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Buzz The Pop Quiz for PlayStation 2
Buzz The Pop Quiz for PlayStation 2 turns pop music into a television quiz for one to eight contestants. Host Buzz and assistant Rose ask questions about artists, bands, hits, album covers and music videos. The question bank places a strong emphasis on music from the 1990s and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Photos, short music excerpts and video footage alternate with regular multiple-choice questions, so both factual knowledge and the ability to recognise a voice, face or melody count.
Each player uses a wired Buzz controller with a large red button and four coloured answer buttons. Pop Picker lets the winner choose the next category. Video Stars asks you to recognise artists and clips, while Musical Squares hides different music subjects behind squares. Name That Band revolves around group names and line-ups; What's That Song rewards a quick correct answer to a played excerpt. Other rounds can shift the scores, so an early lead is not automatically enough.
You can play an individual challenge on your own or hold a full local contest with two to eight people. One set of Buzz controllers is enough for up to four contestants. A group of five to eight players needs two complete sets, each connected to its own USB port on the PlayStation 2. The quiz runs entirely on the same console and does not require a network connection. This offer is for the game; controllers are included only when explicitly stated with the product.
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.
You can play a separate challenge alone or hold a complete local quiz with two to eight people. Five to eight contestants require two full sets of four Buzz controllers; each set uses one USB port on the PlayStation 2. With a second controller kit, eight players can take part on the same console at once. This offer concerns the game. The required Buzz controllers are included only when the product explicitly says so. No network features are needed for the local quiz.
Manual
Buzz The Pop Quiz 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 The Pop Quiz
Relentless Software developed Buzz The Pop Quiz for PlayStation 2 together with music specialist Sleepydog. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe released the European version on 14 March 2008. The series had begun with The Music Quiz in 2005 and subsequently covered general knowledge, sport and film. Pop Quiz returned to music, but used a new question bank and more recent audiovisual excerpts instead of simply reissuing the first music instalment.
The studio retained the familiar game show with host Buzz, assistant Rose and the wired five-button controllers. New rounds such as Pop Picker, Video Stars and Musical Squares placed more emphasis on images of artists, clips and recent pop culture. Two USB controller kits could be used at the same time, allowing the local contest to go beyond the four contestants supported by the original Music Quiz. A separate solo structure made it possible to practise without other players.
Around the release, Sony opened the letsplaybuzz.com website with a short ten-question sample quiz online. That website is no longer available and was not required for the PS2 disc to work. Within the series, Pop Quiz appeared after The Hollywood Quiz, while Sony was preparing the move to PlayStation 3 and wireless Buzzers. This original European version remains a local PS2 game: its questions, clips and rounds are on the disc, and downloadable question packs from later instalments are not part of it.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Buzz The Pop Quiz returns to popular music and uses a newer question bank than The Music Quiz, whereas The Big Quiz covers general knowledge from 2006. Both work with the same wired PS2 controllers and alternate quick answers with rounds that shift the scores. Pop Quiz gives music experts more depth on performers and hits; The Big Quiz requires contestants to switch between entertainment, science, sport and geography.
Buzz The Pop Quiz is a later PS2 entry that also covers performers and hit songs. Its question bank focuses more heavily on popular music from a newer period and uses different rounds and clips. The Music Quiz is the original 2005 release with more than one thousand re-recorded excerpts from roughly six decades. Both require wired Buzz controllers, but their questions do not completely overlap.
Buzz The Pop Quiz appeared in 2008 and focuses on popular music from the 1990s and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Rounds such as Name That Band and Video Stars use clips of performers. Hollywood Quiz came out earlier and builds its visual questions around films and actors. Both have a distinct entertainment theme and the same controllers, but their question banks and round rules were created separately.
Buzz The Pop Quiz focuses on popular music, artists and video clips, mainly from the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. Mega Quiz treats music as one category alongside many other subjects. Both use wired Buzz controllers and audiovisual questions. Pop Quiz demands more specialised knowledge of hits and bands, while Mega Quiz more often gives contestants with strengths in different subjects an opportunity to win points back.
Buzz The Pop Quiz and Buzz The Sports Quiz both build a full contest around a single subject. Pop Quiz asks about artists, hits, album covers and clips; Sports Quiz covers athletes, teams, records and tournaments. Both support eight contestants with two controller kits and use images and sound. Their rounds differ, however: Pop Picker and Video Stars belong to the music theme, while Risk, Estimation and Finish Line were designed for the sports contest.
