Product Description

Game Only - Buzzers Required To Play (NOT Included)

The multi-million selling, BAFTA-award winning Buzz! Franchise is back - and this time Buzz is going to take you to school!

The Schools Quiz'was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment in partnership with both the Department for Education and Skills and expert educational consultancy Schoolzone.

The aim was to create a classroom application for Key Stage 2 pupils that would aid the teaching and testing of National Curriculum content AND be fun for kids to play.

• After several successful in-school trials and a period of availability exclusively for educational use, this widely acclaimed game is now available to play in the home.
• All questions taken directly from the National Curriculum
• Aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils aged 7 - 11 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6)
• All major subjects covered - English, Geography, History, Science, Mathematics, Religious Education and Modern Foreign Languages
• Same game as used in classrooms across the UK
• Select questions by subject and player age - 'Teacher Features' allow kids and parents to choose the most relevant quiz content
• A huge range of contestants for kids to choose from
• 8 crazy round types to enjoy, from 'Fact or Fiction' to 'Pie Fight'
• 8-player social gaming - play/study competitively or co-operatively with friend

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #267 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2008-01-11
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

The multi-million selling, BAFTA-award winning Buzz! Franchise is back - and this time Buzz is going to take you to school!

'The Schools Quiz' was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment in partnership with both the Department for Education and Skills and expert educational consultancy Schoolzone.

The aim was to create a classroom application for Key Stage 2 pupils that would aid the teaching and testing of National Curriculum content AND be fun for kids to play.

After several successful in-school trials and a period of availability exclusively for educational use, this widely acclaimed game is now available to play in the home.

Customer Reviews

Great for the whole family
Our son is in year 5 and we love this game. As adults we still have to think about the questions. I like you can select school year 3 to 6 and have choice of all questions or focus on just one. I find the maths questions difficult at speed and our son loves to beat me. Great way to improve learning through play. My favourite is modern language and it is helping with my Spanish. Worth the money and gives younger family members a chance to win, unless you live at our house and have a competitive husband. This is the first buzz we have bought so I can not compare to others but we intend to now buy more. Buzz was recommended to us by friends and we are glad we bought it.

Good, but.....
I had high hopes for this game having read the previous reviews. It certainly is a good way to encourage learning while having fun. However, I do have one major reservation.

The main thing I dislike about this quiz is the way that the audience laugh in a derisive manner every time you get a question wrong. My daughter is in year 5, but started with year 4 questions so she could get used to the format. When she got a couple of answers wrong and was laughed at, she was very demoralised and felt that she was being stupid. I think a sympathetic 'ahhh' from the audience would have been more suitable and encouraging. Confident children will probably be ok, but those who need some encouragement may be put off by this format.

Great game for the kids
I have the Buzz Mega Quiz game and as a family we really enjoy playing this game but my 8 & 10 year old children obviously find the questions extremely hard. We bought this game to give them a better chance of winning.
This is a great game to play as a family and can be quite challenging at times for us as parents. My 8 year old very nearly beat me at the year 3 game :-(
You can choose the year from year 3 to year 6 which is a great option. The games are not as long as the Mega Quiz but some of the questions can still be quite challenging.
We all really enjoy playing this though and have great fun as a family.