New Party Games Deliver Social Gaming Entertainment for the Whole Family
This Holiday Season
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the release of Buzz! (TM)
The Mega Quiz and Buzz! (TM) Junior Jungle Party, available exclusively for
the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Regardless of gameplay
ability, Buzz! The Mega Quiz and Buzz! Junior Jungle Party provide a social
gaming experience for gamers and non-gamers alike as the games utilize the
pick-up and play Buzz! buzzer peripherals instead of a game controller.
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Ideal for holiday gatherings with friends and family, Buzz! The Mega
Quiz is the ultimate trivia game with over 5000 questions across a variety
of topics and genres, including celebrities, music, sports, film, history,
science and more. Buzz! The Mega Quiz features a TV style game show
experience delivered live in your living room where up to eight players
compete in a wide variety of fun, engaging trivia. With 14 wild and wacky
contestants to choose from along with customizable options such as unique
buzzer sounds and character costumes, players can challenge one another in
five different gameplay modes (Multiplayer, Single, Team, Quickfire, Quiz
Master).
The Buzz! franchise's kid-friendly Buzz! Junior Jungle Party, will
appeal to children, parents and grandparents as it features over 25
humorous and entertaining mini-games for up to four players. Loosely based
upon childhood favorites like hot potato and red light green light, Buzz!
Junior Jungle Party allows the entire family to get involved in this game
of hijinks and humour with an experience enhanced by a unique jungle
environment, hilarious characters and solid gameplay that puts their skills
to the test. Players looking for an extra fun challenge with friends can
choose from their favorite games to develop short, medium, long or custom
tournaments. Buzz! The Mega Quiz and Buzz! Junior Jungle Party both require
the buzzers to play and will be available as a bundled version that
includes the buzzers and as a standalone version offered at a lower price.
"Already an extremely successful franchise in Europe with close to six
million units sold, the introduction of the Buzz! franchise to the North
American market demonstrates our continued commitment to expanding our
social gaming catalogue on PlayStation 2 and broadening our audience by
reaching casual gamers, females, and families," said Jeff Reese, director,
software marketing, SCEA. "With its unique buzzer controller, accessible
content and social engaging gameplay, Buzz! elevates social entertainment
and family fun to a whole new level this holiday season."
SCEA will support Buzz! The Mega Quiz and Buzz! Junior Jungle Party
with a national television, print and online advertising campaign, full
promotional support including in-store demonstrations in Best Buy's Social
Gaming Area, dedicated point-of-purchase displays and merchandising
support, broad-based public relations support, and an immersive and
interactive Buzz! brand Web site at http://www.buzz-games.com.
Buzz! will be part of an innovative national Buzz! Across America
promotional tour featuring the Buzz! crew which are real-life, walking
trial kiosks. Running from October 2007 through March 2008, the tour will
visit high-traffic areas in 10 major markets across the country including
bars, street fairs, movie theatres, college campuses and more. College
sororities and fraternities also will be able test out their trivia wits
with Buzz! The Mega Quiz at over 45 SCEA-sponsored Greek events across the
country.
The independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated
Buzz! The Mega Quiz and Buzz! Junior Jungle Party "E-10+" for "Everyone 10
and older." For more information about the ESRB visit http://www.esrb.org.
About Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the
entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation(R) and PS one(R) game console,
the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the PSP(R)
(PlayStation(R)Portable) handheld entertainment system, the ground-breaking
PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and
network services the PLAYSTATION(R)Network and PLAYSTATION(R)Store.
Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and
develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one game
console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the PSP system
for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif. Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American
operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc.
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