Team Buddies : Story, Characters, and more

INTRODUCTION

Team Buddies is a RPG/Shooting game, developed by Psygnonis Camden Studio, published by Midway Games (North America) and Activision (Europe). This game released in 18 September 2000 for Sony Playstation (PS 1). Team Buddies can be played up to 4-players. It supports split-screen multiplayer for up to 4-players. Also you can play this game with your emulator.

Ninja Buddie with Tazar

Story

One fine and sunny day in the land that Buddies roam, there was a great and mighty disco in a tent. This tent would bob up and down with the music. All of a sudden, a large, flat, grey, flying THING blocked out the sun (The Great Eclipse) and began to drop crates. These crates were filled with all sorts of goodies such as Uzis and Bazookas. Inevitably, chaos broke out and the buddies became segregated according to color.

The Buddies continue to battle for supremacy across the world until they reach temples similar to Aztec designs in the jungle. It is revealed here that the mysterious craft in the sky was actually the world of the Baddies, which are similar to Buddies except for the fact that their bodies are cubes. The Baddies dropped crates in order to provoke conflict in the Buddies and then film the ensuing destruction for a popular TV show. Upon realising that the season finale of the show involves a giant laser destroying the entire Buddies' world, they hijack a rocket to the Baddies' lair and destroy both the laser and the leader of the Baddies, bringing peace and parties back again.

Gameplay

Infantry Buddie with Uzi

There are several different type of game types in Multiplayer Mode :

• Death Match :  A straightforward game type in which all the members of all opposing teams must be eliminated to win. If there are two or more human players and three or more players overall, the rabanete option can be turned on(unlocked after beating the game). In this mode, the last member of a completely eliminated team remains in play as a slow-moving, invisible ghost. If the ghost walks into the smoking boots of a recently killed unit, it is resurrected and can continue to stack crates and attack enemies.

Infantry Buddie with Grenades

• Domination :  Around the map are "domination points," which can be anything, from ankhs to trees, that must be captured in order to achieve victory. Holding a domination point for 5 seconds gives a team a point; multiple domination points grant multiple points, and the first team to reach the required amount of points wins. In the event of time running out, the team with the highest number of points wins. Domination points are captured simply by touching them. Teams cannot be eliminated in a Domination match; if all members of a team are destroyed, another unit of the lowest type spawns at their stacking pad, armed with the lowest available weapon if the pad has been deactivated.

Commando Buddie with Uzi

• Capture :  Similar to capture the flag game, this game type requires teams to steal animals from an enemy's pen and return them to their own pen. Animals include dogs, penguins, pigs, and sheep. Animals must be stunned with an attack before picking them up (animals cannot be killed in multiplayer). The animals will attempt to break free if carried (even by their own team) and return to their pen. Shooting a unit carrying an animal causes it to drop the animal. Ten points are awarded for capturing the enemies animal, with five bonus points awarded if your team still has their animal.

• Bomball :  An explosive grey ball is spawned at the center of the arena. Each team has three members armed with the lowest weapon of the game's chosen weapon set; if killed, an identical one will spawn shortly after. The goal of the game is to carry the ball to an enemy goal and throw it between the two goalposts. Once a ball is thrown, a timer begins to count down; once the timer reaches zero, the ball explodes, dealing damage to any nearby buddies. Points are awarded for throwing the ball through a set of goalposts, and additional points are given for a ball exploding in the goal area immediately behind them. 

Worlds, Buddies, and Weapon

In Team Buddies, there are 8 diffrent worlds in single player. Each world unlocks new weapon and some new-type buddie. And each type of buddie has it own special abilities. There are some diffrences with normal buddie and super buddie (created by using blue crates). These are the types of buddies :

Infantry Buddie with Gatling Gun

1. Infantry : The basic-type of buddie. This buddie don't have any special abilities. Super Infantry move faster than normal Infantry.
2. Commando : The main type of buddie when facing a boss. It move faster than infantry and it has a powerful punch, which deals more damage to enemies than Infantry punch. This buddie has a card on his forehead.
3. Medic : This buddie can show the other buddies' health. A health bar will appear on the buddies' head. Also it can heal itself by regenerate it own health. This buddie can't perform a punch, but it perform a pump, which catch the enemies and pump it. When the enemies pumped by medic until max, the enemies won't have any defenses.
4. Ninja : According to it's name, Ninja move faster than other buddies. It can separate any jointed crates in any stacking pad with katana. Ninja also jump higher than the other buddies.
5. Cyborg : Has great defense and deadly-stun punch. It can climb the mountains and cliffs. Cyborg is one of the most strongest buddie. But their weakness is their movement that very slow.
6. Stealth : Usually called by "thief", because they can steal the other buddies' weapon when stealthing. But their punch is just as strong as Infantry.
7. Super : Last type of buddie which almost like a superhero. It can glide along the map and shoot a laser from their eyes. Unfortunately, this buddie cannot pick up any weapons and also cannot ride any vehicle. This buddie is also one of the most strongest buddie.

Every world in Team Buddies has it special weapon. Some levels will unlocks the weapon, new features, and some new game types that can be used in multiplayer mode. There are some weapon that appears in the game :

Medic Buddie with Flamethrower

• World 1 : Uzi, Grenades, Bazooka
• World 2 : Shotgun, Time Bomb, Gatling Gun
• World 3 : Pocket Rocket, Napalm Grenades, Flamethrower
• World 4 : Pocket Rocket, Cluster Grenades, 4-pack Rocket
• World 5 : Ice Gun, Ice Grenades, Orb Gun
• World 6 : Pocket Missile, Scatter Bomb, 4-pack Missile
• World 7 : Tazar, Lighting Grenades, Lighting Gun
• World 8 : Laser Rifle, Dam Buster, Pulse Rifle

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Buddies' Parties