Q 01/05

Which 2001 Capcom action game began life as the first discarded version of Resident Evil 4?

A) Dead Rising

B) Devil May Cry

C) Dino Crisis

D) Viewtiful Joe

Answer · why

B) Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry grew out of a stylish action prototype that strayed too far from the series' horror roots. Rather than scrap the work, Capcom turned it ...

Q 02/05

NubyTech designed two special Resident Evil 4 controllers, for rival consoles, to resemble which tool?

A) A pitchfork

B) A hatchet

C) A sickle

D) A chainsaw

Answer · why

D) A chainsaw

A chainsaw was the shape of both pads, one for each home console the game reached in 2005. Figures by McFarlane Toys, NECA and Hot Toys rounded out th...

Q 03/05

In which European country is the kidnapped president's daughter held by a cult in Resident Evil 4?

A) Portugal

B) Romania

C) Spain

D) Italy

Answer · why

C) Spain

Spain is the setting: an unnamed rural village whose farmers pledge their lives to the cult after being infected with a mind-controlling parasite.

Q 04/05

The infected villagers of Resident Evil 4 are called Los Ganados, a name that translates as what?

A) The Cattle

B) The Damned

C) The Faithful

D) The Hollow

Answer · why

A) The Cattle

The Cattle is the translation, and unlike the zombies of earlier entries these enemies dodge, wield weapons and work together. They were simple farmer...

Q 05/05

Which camera view did Resident Evil 4 popularize, later adopted by Gears of War and Dead Space?

A) First-person view

B) Over-the-shoulder

C) Fixed prerendered

D) Top-down overhead

Answer · why

B) Over-the-shoulder

Over-the-shoulder aiming, with the camera behind the hero, replaced the fixed angles of earlier entries. Uncharted, Mass Effect and The Last of Us lat...