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Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz
Buzz! returns again to the wonderful world
of PS3 gaming and abides by the philosophy that if it ain't broke,
don't fix it. Almost a carbon copy of the previous Buzz games which
features that same whacky presenter, gameplay, graphics and sound, this
series is easily the best quiz show style of game on any console.
It also doesn't take a genius to realise
that this current instalment of Buzz! revolves around music and the game
contains a plethora of questions, images, sounds and clips of songs from
a variety of different genres and eras. Allowing up to four players to
play, courtesy of those cool quiz show button accessories, gamers can
either play a short or long bout of Buzz!.
The questions of The Ultimate Music Quiz
are extremely diverse and include a wide range of genres such as hip hop
to alternate rock. Best of all, the songs range from a variety of musical
eras, so even if you're not up to date with the modern hits of today,
there are enough classics and popular hits to make most gamers feel
welcome.
As mentioned, the gameplay is almost a
replica from previous titles that include enjoyable matches such as
point stealer (steal points from another player) or fastest finger (the
player with the faster finger wins the chance to answer the question
first).
Fortunately the developers have added
something new to the series with the Twisted Tunes round. Twisted Tunes
has nothing to do with a bad version of iTunes but rather distorts the
song and requires the player to decipher the distortion in order to name
the song. Twisted Tunes is a fun addition to the franchise and does make
the game slightly different from previous incarnations.
Another change to the franchise is the
inclusion of PlayStation Move into the series. The inclusion of Move
into Buzz seems a little forced and dare I say... a little childish at
times. Image EyeToy meets Buzz and that's what what the Move does to the
game as you attempt to shoot correct answers with the Move controller or
pop them.
Thankfully this aspect of Buzz is only a
sideline and you can still play the traditional Buzz!. If you still want
more questions, there is an option to create custom questions and the
ability of downloading additional quiz questions from the net that does
stretch the longevity of the title. Needless to say, a good instalment
of Buzz!
Graphically, the title
has received a slight make over and the biggest difference is that our
presenter looks a little more human as opposed to the cartoon Buzz of
yesteryear. Even the characters that you select and the quiz show studio
where you play looks a little different and thankfully that's in a good
way.
While we're still on
graphics, another cool feature is
the ability to map a picture of you onto one of the contestants in the
game which looks a little odd but is nonetheless a fun addition. The
sound of Buzz is the winner here however that features some exceptional
decent sounding songs that is the heart of the game. I should also mention
that you can even create your own buzzer sounds.
In the end, Buzz! The Ultimate Music
Quiz is a fun game and if you've enjoyed the previous instalments, than
this is no exception to the rule. There are some slight changes to the
format and graphics that does slightly separate this Buzz! game from
others which is a good thing and thankfully the tried and tested Buzz!
formula remains. Just ignore the PlayStation Move option because the
main gameplayis where all the action is happening.
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