The Video Game Acronym Game, Part 2! Quiz

Answer: Alucard

"Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1997, but has since seen re-releases through Xbox Live Arcade and as part of "Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles" on the Sony PlayStation Portable. Koji Igarashi was the assistant director of the game and is credited with updating the tried-and-true "Castlevania" series format by adding RPG features, like the ability to level up. "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" features an inverted castle and shows the character Richter Belmont from "Castlevania: Dracula X." Trevor Belmont is the main character in "Castlevania III," Soma Cruz is the focus of both "Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow" and "Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow" and Jonathan Morris appears in "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin."

Answer: Axel Steel

"Guitar Hero" was developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the Sony PlayStation 2. Star Power increases the amount of points the player can receive by doubling the score multiplier for a short amount of time. Expert Mode utilizes all five fret buttons found on the Gibson SG guitar controller packed in with the game. Axel Steel appears in "Guitar Hero"; Naoko is from "Karaoke Revolution," Laharl is from "Disgaea: Hour of Darkness" and Raz appears in "Psychonauts."

Answer: Sonic

"Mario Kart: Double Dash" for the Nintendo GameCube is the first game in the "Mario Kart" series to assign two characters to each kart. There are 16 courses in all, including Dry Dry Desert and Mario Circuit. Sonic from "Sonic the Hedgehog," does not appear in "Mario Kart: Double Dash."

Answer: Yes

"EarthBound" is an offbeat RPG released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game sends the main character, Ness, and his friends on a mission to seek out and destroy Giygas, who is intent on destroying the world. The Starmen are Giygas' minions, and Mr. Saturns are non-playable characters who Ness encounters on his quest to defeat Giygas. Ness has also appeared in the game "Super Smash Bros."

Answer: Capcom

"Resident Evil 4" was both developed and published by Capcom and first released for the Nintendo GameCube. It was later released for both the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Wii. The game centers around Leon Kennedy's mission to rescue Ashley Graham, the U.S. President's daughter, who has been kidnapped. Del Lago is the first major boss you encounter.

Answer: BioWare

"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" monitors the player's responses on a path that ultimately leads them to the light or dark side. BioWare, the studio also responsible for games like "Jade Empire" and "Mass Effect," handed over the reins to Obsidian Entertainment for development of the sequel, "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords."

Answer: Tommy Vercetti

"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" was published by Rockstar Games and features the exploits of mob member Tommy Vercetti, following his release from prison. Set in 1986, the game makes use of licensed music from the 1980's and a "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" soundtrack was released. Carl "CJ" Johnson appeared in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," Antonio "Toni" Cipriani is the main character in "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" and Tony Montana appeared in "Scarface: The World is Yours."

Answer: Tetris Attack

"Pokemon Puzzle League" for the Nintendo 64 is based on the Japanese puzzle game "Panel de Pon." "Tetris Attack" is also based on "Panel de Pon" and features characters from the Super Nintendo game "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island." Yet another "Panel de Pon" based game, "Planet Puzzle League," was released for the Nintendo DS. "Planet Puzzle League" shares the same acronym but does not feature Pokemon characters and was released in 2007.

Answer: Ares

"God of War" was published by Sony Computer Entertainment America and follows Kratos as he seeks salvation from the Gods after previously serving Ares, who is the God of War in Greek mythology. "God of War" does feature Ares as the God of War, but has a surprise ending. Master Chief is from "Halo" and Athena is another character featured in both "God of War" and Greek mythology.

Answer: Dancing

"Dance Dance Revolution" was first released as an arcade machine before home console versions became available, and the game features dance platforms for head-to-head play. The game's popularity paved the way for the release of many additional games in the series, including "Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix," which showcased a number of songs composed by the creator of the "Super Mario Bros." theme song, Koji Kondo.