Team Buddies

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.

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.

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.

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.

Occasional ambiguities over what the target of the order is can be resolved in 'binocular' mode, where the perspective is moved away from the player's buddy and a reticule snaps to the subject of the order.

Team Buddies for PlayStation is currently worth €109.98 loose, €100.61 complete in box, and €211.28 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Team Buddies has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Team Buddies, loose is €109.98 and CIB is €100.61 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Team Buddies is currently worth €109.98 loose, versus €200.29 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.