PS3 Review – Buzz! Quiz TV
Everyone wants to be on a game show. With Buzz! Quiz TV, you can do just that from the comfort of your living room. Buzz! Quiz TV is one of those games that anyone can pick up, play and enjoy. Buzz! comes complete with 4 wireless buzzers that really helps to immerse you in the game show experience.
Buzz! is full of style from its slick presentation, to its high def graphics, even the main menu features Buzz surfing through channels on a Bravia LCD. Once you’ve chosen from one of the many channels the real fun begins. Whether you are playing alone, online, or with friends and family, Buzz! is an incredibly enjoyable game. However, Buzz! really shines when you are playing with friends and family. The game’s interface and buzzer are very easy to use, so easy in fact, someone who doesn’t normally play video games can feel comfortable and have a great time. Choose from a comical cast of characters, as well as the sound effect your buzzer makes, enter your name and get ready to play.
Buzz, your host who is voiced by James Donovan, is there to guide you along, as well as bust your balls.
Buzz! local multiplayer consists of 7 themed rounds:
- Points Builder
- Short Fuse
- Fastest Finger
- Points Stealer
- Pie Fight
- High Stakes
- Final Countdown
Short Fuse is my favorite, it’s essentially Hot Potato but the “potato” is a bomb with a lit fuse, and to pass it, you need to answer the question correct. Answer the question wrong, and you are stuck holding the bomb until it explodes in your face!
Whomever ends up with the highest score gets the most time in ‘Final Countdown’. There, your time is represented by a pillar that slowly ticks away while you are trying your best to answer questions as fast as possible. If you are first to get the answer correct, the pillar raises and you get increased time. However if you are incorrect, more time is removed and your pillar eventually hits ground level, losing the match. If your pillar is left standing high, then you win. This really shakes up things at the end of the game, making it so anyone can come out on top.
Buzz! holds its own with single player, allowing you to answer questions from the many categories, in an attempt to get the highest score. Buzz! also supports online play over the PlayStation Network. With its “sofa vs. sofa” mode, up to 4 different living rooms can play at once. Also, though only one player represents your whole living room, all 4 buzzers can buzz in with the answers.
User-generated content has the gaming industry “buzzing”, and Buzz! doesn’t miss the boat. With MyBuzz, you can play user-created quizzes. You can even create your own quiz by signing in with your PSN ID, on mybuzzquiz.com. (Make sure to check out the “PlayStation LifeStyle” quiz that we created for this review!) On the mybuzz site, you can play quizzes, rate them and even create a playlist to play on your PS3 later.
Users can download additional category packs for $5.99 each via the PlayStation Store. Each additional category pack boasts 500 questions more per pack. This, combined with MyBuzz, means the game never gets old.
Buzz! Also supports every PS3 user’s favorite new feature… Trophies. Some of the trophies appear to be very tedious such as the ‘Socialite’ Gold Trophy which requires you to play 50 multiplayer games. However, these trophies will be easily attained within normal use, since Buzz will have you, your family, and friends coming back for more.
Buzz! is a game that appeals to everybody, whether you are a casual or hardcore gamer, or not a gamer at all. Buzz! Quiz TV’s simple premise and easy-to-use buzzers make it accessible to anyone. Buzz! brings out the spirit of competition and that’s what multiplayer gaming is all about. We recommend this game to all PlayStation 3 owners that want a well rounded game library.
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Final ScoreBuzzers are easy for everyone to use. Can make your own quizzes on Mybuzz.com Amazing amount of comment, with a variety of questions. |  |
25 Responses to “PS3 Review – Buzz! Quiz TV”
I like that ‘board’ with the qualification.
The user generated content is a welcomed addition.
(And is gonna be present more and more from now on)
What was wrong with it? Or what did you not like about it to give it in 8.5
The game sounds great though, cant wait to play it
I think this is an amazing game. I wish that there was an option for custom avatars. Oh well, still enjoy this game.
Any complaints about the game, Sev?
Awesome game. I haven’t tried the My Buzz or Sofa vs Sofa feature yet since the Buzz server was down last Friday, but we had an awesome time playing 4 players.
Love the game. First game my wife actually loves and has been asking to play.
I picked up the game last week and I tend to agree with Sev on the score. My biggest complaints are Trophies and Single Player.
First, my problem with the Trophies. The Trophies that require ‘Play x amount of xx games’ are a bit high. They sure may be easy, but they aren’t very unique or fun. I found myself actually having fun trying to get the single player score trophies and the hidden ones, but being forced to play a certain type of game repetitively(even over a long period) takes a bit away from the Trophy experience.
My problem with Single Player is that it’s not competitive. At least in Jeopardy you play against the AI, in Buzz… you got a an on-line leaderboard. While the leaderboard may actually be more competitive, you don’t get that feeling while actually playing.
I agree with Phoenix, if I had to fault this game, then it would be for the single player mode. Its rather boring. Its more just a test your knowledge.
It should have put you up against AI contestants.
I wasn’t going to buy this game. This review makes me want to buy it. So tonite I buy it!
Great review. I really hope you guys review more games, you do a phenomenal job.
Realy enjoy this game, even able to get my girlfriend to play it. Only fault I have with it is that it would be better if you could customise the type of games to play, like all fastest fingers.
PS The UK version is voiced by Jason Donovan, dont know if thats true for different regions.
Hey Sev,
Looks like you were featured in the PlayStation Converstation part of the Playstation.Blog! Congrats and I’m getting this game soon.
Of topic…. I’m surpirsed you guys haven’t done a lbp beta give away yet….
i just bought this game on impulse today, bestbuy had to dig it out of their back closets even though it was 6days from the day it was released, i played by myself first and its was ok, but once i went online (which was a breeze to find a full room) was fun, even though im a average student (Stupid) i still enjoyed the game, the extra downloadable packs are expensive 6-8$ each but it adds 500 questions to the already 3000-5000 in the game, and no u cant play the created questions you made online, you can only play those online (via flash mybuzz.com)and it only has 8 questions that you made.
Another game that has no fun value on the PS3.
Huy,
Yes you most certainly can play the quizzes you made on mybuzzquiz.com right on your PS3.
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We have been playing the different options and find this game to be really fun. It would, however, be great if the sofa vs sofa would have the same sub-games as when playing offline. Another option that would be great is if we could also play in other languages. We bought the English one and we can only play quizzes in English.
This game rocks if played with a group of people
haha check out the commercial TQcast made for Buzz http://www.viddler.com/explore/desz/videos/31/
funny. I wonder if they will have the sofa vs sofa update soon?
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might picks one up
This game is good with a group of people.
Wish I had someone to play with is this baby online capable?
i was a little wary on this game at first.. i gave it a chance and its very fun even by yourself..better with 4 players.
@R2D2
caught you.. lol
in case your not aware the game is 1 year old this was done in Sep 2008.. Anthony doesnt answer pass 1 year..