History VideoGame / TeamBuddies

''Team Buddies'' is a 2000 video game made for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation by Creator/{{Psygnosis}}, a cross between RTS-style gameplay and third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at its base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on its 2×2×2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier (Infantry) and Commando.

* ShoutOut: The Cyborg Buddy introduction is a remake of the [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle" scene]] except nothing is shown inside the saloon and [[spoiler: the bike is a bicycle]].

* ShoutOut: The Cyborg Buddy introduction is a remake of the "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle" except nothing is shown inside the saloon and [[spoiler: the bike is a bicycle]].

* ClusterFBomb: Especially so in the European version.

%% * ZeroContextExample

* XMeetsY: Franchise/{{Lego}} meets VideoGame/{{Worms}}.

* {{Badass}}: Commando Buddies are said to be experienced Infantries that will brave any mission without a second thought, including suicide.

''Team Buddies'' is a 2000 video game made for the PlayStation by Creator/{{Psygnosis}}, a cross between RTS-style gameplay and third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at its base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on its 2×2×2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier (Infantry) and Commando.

* RaymanianLimbs: Buddies, [[spoiler: Baddies]], and even animals all have limbs like these.

* MightyGlacier: {{Cyborg}} Buddies. They can have the highest health of any Buddy in the game (alongside Super Buddies), and their standard punches hit so hard that they can wreck tanks with their bare hands and can't be squashed by them, either. They also take less damage from weapons, resist fire better, and are completely immune to lava. Their one flaw is that they're the slowest Buddy type in the game, so it can be a problem when trying to retreat from a swarm of enemies.

* OneHitKill: Any weapon that hits a frozen or inflated Buddy.
** Strangely, the latter can also be OHKO'd by simply touching a base or its flag.

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: In the Egyptian levels, no less.

* BearsAreBadNews: Grizzly Bears in the Droopy Wood levels & Polar Bears in Chilling Fields levels.

* EnemyChatter: Varies by the type of Buddy in Single Player, and varies by the color of the Buddy in Multiplayer.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Ninja Buddies, who are [[LightningBruiser the fastest buddies in the game.]]

* AnIcePerson: Any Buddy with an Ice Gun or its upgrade. While they're not strong on their own, they can set a frosted Buddy up for a OneHitKill.

* {{Invisibility}}: Stealth Buddies, who remain invisible as long as they don't get hit, use a weapon, touch water, or commandeer a vehicle. Any vehicle that's black & orange can also become invisible. Super Buddies are the only buddies in the game that can see anything invisible.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Used by Ninja Buddies as their default attack. They can slice apart stacked crates and destroy trees and buildings this way.

* MightyGlacier: {{Cyborg}} Buddies. They can have the highest health of any Buddy in the game (alongside Super Buddies), and their standard punches hit so hard that they can wreck tanks with their bare hands. They also take less damage from weapons, resist fire better, and are completely immune to lava. Their one flaw is that they're slower than any other Buddy in the game, so it can be a problem when trying to retreat from a swarm of enemies.

* PaletteSwap: All of the regular buddies are just different-colored versions of the opposing teams. All of the colors are: Blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, & yellow.
* PlayingWithFire: Anyone that has a Fireball, Napalm Grenades, or a Flamethrower, foremost, though several upgraded weapons can also burn from constant damage. A Buddy killed off this way will explode into charcoal.

* VirtualPaperDoll: Unlockable skins in Multiplayer.

** It's also not a good idea to have them follow you in places with lava, as they hardly make an effort to bypass it safely if they can.

* SoulPower: Ghost Mode, once its unlocked. After dying in a Deathmatch, you become a ghost. In order to become a regular buddy again, you have to touch the boots of the one that just recently died.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Unless they're important for a Single Player mission, nothing's stopping you from killing non-hostile animals like cats and dogs (that is, if those dogs aren't being used as [[StuffBlowingUp suicidal bombs]], that is).

* OneHitKill: Any weapon that hits a frozen Buddy or an Buddy that was inflated by a Medic.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Unless they're important for a Single Player mission, nothing's stopping you from killing non-hostile animals like cats and dogs (that is, if those dogs aren't being used as [[StuffBlowingUp bombs, that is]]).

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Unless they're important for a Single Player mission, nothing's stopping from killing a non-hostile animal like cats and dogs (that is, if those dogs aren't being used as [[StuffBlowingUp bombs, that is]]).

* CrateExpectations: One of the main gameplay elements.

* DifficultyByRegion

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Super Buddies' punch attack spins enemies around for a second, leaving them helpless and likely to get spun again by another punch.

* {{Invisibility}}: Stealth Buddies, who remain invisible as long as they don't get hit, use a weapon, touch water, or commandeer a vehicle. Any vehicle that's black & orange can also become invisible.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Used by Ninja Buddies as their default attack. They can use one to slice apart stacked crates and destroy trees and buildings this way
* MadeOfExplodium: Everything ends its life by blowing up. Buddies, animals, buildings, [[ExplodingTree trees]], etc.
* MasterOfNone: Infantry Buddies, who have no special abilities or punches that all of the other Buddies have.

* OneHitKill: Any weapon that hits a frozen Buddy.

* RunDontWalk: You run as a default, but you can hold the Circle button to walk, possibly to make it easier to track escorts.

* ShootTheMedicFirst: As Medic Buddies are able to heal themselves, it's imperative to kill them first and kill them fast.

* VideoGameStealing: A Stealth Buddie is fully capable of stealing ammo and even weapons from enemies by simply punching them.

* CaptureTheFlag

* OneHitKill: Any weapon that hits a frozen Buddy.

* PaletteSwap: All of the regular buddies are just differently colored versions of the opposing teams. All of the colors are: Red, pink, purple, yellow, green, orange, blue, & brown.

* RunDontWalk: One speed, and one speed only.

''Team Buddies'' is a 2000 video game made for the PlayStation by Creator/{{Psygnosis}}, a cross between RTS-style gameplay and third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at its base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on its 2×2×2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier and commando. In later worlds, you get ninjas, medics, and a whole range of other fun things. In the story mode, you have a number of different worlds, each with its own theme. The multiplayer mode has a few different game types: the basic Deathmatch, Domination and CaptureTheFlag, along with a unique mode called Bomball.

* ArtificialStupidity: Any buddy not under your direct control will keep doing what you last told it to do, leading to situations where a buddy will keep bringing crates back to base until he is killed.

* EnemyChatter

* FrickinLaserBeams: Super Buddies, being based on {{Superman}}, have these as their default attack. Because of this, they can't pick up weapons or use vehicles.

* MightyGlacier: {{Cyborg}} Buddies. They can have the highest health of any Buddy in the game (alongside Super Buddies), and their standard punches hit so hard that they can wreck tanks with their bare hands. Their one flaw is that they're slower than any other Buddy in the game, so it can be a problem when trying to retreat from a swarm of enemies.

* VirtualPaperDoll: Unlockable skins in multiplayer.

* CombatMedic: Medic Buddies, who can heal themselves overtime, and heal any {{NPC}}s. Other than that, they're just as destructive as any other Buddy can be.

''Team Buddies'' is a 2000 video game made for the PlayStation by Creator/{{Psygnosis}}, a cross between RTS-style gameplay and third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at its base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on its 2×2×2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier and commando. In later worlds, you get ninjas, medics, and a whole range of other fun things. In the story mode, you have a number of different worlds, each with its own theme. The multiplayer mode has a few different game types: the basic deathmatch, domination and capture the flag, along with a unique mode called bomball.

* AllDesertsHaveCacti (In the Egyptian levels, no less)
* ArtificialStupidity (Any buddy not under your direct control will keep doing what you last told it to do, leading to situations where a buddy will keep bringing crates back to base until he is killed)

* CrateExpectations (One of the main gameplay elements)
* CombatMedic
* {{Cutscene}} (At the beginning of each world)

* HighlyVisibleNinja
* HitPoints

* KatanasAreJustBetter (Used by the ninja)
* NinjaLooting (Someone else kills the guy or destroys the object, you can swoop in and grab the ammo/health)
* PaletteSwap (All of the regular buddies are just differently colored versions of the opposing teams)
* RewardingVandalism (Trees, animals, structures, you name it. If it moves, it can die)
* RunDontWalk (One speed, and one speed only)
* ShootTheMedicFirst
* SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness
* TimedMission (practically all of them)
* VideoGameFlight (some of the laate-game characters, as well as some vehicles)
* VirtualPaperDoll (Unlockable skins in multiplayer)
* WrapAround (The tunnels at the edge of the map)

''Team Buddies'' is a 2000 video game made for the PlayStation by [[Creator/SCEStudioLiverpool Psygnosis]], a cross between RTS-style gameplay and third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at its base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on its 2×2×2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier and commando. In later worlds, you get ninjas, medics, and a whole range of other fun things. In the story mode, you have a number of different worlds, each with its own theme. The multiplayer mode has a few different game types: the basic deathmatch, domination and capture the flag, along with a unique mode called bomball.

Team Buddies, where Men are pill-people, women are pill-people, and there are no children in sight.

Team Buddies is a 2000 video game made for the PlayStation by [[Creator/SCEStudioLiverpool Psygnosis]], a cross between RTS-style gameplay and Third-person RPG. The main gameplay element is the collecting, stacking, and destroying of crates. Each team starts out at their base, has to run to the crate drop area, pick up a crate, run back and deposit it on their 2x2x2 stacking pad. Rinse, lather, and repeat. Different weapons, vehicles and team members are created through differing combinations of crates on different levels. For example, in the first world, you get your basic soldier and commando. In later worlds, you get ninjas, medics, and a whole range of other fun things. In the storymode, you have a number of different worlds, each with their own theme. The multiplayer has a few different gametypes, the basic deathmatch, domination and capture the flag, along with a unique mode called bomball.

* ArtificialStupidity (Any buddy not under your direct control will keep doing what you told it to last, leading to situations where a buddy will keep bringing crates back to base until they are killed)

* ClusterFBomb Especially so in the European version.

-->''You looking at me? I'll smash yer face in!''