Team Buddies

In video games, cut-scenes are used for a variety of different reasons and are shown in many different ways. They are often used as rewards for players who have gone through a part of the game, or as something to help explain a mechanic or move the plot forward.

They can utilize the game engine to show the cut-scene or it could be a pre-rendered scene using a completely different software. Some allow the player to keep control of there characters and let them choose what they want to see, while others use 'quick time events' to integrate gameplay into these normally unplayable scenes.

I have been looking at the intro to one of my favorite games on the PS1: Team Buddies.

The scene is pre-rendered and serves to introduce the characters and concept of the game. I chose to look at this as it has very simplistic characters and could be easily replicated by someone like me! The game throughout has small pre-rendered scenes at the end of every set of levels. These act as a reward and as an introduction to a new character you can use. They were often humorous and lampooned various movies such as The Terminator.