Buzz for trivia buffs
I haven’t had this much fun with a console game in years. Buzz! Quiz TV (R850) takes all the fun of a pub quiz and packages it into a PlayStation 3 game complete with four electronic buzzers. The show is hosted by quizmaster Buzz, who, in his tasteless red suit and glasses, looks a bit like Elton John. But don’t let that put you off if you’re a trivia buff. This game was made for you.
The game comes with more than 5 000 questions, with new question packs available for download from the online PlayStation Store. Hopefully there’ll soon be an SA question pack.
The best feature is the option for players to create their own quizzes and to upload these to the game’s servers for others to play. Inevitably, many of these user-generated quizzes are awful, but a rating system means the best become available in “top-rated quizzes” in the game’s menus, making it easier to choose the better ones.
There are already thousands of user-generated quizzes available, despite the game having been on sale for a few weeks only. My sole gripe is that these quizzes can be only eight questions long. I’d have preferred longer user-made quizzes, like the ones that come packaged with the game. Nevertheless, I was surprised to find quite a few good quizzes about SA and Africa.
There’s also online play, allowing you to have “couch-to-couch” battles with strangers, or you can play online with friends who also own the game. You can play by yourself, but what’s the point? Buzz! Quiz TV is for trivia junkies young and old. Recommended.
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