Buzz! Quiz TV PS3 Review

Buzz! Quiz TV is a show stopper. Invite friends over, throw some chips on the table, warm up the blender, boot up Buzz!, prepare to hear all about what a "wonderful party" that was. Buzz! was a good game on the PS2, and it's excellent on the PS3. From the wireless controllers to the HD graphics and online gameplay this is probably the best trivia game/game-show that any console has ever seen. Scene It? looks dull in comparison. Though not perfect, Buzz! is a very good time waiting to happen. I decided to put Buzz! Quiz TV through the ultimate test: an actual party. When the party started, Buzz! was sealed in its box. When it was over, not only was I congratulated for a great party, but Buzz! and I were invited to many more. Thanks, Buzz! I am now the toast of the local hipster scene.

All exaggerations aside, I busted out Buzz! not only to see how much people would like it, but how easy/fast it was to setup (very, but batteries aren't included) and how intuitive it was. Buzz! sailed through every criteria with flying colors. There was no need to sync the controllers, and we were playing as soon as the disc went in and didn't stop until the wee hours came 'round.

Buzz! Quiz TV may not be the first in the series, but it certainly has taken it to a new level. The wireless controllers are a god-send, but you can still use the wired ones from your PS2 and the wireless ones will work the the PS2. Wouldn't it be nice if every plastic guitar were the same? The graphics and sound really pop and game plays wonderfully. Of course the biggest changes have occurred in the online department.

Once you tire of the 5,000 questions in Buzz! you can download more packs on a variety of topics for a nominal fee, or you can go over to the user generated side of things and write/download community questions, very Web 2.0 for a videogame. Of course you can play online where you can get ranked, earn trophies... all good stuff. Unfortunately you can only play with one controller online. While you can share it, it seems odd to not be able to compete as a team against other teams.

As good as Buzz! is, the voice tracks get repetitive, and I have to wonder why the game modes are so few. As much as I enjoy "pie fight," I don't need to see it every time I play.

Squabbles aside, Buzz! PS3 is just what the system needed, a great time for everyone in the room.

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