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''Buzz!'' is a series of video games originated by Sleepydog Ltd., developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles. They are quiz games that see the players answering trivia questions while competing in the fictional game show, ''Buzz!''. Created specifically with multi-player party gaming in mind, the series launched in October 2005 and to date comprises 18 games; including 13 in the ''Buzz!'' series and five ''Buzz! Junior'' titles. The series made the transition to the PlayStation 3 with ''Buzz!: Quiz TV'' in 2008. The sixteenth game in the series ''Buzz!: Brain of the UK'' was released in March 2009. The latest Buzz! game is ''Buzz!: The Ultimate Music Quiz'' which was released in October 2010. In 2006 the second game in the Buzz series, ''Buzz!: The Big Quiz'', won the BAFTA award for ''Best Casual and Social'' game. ''Buzz!: Quiz TV'' has been nominated in the ''Best Social Game'' and ''Best Multiplayer Game'' categories for the 2009 BAFTA video game awards. As with most TV quiz shows the winner of the game is the player with the most points. The show uses a multi-round format with most games in the series featuring eight individual rounds. The exact rounds vary from game-to-game and more information about the rounds can be found in the individual articles. Each game is hosted by the titular Buzz (voiced by Jason Donovan in the English versions) The games are played with buzzers - a set of four simple controllers that consist of four coloured answer buttons and a red buzzer. These are intended to replicate the buzzers often seen on TV quiz shows. The buzzers plug into a USB port and the game allows use of either one or two sets of buzzers allowing up to eight players in certain games. The games are usually marketed in two versions, a pack containing both game and buzzers for new purchasers or a game only version for players who already own a set of buzzers. In January 2008 California-based Buzztime Entertainment filed a legal suit, in the Southern District of California, against Sony Computer Entertainment Europe alleging that Sony had violated several of its trademarks. The suit accused Sony of a "malicious, fraudulent, knowing, wilful, and deliberate" violation of its trademarks. In the suit Buzztime is seeking the recall and destruction of all infringing products and is asking the court for actual damages, punitive damages, legal fees and an order to the US Patent and Trademark Office not to register Sony's pending Buzz trademarks. The case was eventually settled out of court in favour of Sony. ==Buzz! series== The series was launched in October 2005 with ''Buzz!: The Music Quiz'', which was followed by a general knowledge version ''Buzz!: The Big Quiz''. The alternation between specialist subject and general knowledge continued for the next three games in the series; the sports based ''Buzz!: The Sports Quiz'' was followed by another general knowledge edition, ''Buzz!: The Mega Quiz'', and then another single subject edition based around films, ''Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz''. The sequence was broken with the March 2008 release of ''Buzz!: The Pop Quiz''. ''Buzz!: Quiz TV'' is a general knowledge quiz but allows players the option of quizzes on a single specific subject. ''Buzz!: Master Quiz'' is a general knowledge quiz with the addition of single subject rounds. In 2009 ''Buzz!: Quiz World'', expanded on ''Quiz TV'' by adding profiles to remember player's character & buzzer sounds, if players won or lost the previous game and call them by name. ''Quiz World'' includes both a PS3 & PSP version of the game. ''Buzz!: Quiz Player'' is a free downloadable game, and is essentially a Quiz World demo. Quiz Player can also play the PS3 downloadable quiz packs, and can be played with the buzzers or with a controller. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buzz!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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