Buzz! returns to PS2

By Robert Purchese Published 6 February, 2007

New Mega Quiz awaits.

Buzz is back, ladies and gentlemen, showing Bruce Forsythe-like resilience as he embarks on his new show, The Mega Quiz, which is due for release in spring.

Jam-packed into this sparkly-fresh version are tons of new questions based on things like movie footage, sporting clips and TV snippets. There's also support for up to eight players this time around - by plugging two sets of buzzer peripherals in - as well as 16 contestants to pick from.

Multiplayer, Single, Team, Quickfire and Quiz Master modes are all included, as are three new round types: Point Picker, where you'll chose the questions that suit you most (and your opponent least); Winner Stays On, which is fairly self explanatory; and Final Countdown, to create a desperate dash for the finishing line.

You can also challenge the "cheesemonger" himself, in special "Mystery Games", where Buzz takes the centre stage and attempts to dazzle you with his exhaustive and slightly pointless knowledge.

Relentless Software hasn't quite managed to duplicate the charm of the original Buzz! game from 2005; lets hope Mega Quiz marks a return to form.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • insincere_dave #1 5 years ago

    Sounds like they are really pushing forward the franchise with that 8 player option!!!!!!!!

  • millerlfc #2 5 years ago

    You can already do 8 players with the Buzz Music quiz edition.

  • SBfistfun #3 5 years ago

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  • X201 #4 5 years ago

    Does this one support eight players playing a few selected rounds from the game
    or proper support fro 8 people playing the full game?

  • Banjax #5 5 years ago

    I bought the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire game for family Christmas fun. It lasted about 30 minutes with every staring at the screen glumly before we turned it off. It's since been returned to the shop.

    I take it the Buzz games are a lot more fun then?

  • coojam #6 5 years ago

    Actually, the Music Quiz never supported 8 players...that was The Big Quiz. And it wasn't 8 players properly anyway.

  • millerlfc #7 5 years ago

    Yep, I meant the big quiz. Brain wasn't working properly.

    Buzz is very good fun, but questions tend to repeat after a while. After a few days me and my friends reached the stage where we could answer questions in less than a second. Which then means our other friends who are beginners don't want to play with us/