''Buzz!: The BIG Quiz'' is a 2006

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developed by

Relentless Software Relentless Software was a British video game developer based in Brighton. Founded in 2003, the company was best known for developing most games in Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's ''Buzz!'' series from 2005 to 2010. Relentless released its ...

and published by

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for the

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. It is the second installment in the ''

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'' series Initial promotional material had it named ''Buzz! The Uber Quiz'', however

announced the change upon the game's launch. The format is essentially that of the original: '' Buzz!: The Music Quiz''. However, ''The Big Quiz'' covers an extensive range of general knowledge questions, including geography, history, sport, television, movies, as well as music. Like ''Buzz!: The Music Quiz'', ''Buzz!: The Big Quiz'' was released for the PlayStation 2 exclusively in Europe. ''The Big Quiz'' was released in the UK on 17 March 2006. In the same year it won a

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for best casual and social game.

Rounds

Multiplayer

*Point Builder - Select an answer from four options. *Snap - Select an answer from options that appear on the screen in a random order. You lose points in this round for a wrong answer. *Fastest Finger – You score more points for being the fastest person to answer. *Pass the Bomb – Answer a question correctly to pass the bomb. The person holding the bomb when it goes off loses points. *Ask A Friend – New to ''Buzz!'', this round gets each player to nominate a friend to answer the question for them. If they choose wisely both will receive points but if they nominate someone not-in-the-know then both will suffer. *Hitman – New to ''Buzz!'', this round sees the players fighting each other for a chance to obtain a gun and shoot at an opponent of their choice. The last player standing gets the most points. *Point Stealer – Players must buzz when the correct answer appears on the screen. Correctly answering the question allows you to choose a player to steal points from. *Look Before You Leap – The question and answers are revealed slowly. Players buzz in and choose an answer when they know it.

Single player

*Time Builder – Answer questions as fast as you can to earn time, which will be used for the next round. *Hot Seat – Use the total time you earned to answer questions. Try to earn as many points as you can.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version of ''The BIG Quiz'' received a "Platinum" sales award from the

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(ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

References

External links

www.buzzthegame.com
– Official website
Sleepydog LtdRelentless Software
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