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Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party for PlayStation 2
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party for PlayStation 2 pits four coloured monkeys against each other in forty short jungle games. Every participant uses a separate Buzz controller with one large red button and four coloured buttons. A short demonstration shows what to do before each round. You then need to press at the right time, choose the correct colour and watch the animals, plants and moving obstacles carefully.
The challenges change quickly. You throw coconuts, avoid a lion, jump between hippos and try to outsmart opponents at a jungle pool. Some contests reward the fastest reaction, while others ask you to remember a colour sequence or take a risk at the right moment. You can play a short, medium or long collection. Points from every round determine which monkey becomes king of the jungle at the end.
One to four participants can play Jungle Party, but the special wired Buzz controllers are required; a regular DualShock 2 cannot replace them. This offer concerns the game. Controllers are included only when the product explicitly says so. The European PS2 version contains forty minigames; the later PlayStation 3 download had a much smaller selection and is not part of this disc. No internet connection is required.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party requires wired Buzz controllers for PlayStation 2 and does not work with a regular DualShock controller. This offer concerns the game. A controller set is included only when the product explicitly says so.
Manual
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party
Magenta Software developed Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe released it for PlayStation 2 in October 2006. It began the child-focused Buzz spin-off series. The existing controllers remained, but trivia questions and host Buzz made way for monkeys and skill games. This allowed the same five-button controls to be used by players who could not yet read long questions quickly.
At its announcement Sony presented about ten games for one participant and forty local contests as the main component. The rules were demonstrated before every round, allowing a group to move directly from coconut throwing to timing or colour recognition. The four fixed controller colours matched the four monkeys. Liz Barker provided the English-language guidance and tied the short contests together as a continuing jungle tournament.
Jungle Party received PlayStation 2 sequels in Robo Jam, Monsters and Dinos. Those games retained the Buzz controllers but changed the theme, characters and challenges. A PlayStation 3 version of Jungle Party appeared as a download in 2008 with only five adapted games. This physical PS2 release is the original European collection with forty activities. The two offered product pages share the same game content and are not different special editions.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Robo Jam uses the same large red button and four coloured buttons, but replaces the monkeys with robots in a futuristic training camp. Jungle Party contains forty jungle games; Robo Jam offers 24 challenges involving machines, rockets and technical obstacles. Both support one to four players and explain the rules before each round, but their atmosphere and specific challenges are completely different.
Monsters places four homemade creatures in a comic haunted house and lets players customise their figure beforehand. Jungle Party uses fixed coloured monkeys and a tropical setting. Both avoid trivia questions and test timing, colour choice and attention with the same Buzz controllers. Monsters has 25 games; Jungle Party changes between a larger collection of forty jungle challenges.
Dinos moves the formula to prehistoric times and contains 35 games with dinosaurs and cave people. Ten are designed specifically for two teams of two. Jungle Party came earlier, uses monkeys and records most points per individual player. Both are instantly recognisable through wired Buzz controllers, short demonstration videos and local competition for up to four participants.
EyeToy Play 2 also consists of many short challenges for a group, but registers body movement with a camera. Jungle Party gives every player a separate Buzz controller and limits actions to five clear buttons. Both explain new rules quickly; EyeToy needs space and a clear view for the camera, while Jungle Party mainly tests reaction speed and colour choice around the television.
Athens 2004 supports four local players in official sports and records times, distances and medals. Jungle Party uses fictional jungle games with monkeys and switches more quickly between simple challenges. For four players Athens requires a Multitap and DualShock controllers; Jungle Party uses one set of four Buzz controllers. Both are local and need no internet connection.
