Q 01/05

What is the Resident Evil series called in Japan?

A) Biohazard

B) Sweet Home

C) Zombie Mansion

D) Umbrella

Answer · why

A) Biohazard

Capcom could not secure the name in the US because of a DOS game and a New York punk band that already used it.

Q 02/05

Which company makes Resident Evil?

A) Sega

B) Capcom

C) Konami

D) Square Enix

Answer · why

B) Capcom

With over 213 million copies sold, it is Capcom's best-selling franchise.

Q 03/05

Who directed the first Resident Evil game in 1996?

A) Tokuro Fujiwara

B) Hideo Kojima

C) Shinji Mikami

D) Hideki Kamiya

Answer · why

C) Shinji Mikami

He also directed the first Dino Crisis and later founded Tango Gameworks.

Q 04/05

The original game was inspired by the limits of which earlier 1989 horror game from the same publisher?

A) Clock Tower

B) Splatterhouse

C) Alone in the Dark

D) Sweet Home

Answer · why

D) Sweet Home

Sweet Home was itself based on a Japanese horror film, and its limited supplies inspired the scarce ammo.

Q 05/05

Why could the Japanese title not be used in the United States?

A) A DOS game and a punk band already had it

B) It was judged too frightening for retail

C) A film studio owned the trademark

D) US law barred medical terms in titles

Answer · why

A) A DOS game and a punk band already had it

The New York hardcore band Biohazard was one of the obstacles.