Team Buddies
About the Game
Bright primary colours and a strong cartoon style characterise this squad based third person shooter. Crates falling from the sky form the resource over which buddies fight, they are collected and returned to a stacking pad where they can be opened to reveal weapons, vehicles and other team members. The objectives vary, but central to them is collect the crates, build and arm a team of buddies and hunt down your enemies. Whilst the perspective is isometric, the world is fully modeled with physics especially visible in the vehicle control, from bikes to hover tanks, biplanes to jumpjets.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Weapons special effects are also very varied, with homing missiles chasing their targets, bicycle pumps stunning and inflating, and chainguns with a recoil that sends a jumping buddy flying across the screen. At its core, the gameplay includes deathmatch games, domination and capture the flag variants and a hidden footie game (with exploding ball!). Many of the features are only unlocked after completing several levels. The multiplayer options runs up to four players in each of the different game variants, keeping to a steady 25fps with a split screen, under most conditions. AI control covers over twenty agents on a game level, all with different behaviors.
Standout Features
- Occasional ambiguities over what the target of the order is can be resolved in 'binocular' mode, where the perspective is moved away from players' buddy and a reticule snaps to the subject of the order.
- Team member AI is controlled through a simple context dependent order button - select order whilst facing an enemy base and your buddies attack it, or whilst facing your base and they'll defend it.
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes Same/Split-Screen, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and 1-4 Players.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Team Buddies | Sony PlayStation 1 | PS1.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Psygnosis Camden Studio | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. | Australia | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Psygnosis Camden Studio | Australia | MobyGames |
| Published by | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. | Greece, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Psygnosis Camden Studio | Greece, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. | Italy | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Psygnosis Camden Studio | Italy | MobyGames |
| Published by | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Psygnosis Camden Studio | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Required | Gamepad | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Controller Types Supported | Analog Controller | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Vibration | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Gamepads Supported | DualShock | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Additional Hardware Supported | Multitap | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Players Supported | 1-4 Players | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players via Multitap | 1-4 Players | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Playstation 2 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Camden Studio | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Midway | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Playstation 2 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2000 | Australia | MobyGames |
| 2000 | Greece, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2000 | Italy | MobyGames |
| 2000-03-01 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2000-01-01 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2000-09-18 | North America | PriceCharting |
| September 18, 2000 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 2000 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PN | SLUS-00869 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 031719268467 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00002STT7 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 3713 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 711719192527 | Australia | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SCES-01923-ANZ | Australia | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 711719193128 | Greece, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 711719193029 | Italy | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SCES-02986 | Italy | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1863782025 | Italy | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SCES-01923 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 711719192220 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| upc | 031719268467 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B00002STT7 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 3713 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
