*** who annoys everyone and misses all the lessons. Or you can be an ordinary Bullworth student, go to the lessons and be naughty sometimes. The story is strict, yet fun, ye strict. 4
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Controls: 8
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Some people complain too much about this issue, but I don't reckon this as an issue. They are simple and logical. The only thing that makes one crazy is that you have to own an X360 controller to play the game without mouse and keyboard. M/K combination is not that hard, one can get used to it within 15 minutes. But a pad is better. You can use the program "xpadder" if you don't own an x360 controller. I did that, and I'm happy as hell.
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OVERALL: 6.5
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The game is fun. It can make your what-shall-I-do-I'm-so-bored moments fun for a few weeks if you are a working grown-up like me, or for a 10 day period if you are a student.
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You can buy this game with contentment. It will not be the collector's favorite, but it can give other programmers an idea.
It would really be fun to play a real student in first-person-view. Like a reality game. Whoa! Thinking about it makes me hopeful. ;)