Q 01/05

Which long-extinct flightless bird wanders around Distant Marsh, the lush swamp stage in Soulcalibur IV?

A) Great auk

B) Dodo

C) Moa

D) Elephant bird

Answer · why

B) Dodo

Dodo birds stroll through the swamp beside a sunbathing hippo, an odd pairing since real dodos lived only on Mauritius.

Q 02/05

At launch, which Star Wars guest fighter was playable only in the Xbox 360 version of Soulcalibur IV?

A) Darth Maul

B) Darth Vader

C) Yoda

D) Boba Fett

Answer · why

C) Yoda

Yoda was the Xbox 360's exclusive guest, and critics called him broken because he is too short for grab attacks to connect.

Q 03/05

Emptying an opponent's Soul Gauge in Soulcalibur IV opens a brief chance to land which new match-winning move?

A) Soul Charge

B) Unblockable Attack

C) Brave Edge

D) Critical Finish

Answer · why

D) Critical Finish

Critical Finish moves defeat the opponent instantly, and every fighter has a unique one, set off by pressing all four face buttons together.

Q 04/05

Which Ice Age animal lies frozen in Soulcalibur IV's Ice Coffin of the Sleeping Ancient, home stage of Cervantes?

A) Cave bear

B) Woolly mammoth

C) Sabre-toothed cat

D) Giant ground sloth

Answer · why

B) Woolly mammoth

Woolly mammoth is not the only relic in the ice: the stage also shows the fossil of a dinosaur-like creature and a pirate ship in the distance.

Q 05/05

The Apprentice, a guest fighter in Soulcalibur IV, is the lead character of which Star Wars video game?

A) The Force Unleashed

B) Knights of the Old Republic

C) Jedi Outcast

D) Republic Commando

Answer · why

A) The Force Unleashed

The Force Unleashed reached shops about seven weeks after Soulcalibur IV, so many players met Darth Vader's secret apprentice here first.