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Canis Canem Edit for PlayStation 2
Canis Canem Edit for the PlayStation 2, also known as Bully, is an action-adventure game centred on Jimmy Hopkins. This fifteen-year-old newcomer arrives at Bullworth Academy, a boarding school where teachers, prefects and different student groups shape everyday life. You try to find your place among arguments, missions and classes. The school year provides the backdrop for a story in which friendships and rivalries regularly change direction.
You explore the campus and later gain access to more of the surrounding town. On foot, a skateboard or a bicycle, you travel to missions and other activities. The clock and timetable need attention: you cannot wander indefinitely without considering school rules. If caught misbehaving, prefects may chase you. The surroundings therefore keep responding to what Jimmy does.
Classes are short challenges that develop your capabilities, for example in English, chemistry and gym. Missions also alternate conversations, chases, fights and pranks. You gradually learn the school's routes, characters and relationships. Canis Canem Edit combines the freedom of an explorable setting with the rhythm of a school day. Its humour mainly comes from clashes between Jimmy, his fellow pupils and a school that does not always convincingly follow its own rules.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Canis Canem Edit for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Canis Canem Edit
Canis Canem Edit was released in Europe in October 2006 for the PlayStation 2. In North America, the same original release was called Bully. Rockstar Vancouver developed it and Rockstar Games published it. At its May 2005 announcement, Rockstar presented it as the Vancouver studio's debut. A release later that year was still planned then; the eventual launch followed in 2006.
The announcement immediately established the different setting Rockstar wanted to use: the schoolyard. Instead of a criminal career in a large city, the game placed a new pupil at its centre, surrounded by teachers, bullies and school rules. Jimmy's story concerned adjusting to a boarding school and his position between different groups. The European title Canis Canem Edit belonged to that original PS2 release, while Bully remained the better-known name internationally.
Later adaptations followed under the name Bully: Scholarship Edition, with additional content. For the mobile Anniversary Edition, Rockstar again referred to both the original game and those additions. The European PlayStation 2 version returns to Bullworth Academy's first design. Its particular combination of a school year, recurring pupils and free exploration remained the foundation of later releases. This version therefore marks the start of Jimmy's story as released in 2006.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas gives you an extensive setting with story missions, vehicles and free activities. Canis Canem Edit uses a related alternation of missions and exploration but concentrates it around Jimmy's school life. The timetable and interactions with pupils structure your day differently from CJ's journey through San Andreas.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City connects a recognisable city with missions and a story about rising through the criminal world. Canis Canem Edit instead has Jimmy establish his position among student groups. Both use characters and recurring locations to give their settings personality. In Bullworth, classes and school rules become part of your planning.
The Warriors centres on a street gang fighting through hostile neighbourhoods. Combat and relationships between groups therefore play an important part. Canis Canem Edit also uses rival groups and confrontations but connects them to a school year and more everyday activities. Their similarity lies in learning about people and their relative positions.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run combines story missions, driving and sections on foot in Springfield. Its humour and familiar returning residents may appeal if you enjoy exploring Bullworth. Canis Canem Edit uses its own school story and places more emphasis on Jimmy's relationships and daily schedule. Both alternate missions with opportunities to look around.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lets you explore Hogwarts and complete tasks for fellow pupils. Learning a school building and its residents is a clear similarity with Canis Canem Edit. The execution differs: Harry uses magic within a film story, while Jimmy deals with school rules, rivalries and everyday pranks.
