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In Buzz! Brain of the UK, you start off with 3 challenges:
Snapshot Challenge: answer questions correctly to reveal the picture parts - not quite Catchphrase as you get a question relating to the picture rather than just identifying it. This takes place in the space of one minute to answer all the questions, although the time pauses inbetween questions.
Top Rank Challenge: Order 8 Top Rank Questions, eg. Arrange the four words to spell the name of a disco group (Earth Wind and Fire, in this case)
Quickfire Movie and TV Challenge: answer 15 Movie and TV questions
Inbetween each set of questions you'll get a Time Challenge, to answer a load of questions within a minute. You won't
get short of questions either since there are over 4000 in this title.
Also, I played by myself, but the game allows you to compete against friends on one PSP system in Pass Around mode
or enjoy four player face-offs via Game Sharing
Some questions seem a bit dated, such as one asking which radio presenter told us to 'Fight the flab'. Apparently it
was Terry Wogan but it's not something I've heard about in connection with radio for some time. Also, another asks who
presents LK Today, but since their dreadful rebranding in January, Lorraine Kelly's slot is just part of GMTV.
Overall, this is fun for a while but longevity depends on how you feel about this sort-of title. Plus, the phrases the
Buzz guy comes out with are so repetitive and said with the same pseudo-enthusiasm as Richard Hammond on Total Wipeout.
GRAPHICS SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC PLAYABILITY ENJOYMENT
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Inbetween each set of questions you'll get a Time Challenge, to answer a load of questions within a minute. You won't
get short of questions either since there are over 4000 in this title.
