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NZGamer: Buzz! Brain Bender Hands On

NZGamer writes: "Buzz!: Brain Bender is the second in the Buzz series to hit the PSP and 8th in the main series. Fans of the series may be surprised that this time around Buzz will ditch the series roots in favor of a more puzzling affair. It doesn't fit into the main series; while Brain Bender keeps the wisecracking host of the previous games, it doesn't bring back the quizzes, acting more like PlayStation Portable's answer to Brain Training on DS."

The Good: A successful attempt at switching genres

The Bad: The host's voice can get annoying

The Ugly: The jokes

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PSPgo - No Free Game Downloads Planned for North America

WorthPlaying contacted SCEA to find out if it planned to match the PSPgo Rewards program announced by SCEE this morning and was told that Sony had no plans at this time to match the European offer.

"There hasn't been any announcement yet that there will be an equivalent rewards program for North America..."

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Elvfam5115348d ago

"There hasn't been any announcement yet that there will be an equivalent rewards program for North America..."

RainOfTerror5348d ago

This is sad .. the Euros are getting stuff, and here in the US they havent even figured out the UMD issue yet either.

Don't they realize this thing is coming out like SOON

callahan095421d ago

I made 200 useless questions, myself. Just 25 sets of 8 questions (junk) for the silver trophy (and it was my final needed to platinum Buzzz). I imagine a HUGE number of the questions are similarly worthless.

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AllAboutTheGames Review: Buzz! Brain Bender

AATG writes: "There is something terribly bare-bones about this release. For a start, the presentation. The sight of Mr Buzz, preening and pirouetting before a static laboratory background barely engages you, and the figurehead is almost completely irrelevant to the proceedings. There is something saddening seeing the once gregarious showman turn up in such a flimsy product - as if we are witnessing the fall from grace and subsequent dismal resurrection of a one-loved entertainer fallen out of favour. If Mr Buzz's career survives this excursion, surely his next port of call is whoring fake Rolexes on a daytime shopping channel. He is irksome, and unnecessary. Compare that with the miniature charm of Dr Kawashima in the Brain Training game that so blatantly "inspired" this waste of a UMD."

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