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Quiz about Alpha Protocol The Espionage RPG
Quiz about Alpha Protocol The Espionage RPG

"Alpha Protocol": The Espionage RPG Quiz


In 2010, Obsidian Entertainment released "Alpha Protocol" for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. It was a novel game that combined RPG gameplay with a Spy Thriller theme. It was an ambitious project that got mixed reviews, but a small group of loyal fans.

A multiple-choice quiz by qrayx. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
qrayx
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
393,418
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 15
1. The plot of Alpha Protocol was kicked off in the opening cinematic with which action? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The narrative of "Alpha Protocol" actually started near the end of the timeline, with the player character, Michael Thorton, recounting events as players played them in flashbacks. To whom was Mike explaining his actions? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In "Alpha Protocol", Michael Thorton was a new recruit in the secret Alpha Protocol agency. What was his very first task? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Like any good spy thriller, "Alpha Protocol" was a globetrotting adventure. Which location did Mike travel to first? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. After the first hub world was complete, the plot thickened. Malicious agents infiltrated Alpha Protocol, tried to kill Mike, and turned the agency against him. Of Mike's original handlers, which one continued to work with him in secret for the rest of the game? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. While Mike was on the plane to the second hub world, he met a journalist. What was the name of this fiery reporter? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In Taiwan, Mike met Steven Heck, a somewhat unhinged man who loved fire, explosions, and chaos in general. Which group did Steven claim to work for? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. While in Taiwan, Michael set out to protect the Taiwanese President from an assassination attempt by the infamous sniper, Omen Deng, who worked for the Chinese Secret Police. After Michael battled and defeated Deng, what did he learn? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. While in Saudi Arabia, Machael was looking for the supplier of missiles to the terrorist organization Al-Samad. Who was selling the terrorists missiles? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In Russia, Michael was investigating the Russian Mafia. On one mission, Mike sneaked aboard a yacht, where he met and fought a young mute girl named Sis. Whom did Sis work for? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. While in Russia, Michael eventually confronted the young Mafia boss Brayko. What did Brayko periodically do during Michael's fight with him? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. While in Italy, Mike worked against Conrad Marburg, the former head of security for Halbech Industries. In the final battle, Marburg forced Mike to make a difficult choice by planting explosives in what kind of building? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. "Alpha Protocol" had mini-games for hacking computers, bypassing keypads, and picking locks. Lots of video games include mini-games, but "Alpha Protocol" was notorious for having infuriatingly difficult ones. Thankfully, players could skip them by using which item? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Once Michael became a rogue agent, and lost the support of Alpha Protocol, he turned to the black market to get new weapons and intelligence. What was the name of this service? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. After clearing the main plots for all the hub worlds, Mike's story came to a conclusion in an epic fight. Where did the final mission of "Alpha Protocol" take place? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The plot of Alpha Protocol was kicked off in the opening cinematic with which action?

Answer: A terrorist group shot down a plane

The opening cinematic showed a passenger plane being shot down by a missile. It was a Halbech missile, but fired by the Al-Samad terrorist group.
2. The narrative of "Alpha Protocol" actually started near the end of the timeline, with the player character, Michael Thorton, recounting events as players played them in flashbacks. To whom was Mike explaining his actions?

Answer: Henry Leland, the CEO of Halbech Industries

After players were shown the plane being shot down, the game cut to Henry Leland, the CEO of Halbech Industries, who started his interrogation of Mike. Players had no context for the interrogation, but had to respond to accusations. Between each hub, players would come back to this point in time to answer more questions, and to set up the intrigue for the next hub.
3. In "Alpha Protocol", Michael Thorton was a new recruit in the secret Alpha Protocol agency. What was his very first task?

Answer: Sneak through the Alpha Protocol headquarters

The events of "Alpha Protocol" started three months before the interrogation by Henry Leland, when Mike was a new recruit at Alpha Protocol. Mike woke up in a medical ward, and had to escape (again, without context). Considering all the take downs were non-lethal, and all the ammo the player found for their pistol were tranquilizer darts, they may have foreseen that this was just Mike's first test since joining the agency. Mike had been drugged before being brought to Alpha Protocol headquarters (the Graybox) for secrecy.

After successfully sneaking through the Graybox, Mike was given more formal, less hostile training (but not by much).
4. Like any good spy thriller, "Alpha Protocol" was a globetrotting adventure. Which location did Mike travel to first?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

The group that shot down the commercial airliner in the opening cinematic was the terrorist organization called Al-Samad. They operated out of Saudi Arabia, so that's where Mike went first. He was supposed to find out how they got weapons advanced enough to take down a plane in flight.

The three incorrect answers were the other locations Mike could travel to after completing his mission in Saudi Arabia. Mike could visit them in any order, and even travel between them while the plots were underway.
5. After the first hub world was complete, the plot thickened. Malicious agents infiltrated Alpha Protocol, tried to kill Mike, and turned the agency against him. Of Mike's original handlers, which one continued to work with him in secret for the rest of the game?

Answer: Mina Tang, the Intel Expert

Every agent had a handler back at HQ to help them out. In Saudi Arabia, Mike got three different handles: Mina, Sean, and Yancy. Alan was never a handler for Mike.

At the end of the Saudi Arabia missions, an infiltrator in Alpha Protocol blacklisted Mike and tried to kill him with a missile strike. Sean and Yancy immediately became hostile toward Mike, but Mina continued to work with him as a handler in secret. Mina was mike's primary handler in Moscow, Rome, and Taipei.
6. While Mike was on the plane to the second hub world, he met a journalist. What was the name of this fiery reporter?

Answer: Scarlet

Scarlet Lake was an intrepid photojournalist. She had a seat next to Mike on his way to his second hub. As Mike found incriminating information during his mission, one option was often to give it to Scarlet to publish. She even helped in one mission in Taipei by providing a distraction.
7. In Taiwan, Mike met Steven Heck, a somewhat unhinged man who loved fire, explosions, and chaos in general. Which group did Steven claim to work for?

Answer: Central Intelligence Agency

Steven Heck claimed to work for a super secret branch of the CIA, but no one else was ever able to corroborate that. He operated out of a dry cleaning store, and liked to use the chemicals there during interrogations. Meeting Steven would open new options in the store, and he could help Mike in some of the Taipei missions.
8. While in Taiwan, Michael set out to protect the Taiwanese President from an assassination attempt by the infamous sniper, Omen Deng, who worked for the Chinese Secret Police. After Michael battled and defeated Deng, what did he learn?

Answer: Deng was trying to save the President

Mike thought Deng was trying to assassinate the president of Taiwan, and Deng thought Mike was trying to do the same thing. They ended up fighting each other for no reason. Mike thought Deng worked for the Chinese Secret Police, but he was a double agent working for Taiwan. Omen Deng had previously worked as a bodyguard for Ronald Sung, the president of Taipei, and was very loyal to him.
9. While in Saudi Arabia, Machael was looking for the supplier of missiles to the terrorist organization Al-Samad. Who was selling the terrorists missiles?

Answer: Halbech Industries

Halbech was a large defense contractor, but somehow their missiles had ended up in terrorist hands. The U.S. wanted the terrorists stopped, but without the embarrassment of having Halbech exposed. That's why Alpha Protocol was used.

A Halbech agent managed to infiltrate Alpha Protocol, and sent Mike's coordinate back to them once he had found the missiles. Halbech then fired their own missiles at Mike to kill him and destroy any evidence.
10. In Russia, Michael was investigating the Russian Mafia. On one mission, Mike sneaked aboard a yacht, where he met and fought a young mute girl named Sis. Whom did Sis work for?

Answer: Albatross, the leader of G22

Sis was a young mute girl who was taken in by Albatross, the leader of the secretive G22. G22 was a military group known for their use of stealth and high-tech weapons and gadgets. In Albatross' own words, they were an earlier iteration of the Alpha Protocol concept. Depending on Mike's actions, they could be friends or enemies.
11. While in Russia, Michael eventually confronted the young Mafia boss Brayko. What did Brayko periodically do during Michael's fight with him?

Answer: He would run off to inhale drugs

"Alpha Protocol" sometimes suffered from inconsistent tone. Sometimes it was a serious spy thriller. Sometimes it was a pulpy adventure with smooth-talking characters. And sometimes it was just nuts.

Brayko was a young Russian Mafia boss who loved loud 80s music, garish colours, and drugs. Mike ended up fighting Brayko at his mansion, on the dance floor. During the fight Brayko would start off with traditional combat, using his twin gold-plated SMGs. After absorbing some damage (or getting bored), Brayko would quickly inhale drugs, and then run at Mike with a knife (probably the most dangerous stage of the fight). After a short while, he would crash, and run away to recover while his goons distracted Mike. This cycle would repeat until Brayko was defeated.
12. While in Italy, Mike worked against Conrad Marburg, the former head of security for Halbech Industries. In the final battle, Marburg forced Mike to make a difficult choice by planting explosives in what kind of building?

Answer: An art museum

In Rome, Mike met Madison Saint James. She was a young American working as a translator for Conrad Marburg, the main antagonist in Rome. After she gave Mike intel, Conrad captured Madison for Mike's final mission there. The mission took place in an art museum where Marburg had placed a number of explosives.

He made Mike choose between saving Madison, or disabling the bombs to save artwork and civilians in the museum.
13. "Alpha Protocol" had mini-games for hacking computers, bypassing keypads, and picking locks. Lots of video games include mini-games, but "Alpha Protocol" was notorious for having infuriatingly difficult ones. Thankfully, players could skip them by using which item?

Answer: EMP Charge

Despite having a good story and excellent replayability due to all the choices, "Alpha Protocol" did not receive a large following or the best reviews. One reason is due to the clunky controls and game mechanics.

The most egregious example of this are the three mini-games, with special attention paid to the hacking game. The hacking mini-game was difficult to understand, and even when it was understood, the controls were so loose and "floaty" that it was sometimes impossible to perform the actions you needed to before the timer ran out.

Thankfully, these mini-games could be skipped by spending an EMP charge on them. Mike could only carry so many at once, and so would have to save them for the hardest hacks.
14. Once Michael became a rogue agent, and lost the support of Alpha Protocol, he turned to the black market to get new weapons and intelligence. What was the name of this service?

Answer: The Clearing House

At the Clearing House, Mike could buy weapons, upgrades, intelligence on upcoming missions, and information about the major characters in the story. It was a network of black market buyers and sellers, and could not be traced.

The Black Emporium was a special shop in the "Dragon Age" series. The Secret Shop was from the MOBA "Dota 2", and Nocturn Ally was the questionable shopping district from the "Harry Potter" novels.
15. After clearing the main plots for all the hub worlds, Mike's story came to a conclusion in an epic fight. Where did the final mission of "Alpha Protocol" take place?

Answer: The Alpha Protocol headquarters

The final mission took place in the Alpha Protocol headquarters, where Mike went to finally bring down the organization and Halbech Industries. Thankfully, Mike's very first mission was to escape Alpha Protocol as a training mission, so he already knew his way around the facility. Players even took control of Mike in the very same medical room they started in last time.

It was here that Mike ended up talking to Henry Leland, which players had been doing throughout the game. Mike finally ended his conversation with Leland, and players no longer played in flashbacks.

Most of the characters died during this mission, but how many and who exactly depended on Mike's specific choices.
Source: Author qrayx

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