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1. "Alice: Madness Returns", the sequel to "American McGee's Alice", puts Alice back into Wonderland, only to find that it has been corrupted. Inspired by a sword mentioned in Lewis Carroll's "The Jabberwocky", what is the name of Alice's main weapon in the game?

Answer: Vorpal Blade

Alice returns to Wonderland to find it has been corrupted by the Black Ruin that is left behind after the Infernal Train passes through. When she reaches the Vale of Tears, she finds the Vorpal Blade stuck in the Jabberwock's skeleton. When she finds it, the Cheshire Cat shows up to talk to her about it, but she tells him that she did not return to Wonderland to fight. Even so, the blade becomes her main weapon. The blade itself resembles a large butcher knife.

"Alice: Madness Returns" released for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in June, 2011. It's precursor was released in 2000 only for PC, but was made available as a download for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when its sequel was released. Both games are psychological horror adventure games that have players fight enemies and solve puzzles to progress through the levels.

2. With the development of virtual reality, the ability of game makers to create elements of fear in video games has reached a whole new level. Which installment of the "Resident Evil" series is compatible with the Playstation VR, which makes it even more frightening?

Answer: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

"Resident Evil 7" takes the game series back to its original survival horror beginnings. Some of the previous installments, such as "Resident Evil 5" and "Resident Evil 6", focused more on the action of the game. Taking the series back to its roots to emphasize survival and exploration allows the game to provide more jump scares for players.

The PlayStation VR version received positive reviews because the use of the VR headset makes the terror and fright felt during those moments feel real.

3. Set at an isolated lodge on Blackwood Mountain, "Until Dawn" has players make decisions and search for clues in an effort to have all of the characters survive until help arrives in the morning. Named after an aspect of chaos theory, what is the name of the in-game system that tracks players' choices and the effects it has on the outcome of the game?

Answer: Butterfly Effect

A butterfly effect is the idea that a small action or change now, such as the beat of a butterfly's wings, can cause larger effects and differences later on. In the game, every decision made by the player is tracked and alters the course of the gameplay.

There are multiple endings to the story, and players would need to play through the game several times to experience the different endings. The goal, ultimately, is to try and keep everyone alive until help arrives. The outcome of the story is not only affected by players' decisions, but also by the items and clues found while exploring and the players' actions during quick-time events.

4. Video games often take inspiration from movies or literature, and who better to provide such inspiration for horror than H.P. Lovecraft. Which survival horror video game, featuring a detective named Jack Walters, takes its inspiration from Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth"?

Answer: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

"Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth" was released for PC and Xbox in 2005. While the game is a first-person shooter, it doesn't offer players the usual indicators for things like health and ammo. Instead, players rely on sounds, such as breathing and heart rate, to assess Jack's health. Additionally, they must look at visual clues about his health. Color drains from the screen as Jack loses blood, and loss of sanity results in weird visual and auditory anomalies.

In the game, Jack investigates the town of Innsmouth, which appears in Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". The game does not follow the exact events of the novella, but some of the major components of the story that appear in the game include a humanoid fish-like race known as the "Deep Ones", and the cult known as the Esoteric Order of Dagon which practices ritualistic sacrifice.

5. Being a night security guard at a pizza place doesn't sound like a bad gig, unless, of course, you work at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Here, the goal is simple--survive your shift without being jumpscared by the animatronic animals that move about at night. What is the name of this point-and-click survival game?

Answer: Five Nights at Freddy's

"Five Nights at Freddy's" released in August, 2014 for PC, but shortly thereafter released for Android and iOS as well. In this game, players play as Mike the security guard, who cannot leave the security office. He can track the movements of the animatronics by watching the security camera footage and listening to the audio, but not all rooms have cameras. Mike can turn on lights and close doors to protect himself, but this drains the electric power. If the power runs out before the end of the shift, then Freddy shows up in the security guard office to scare the player, and the player must restart from the beginning of that night.

6. Her name is Six and she wakes up in the depths of a vessel known as the Maw. She must make her way out of the vessel while avoiding being eaten by the strange guests on the vessel while also satisfying her own hunger. What is the name of this puzzle-platformer in which this little character must survive the nightmare?

Answer: Little Nightmares

Six must make use of the objects in her surroundings to advance to the next level. She must also avoid being caught by characters like the Janitor, the Twin Chefs, and the Lady. As Six makes her way through the levels of the vessel, she is often hit by hunger pangs and must satiate her appetite. On one such occasion, one of the small Nomes that inhabit the vessel offers food to Six, but Six eats the Nome instead!

"Little Nightmares" released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC in 2017, and the Nintendo Switch in 2018.

7. "Killing Floor 2" is a survival first-person shooter in which players face waves of zombie-like enemies called Zeds. As players kill Zeds and complete waves, they earn money they can use to upgrade weapons and buy armor and ammo. What is this in-game currency called, which is actually a British slang word for money?

Answer: Dosh

Dosh is one of many informal terms for money used in the UK. In the game, dosh is given its own currency symbol which looks like a capital letter 'D' with two horizontal lines drawn through the vertical line of the D. (Similar to the Euro symbol, but with a 'D' instead of an 'E'.) Players in the game earn dosh each round by killing and injuring Zeds. Players use dosh to purchase new weapons and to restock ammo and armor.

In multiplayer games, players can give dosh to other players who need more money to purchase their weapons.

8. Zombies are a mainstay of anything horror, and there have been many zombie-themed video games over the years. However, there are also many horror video games which involve other nightmare creatures. Which of the following video games does NOT involve killing zombies?

Answer: Castlevania

"Castlevania" may not involve zombies, but it still contains the stuff of nightmares--vampires! The original game in the series released in 1986 for the Family Disk Computer System. Because of its success, it was released for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) the following year. Additionally, it has been re-released for various systems, including the Game Boy Advance and PC.

"Castlevania" has now become an entire series of games, including "Castlevania", "Castlevania Chronicles", "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night", "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow", and many more. In the original, players control a character named Simon Belmont who is aiming to kill Dracula. Along the way, he must defeat other monsters, such as the Grim Reaper, Frankenstein's monster, Queen Medusa, and a pair of Mummy Men.

9. Sometimes the horror we experience in video games comes, not from monsters of our imagination, but from real-life monsters and the destruction they cause. The "Wolfenstein" series of games does just that with players having to escape Castle Wolfenstein and fight Nazis. Which "Wolfenstein" game containing an alternate reality in which the Nazis won WWII was released in 2014?

Answer: Wolfenstein: The New Order

"Wolfenstein: The New Order" was released in 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. In this installment of the "Wolfenstein" series of games, players still play as B.J. Blazkowicz, but in events taking place after WWII in a world in which the Nazis won the war. B.J. has been in a hospital after being injured during the war, and he must fight back against the Nazis and attack their European strongholds. "Wolfenstein: The New Order" pays homage to the original "Wolfenstein 3D" in its difficulty, the inclusion of hidden treasures, and an Easter egg where players can play one of the levels of the original game. Additionally, the alternate reality plays on the research the Nazis did in the advancement of new military technologies to create and include some innovative, futuristic weapons in the game.

10. "Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc" is the first game in a visual novel series in which students are trapped in a school called Hope's Peak Academy. What is the only way for students to leave the school?

Answer: Kill another student without getting caught

Each year, students who are the best in their fields are invited to the prestigious academy. Among these students is Makoto Naegi, who got in as being the "Ultimate Lucky Student". Compared to everyone else who is either a super athlete or genius, he is a normal guy. Monokuma, a robotic black and white bear, is the school's headmaster that gives instructions to the students.

He informs them that the only way to graduate and leave the school is to kill another student and get away with it. The player controls Makoto in his day to day routine.

He can talk to other students and look for clues. Whenever there is a murder, the students gather for a trial to figure out who the culprit is.

Source: Author tiffanyram

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Nightmare Fuel Trivia Quiz

Elements of horror can be found throughout the entertainment industry, and video games are no exception. This quiz will test your knowledge of those elements of horror in a variety of video games that have fuelled many players' nightmares. Good luck!

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