Buzz!: Quiz TV

Buzz!: Quiz TV (developed under the working title Buzz! PS3), developed by Relentless Software and Sleepydog, is the seventh game in the Buzz! series of quiz games and the first to appear on the PlayStation 3 console. It debuts new wireless Buzz! controllers, as well as new game rounds. It is the first Buzz! game to feature user created content and online play. Buzz! Quiz TV was one of the first games to support the PlayStation 3 trophy system, and the first online game to support the feature. The game like SingStar is available in a game only (Solus) version or in a bundle which includes 4 of the new wireless Buzz! Buzzers, a Bluetooth USB dongle for wireless connectivity (each dongle can connect 4 buzzers to the PlayStation 2 or PlayStation 3) & a duffel bag to store the buzzers when not in use[citation needed]. An updated version of Quiz TV has been announced. Buzz!: Quiz TV - Special Edition will comprise the already released updates plus some of the question packs that were available via the PlayStation Store.

User-generated content

Players are able to create their own quizzes via a website called "MyBuzz!" David Amor, the creative director, in an interview with IGN stated that users would be able to freely create their own question packs which will be completely moderated by other users via user ratings, and a special "report content" button will flag inappropriate packs, as well as a parental guidance monitor to prevent free downloading by minors. Each user created question pack has eight questions, and individual packs can be linked consecutively.

Updates

V1.01 was released on 6 August 2008 and introduced compatibility with the PlayStation 3 Trophies system. It also allows up to four controllers to be used in Sofa vs Sofa mode meaning multiple players on the same console can share a character and all answer questions in an online match.

V1.10 update released on 9 September 2008 added four new characters, new costumes for every existing character, ten new buzzer noises and support for the PlayStation Eye.

Rounds

There are nine types of round in the game. A single-player game consists solely of three rounds of Stop The Clock where the faster the player answers a question, the more points are awarded. When playing a local multiplayer game with up to four players a game consists of seven rounds. There are Point Builder where a player is simply awarded 250 points for each correct answer. In the Pass The Bomb round, a player is selected at random to be given the bomb and must then answer a question correctly to pass the bomb to the next player. The player holding the bomb when it explodes loses 300 points. In the Fastest Finger round, the player who answers the question the fastest receives the most points and each subsequent correct answer receives less points than the one before it. In Pie Fight, the first player to answer correctly gains control of a cream pie and must then press their buzzer as a target passes over the player they want the pie to hit. Each player can be hit by two pies, after which they will be knocked out of the round. The last player left in receives a points bonus as do the second and third-place players but of less value. In Point Stealer the first player to answer correctly may nominate another player to steal points from. For High Stakes, a brief description of the topic the the next question will be based on is displayed on-screen. Players must then decide how many points they wish to gamble that they will answer the question correctly. The game ends with The Final Countdown. Here, each player is on a raised podium which is constantly moving towards the ground. Players must answer the questions correctly to stop their podium dropping. Incorrect answers cause the player's podium to drop sharply. The height that each player starts at relates to the number of points they have accumulated in the game up to that point, with the highest scoring player's podium being the tallest. When a player's podium reaches the ground, that player is out. The winner is the last player left on their podium. A multiplayer round of more than four player follows much the same structure except the Pie Fight and Pass The Bomb rounds are not included. Online multiplayer games feature the Stop The Clock and High Stakes rounds in addition to All That Apply where players may select as many answers as they like out of the four options. Players gain points for a correct answer and lose points if they select an incorrect one.