Buzz! The Music Quiz
Buzz!: The Music Quiz is a party music video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first instalment of the Buzz!
PuzzleQuiz/TriviaCard & Board Game
- Time to beat
- about 6 hours
Overview
Buzz!: The Music Quiz is a party music video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first instalment of the Buzz! series and was released exclusively in Europe and Australia. In The Music Quiz, players answer questions asked by the host, Buzz, by using the four Buzz! buzzers.
Buzz!: The Music Quiz is a music quiz trivia game for up to four players. The game is set in a fictional TV studio, and hosted by the characters Buzz and his assistant Rose. Each copy of the game comes with a total of four buzzer controllers, which are plugged into the USB slots on the Sony PlayStation 2 console. They feature a sizable red button on top and four colored buttons below, sorted in descending order. Buzz can pick around 5000 questions from a 50-year period of pop music, supported by 1000 music clips which represent parts of the original songs processed by a synthesizer, and appear without any lyrics or vocal support.
After the success of EyeToy and SingStar, Sony intended to expand further into the social gaming market. A pop quiz game was a good fit with their plans, so they started collaborating with Sleepydog, who gathered the clips and designed the questions. Sony contacted Relentless Software and asked whether they'd be interested in making a title of that kind. About 30 developers worked on The Music Quiz, trying to create something that would be appealing without intimidating casual gamers. In order to reach their intended audience, Relentless sought the simplest possible interface for four players.
The Music Quiz was well received by critics. Kristan Reed of Eurogamer called it a "great new addition" to Sony's family-friendly genre and the "best quiz game ever released by a mile". Randolph Ramsay of CNET noted that although it has certain flaws, it is a "fun game that will win fans of all ages and musical tastes". Nacho Ortiz of MeriStation called it "a different, innovative and fresh title". Fabio Palmisano of Multiplayer.it considered it "the best you could wish for from a trivia game".
Official trailer
Gameplay video. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game
- Developer
- Relentless Software
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Series
- Buzz!
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 3
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | Europe / PAL | 2005-10-21 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Developer
- Relentless Software
- Released
- 2005-10-21
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 6 hours
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