This clears my re-write of nasty video game questions on titles that I will probably never play. Must be thirty years since I cheesed with E. Honda and Blanka on “Street Fighter II”…
Questions
Featuring voice work from Chow Yun-fat and “The Mummy” actor Arnold Vosloo, which 2007 third-person shooter video game that had John Woo on its production team is a sequel to that director’s 1992 action film “Hard Boiled”?
STRANGLEHOLD
Capable of manipulating electricity, Kessler is a villain from which 2009 video game that features a Karma system where you make choices that determine whether your character is good or evil?
INFAMOUS
A rival to protagonist Squall Leonhart, Seifer Almasy is a villain from which video game that is set on continents such as Esthar and Balamb?
FINAL FANTASY VIII
Once a paladin in the Order of the Silver Hand, Arthas Menethil became known as which villain who featured in the title of a 2008 video game?
LICH KING
Sporting a fancy golden mask and sure to turn up every now and again in a meme, Dagoth Ur is a villain from which 2002 video game that had the expansion packs “Tribunal” and “Bloodmoon”?
ELDER SCROLLS III: MORROWIND
Intimidating RPG players with his large and sharp claws, Dark Falz is a recurring antagonist in which video game series that first appeared in 1987?
PHANTASY STAR
Giving its name to a short-lived subsidiary of Square Enix that had aimed to provide cloud-gaming services, which electric power company are the corporation that Avalanche fight against in “Final Fantasy VII”?
SHINRA
Taking place 20 years after the events of the first game, what was the 2003 sequel to 2000’s “Deus Ex”? This edition in the series sees Alex Denton navigating a world with futuristic factions that include the World Trade Organisation and the Knights Templar.
DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
A prequel to the first “Deus Ex” game that is set in the year 2027, what was the 2011 third game in the “Deus Ex” series where you control Adam Jensen, a security officer for Sarif Industries?
DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION
Ben Saxon is the protagonist who explores and does battle in Panama City during which fourth game in the “Deus Ex” series that was released in 2013?
DEUS EX: THE FALL
First developed in 1973 and later playable with multiple people over the ARPANET, which game along with “Spaism” is considered to be an original ancestor of the first-person shooter genre?
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MAZE / MAZE WAR
“Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond” was the first video game to be nominated for and win an Oscar for its content. Its title coming from a French forename, which 24-minute long film won the Best Documentary Short Subject at the Academy Awards ceremony held in 2021?
COLETTE
Captain of a pirate crew, what is the name of the incarnation of Zelda in “The Wind Waker” who aids Link on his quest?
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TETRA
Actually the King of Hyrule in disguise, what is the multi-word term for the talking boat that features in “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker”?
THE KING OF RED LIONS
Specific released on the Nintendo DS like its predecessor, what is the name of the sequel to “The Phantom Hourglass”? Its name comes from the method Link uses to cross the overworld as he travels between dungeons.
SPIRIT TRACKS
Introduced in the 1993 game “Mortal Kombat II”, Kitana uses what objects not usually associated with fighting as her primary weapon, though those who practise the martial art of tessenjutsu will be well aware of how lethal they can be?
(STEEL) FANS
A love interest of hero Liu Kang in the “Mortal Kombat” games, Kitana is introduced as which Emperor of Outworld’s daughter? Only later does she learn that her father was murdered by this ruler.
SHAO KAHN
Introduced in “Mortal Kombat II”, who is the clone of the steel fan wielding Kitana, their choice of weapons being a pair of sai?
MILEENA
In the “Mortal Kombat” series Mileena is the love interest of which Tarkatan warrior, whose distinctive feature is long metal blades that retract into his forearms?
BARAKA
Named for series creator Ed Boon’s sister, which “Mortal Kombat” ‘traitor of traitors’ is an occasional love interest of Mileena?
TANYA
Known as the ‘Empress of the Elements’, which champion from “League of Legends” had a skin designed by Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton in 2019?
QIYANA
As well as designing a skin for the character Qiyana, Louis Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquière provided a skin for which “League of Legends” character who is known as ‘The Redeemer’? Their name is shared with the surname of a famous sportsman.
SENNA
First appearing as the main antagonist in “Street Fighter III: New Generation”, who is the leader of the Secret Society and an enemy of Russian rubber man Necro, a character on whom he had performed experiments?
GILL
What she wears being predominantly red, which non-playable character in the “Street Fighter” series wields a chainsaw and is the girlfriend of the electricity producing character Necro?
EFFIE
First appearing in “Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike”, which shapeshifting humanoid weapon is sent by the Secret Society to hunt down Necro at any cost?
TWELVE