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Buzz Master Quiz (PSP)

Release Date: 25/07/2008

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Developer:: SCEE
Publisher:: Sony

Buzz! for PSP packs 3000 questions – on topics including music, celebrities, TV, sport, science, nature, movies and general knowledge – alongside hundreds of pictures and videos, into a handheld PSP game ready to test your knowledge at home or on the move. The title features six new round types specifically designed for PSP including the speed-is-of-the-essence ‘Quickfire Challenge’, the picture-puzzler ‘Picture This’ and the mind-boggling ‘Virus Challenge’.

The focus of Buzz! has always been on social play and the PSP version is no different, with three exciting multiplayer modes to test your quiz skills to the limit. Pass Around is a mode that you only need one PSP for, as you pass the system from player to player. As well as the fun of traditional quizzing, some rounds will let you prey on your opponents’ general knowledge weaknesses: you can choose who to pass PSP to according to the question’s subject matter. Other rounds will let you select the section of a photo you want to reveal to the next player, as you try to make it as difficult as possible for them to guess what it is. It’s perfect for stitching up your pals and adds an exciting new tactical edge to game play - as well as a new social gaming element to PSP.

Game sharing is also supported – up to 4 friends can connect multiple PSPs and share just one copy of the game to see who’s quickest off the mark in frenzied ‘Fastest Finger’ play. Then there’s Quiz Host Mode which is where one of the (two to six) players takes control of the game to select and ask the other players questions. The Quiz Host runs the whole game, with the power to award (or even deduct!) points however they see fit.

Not only does Buzz! for PSP offer great multiplayer quiz action; it also has a bigger and more exciting single player mode than previous Buzz! games. This mode presents players with a series of 15 different quiz challenges designed to test all aspects of your general knowledge. In each round, players can earn medals for their performance according to how many points they collect from correct answers. Each quiz has bronze, silver and gold medal criteria, so be sure to brush up on your general knowledge skills if you want to earn those elusive golds! There is also a variety of special trophies to collect according to how many correct questions the players has answered in a row, or how fast the players react.

Buzz Master Quiz Features:

Three new multiplayer modes, all requiring either just one PSP or one copy of the game to enjoy: Pass Around, Game Share and Quiz Host
Bigger and better single player mode than ever before, with 15 quiz challenges to test your knowledge to its limits
Six all-new single and multiplayer round types specially created for PSP
Over 5000 unique questions alongside over 1000 licensed picture and video assets
Eight question categories: Music, TV, Science, Celebrities, Nature, Sport, Movies and General Knowledge

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Buzz Master Quiz Review; Author: Jon Austin ; Published: 25/07/2008

Tom's feeling the buzz.

I’m getting slightly confused at the moment. There seems to be a trend to release games on handheld consoles, that should only work on the bigger home consoles. But thankfully, so far they have all worked. Buzz is probably the biggest surprise, as it works so well.

Buzz on the PS2 and PS3 relies on the party aspect, something that Sony are good at accommodating. We all know how Buzz works on the PS3 and PS2, connect the Buzzers, put the disc in sit around with you mates and let the “friendly” rivalry begin, simple. But how in the name of portable gaming do you transfer those experiences to the PSP? Mini buzzers with the PSP sat on a stand so you can all crowd around the screen? Thankfully no (big sigh of relief)!

The answer comes in two forms! One of which I should have seen coming really, Game Sharing. Flick the WLAN switch on your PSP and let a friend share the experience of porto-Buzz. The other raised a few eyebrows if I’m honest, as it only involves one PSP and one copy of the game and no accessories. How is this achieved? Well you answer your question and pass it to the next player, simple.

There are two modes available when playing with one PSP, Quiz Host and Pass Around. In Quiz host one player drops out from the active and becomes the quiz host. This player decides how many points to award when you get a question right and how many to deduct when you get it wrong. Just makes sure the Host is impartial! Pass around is as it sounds, you answer you question then pass it on to the next player.

How in the name of portable gaming do you transfer Buzz to the PSP?

Here are some further thoughts on Buzz from three members of the online team:

Hannah:

“I really enjoyed the excitement of the game show host and it really got us in a competitive mood with lots of chattering and general cheekiness about people being ''losers'' for having got questions wrong! I did lose the game but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to people going on group trips or just couples on holidays - it'd be great on a plane or train to while away those long hours!”

Katy:

“In Pass Around, only one person can play at a time. This is good on the one hand, because it keeps the other players in suspense of whether or not the other player gets the question right, yet on the other hand, it has a tendency to exclude the other players and leave them twiddling their thumbs waiting for their go. Quiz host provides a slightly more interactive group gameplay, everyone being asked the same question makes it more like its PS2/3 counterpart. It also asks some more alternative questions, involving your surroundings or actually physically answering questions (e.g. Can you do a one-armed push-up?) This makes the questions much more sociable and good fun.”

Ali:

“Having never played a Buzz game before I had no pre-conceptions as to how it should work. We played in a small group passing the PSP as instructed and battling not to come last. I was quietly pleased that no-one could watch me guess at questions & mock my extreme lack of general knowledge. In a party environment I could see it being great fun & as something to do on while travelling Buzz is the perfect choice.”

The formula for Buzz PSP works extremely well.

The single player itself is solid as well, but as you can imagine it doesn’t have the same flair as the multiplayer, due to you playing on your own. And Buzz in all honesty is a multiplayer game. But the single player is still fun, the single player is structured into 7 stages. The first set is 3 quizzes that need to be completed before moving onto the next stage, which is a timed quick-fire round. That is the formula for Buzz and it works for the PSP extremely well.

In terms of presentation it’s Buzz, smooth animations, bright colourful cast of characters and full on speech from the quiz master himself. Buzz on the PSP is, thankfully, one of those big to small console conversions that works, and works well. But it does have the potential to be so much more than what it is. But this is only the first attempt at Buzz on the PSP, and for a first attempt it is a great one.