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Answering the questions no one asked


The Fat Man is not actually a man.  Photo courtesy of fallout.bethsoft.com

Take the quiz yet?  If not, then check it out and then come back for the answers.

Here are all the answers:

1. Nihlus Kryik: Person, Mass Effect
The Turian Spectre you meet aboard the Normandy at the start of the game.

2. Fat Man: Thing, Fallout 3
The potent mini-nuke launcher (Not the boss you fight in Metal Gear Solid 2).

3. The Adoring Fan: Person, Oblivion
The freakish Bosmer from Oblivion who showers praise unto you and swears to be your sidekick after you conquer the Arena.   You can use him as bait.

4. Hunter Civilian: Thing, Burnout Paradise
No, not a Left 4 Dead enemy, but a car.  Its upgraded counterpart, Hunter Citizen, is the police car

5. Rapture: Place, Bioshock
The underwater city that “saves” you.

6. Poo Snake: Person, Blue Dragon
The common enemy that you never wanted to fight (Unless it was golden).

7. Sera: Place, Gears of War
Visit lovely Sera where you’ll encounter Locust and razor hail.

8. GLaDOS: Person, Place or Thing works, The Orange Box or Portal: Still Alive
That lovable monotonous computer programmed voice whose heart you break (and she makes you feel really guilty about it).  She has a catchy theme song. 

9. 40 Below: Person, Kameo
One of the two ice transformations.

10. Monkeynut: Thing, Viva Piñata
For some reason, this always stood out for me in the Viva Piñata series.

11. Inphyy: Person, Ninety-Nine Nights
A game that hoped to cash in on the Dynasty Warriors’ crowd.  They failed to realize how small that crowd is.

12. Mumbo: Person, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
The shaman who helps construct your vehicles.

13. Stilwater: Place, Saint’s Row/Saint’s Row 2
No Liberty City but it has it's own disgusting charm.

14. Faith: Person, Mirror’s Edge
Sadly overlooked in 2008, here's hoping for a sequel.

15. Pacific City: Place, Crackdown
Face it, you only bought this game for the Halo 3 beta invite.

16. Katamari: Thing, Beautiful Katamari
Somewhat obvious, although the numerous variations of Katamari may have been trouble in naming the game.

17. Princess Faustina: Person, Culdcept Saga
Hats off if you got this one right!  This didn't even sell well in Japan.

18. Glaive: Thing, Dark Sector
Don't call it a gimmick.

19. Kefling: Person, A Kingdom for Keflings
These little guys (and gals) served you mindlessly, even after being punted around and having to wear tiny, funny outfits.

20. Splash Woman: Person or Thing, Megaman IX
The first female robot boss in MegaMan.

21. Willamette Mall: Place, Dead Rising
The mall infested by zombies.  It has a sweet air ride in it.

22. "Tequila" Yuen: Person, Stranglehold
Hard Boiled’s Chow Yun-Fat reprises his role as Officer Tequila in this spiritual sequel to the movie, with help from John Woo.

23. Mako: Thing, Mass Effect
Your trusty, and awkwardly controlled, ground vehicle.

24. New Mombasa: Place, Halo 3
Going off-topic for a second, can you remember anything about Halo: Combat Evolved?

25. Kahn the Warrior: Person, Overlord
Kaaaahn!

Remember, you needed both parts right; if the name was a person, place or thing and the correct game.  After tallying your score, here is how you ranked in the gaming world:

 

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0-5 You are a… Ticker (Gears of War 2).
You’re video game knowledge is about on par with a Ticker.  You run around aimlessly until you meet someone new and you tend to, um, react negatively.
 

 

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6-10 You are… Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts)
You once showed gaming prowess (you owned the Pong), but, much like Kazooie, you’ve fallen to the wayside, tucked away neatly in Banjo's backpack.  You’re also forced to hold a wrench.
 

 

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11-15 You are… Shu (Blue Dragon)
You’ve got that never-say-never attitude and you’re always ready for a challenge, but you’re as deep as an inflatable kid’s wading pool and sadly kids never make it to the toilet in time.
 

 

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16-20 You are… Niko’s cousin, Roman (Grand Theft Auto IV)
You know too much for your own good and you want to get your “game” on way too much. 
 

 

 


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21-24 You are… the Arbiter (Halo 3)
You're under appreciated, even disliked, but you know your stuff and you get the job done.  Sure you only get half the credit as Master Chief did in the Halo series but at least you're the only one "still alive," right?

 

Photo courtesy of http://fallout.bethsoft.com/

25 You are… the Vault Dweller (Fallout 3)
You’d almost have to be to know this much about gaming.  You've basically seen it all in the gaming world.  You needed to do unspeakable things to survive out there (for example, play Yaris) but you've made it and you never drank the water.

 Congratulations on finishing the quiz.  Now you can take this knowledge into the real world.

 

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