Deck 2: What Is HIP?

Question 1

What is the best-known maze-chase game?

A) Hack-and-slash
B) Beat-'em-up
C) Pac-Man
D) Donkey Kong

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Describe the game mechanics of early games.

A) 1D and featured one screen at a time
B) 2D and featured two screens at a time
C) 2D and featured one screen at a time
D) 1D and featured two screens at a time

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is a classic example of a platform game?

A) Hack-and-slash
B) Beat-'em-up
C) Pac-Man
D) Donkey Kong

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is an example of a sub-genre of Shoot 'Em Ups games?

A) Hack-and-slash
B) Pac-Man
C) Dungeons & Dragons
D) Donkey Kong

Question 5

What is a well-known early beat 'em up game?

A) Hack-and-slash
B) Pac-Man
C) Dungeons & Dragons
D) Double Dragon

Question 6

What is the perspective of a first-person shooter game?

A) From the eyes of the character in the game
B) From above and behind the body, vehicle, or spaceship the player manipulates
C) From below and in front of the body, vehicle, or spaceship the player manipulates
D) From above all characters in the game

Question 7

What is the perspective of a third-person shooter game?

A) From the eyes of the character in the game
B) From above and behind the body, vehicle, or spaceship the player manipulates
C) From below and in front of the body, vehicle, or spaceship the player manipulates
D) From above all characters in the game

Question 8

Sound for arcade games presents challenges not usually found in modern console games, such as?

A) To use slow, melodic build ups
B) To get players' adrenaline pumping right away
C) To keep payers' adrenaline at a low level for concentration of game action
D) To create the same type of music modes throughout the game

Question 9

In the seventies, which game brought about the first music-driven interactive game?

A) Simon
B) Dance Dance Revolution
C) Guitar Hero
D) Rock Band

Question 10

What do adventure games emphasize?

A) Lightning-quick reflexes
B) Combat reflexes
C) Exploration
D) Non-communication

Question 11

What is not one of the four game states in Jim Hedges' Soul Reaver 2?

A) No enemies present
B) Enemies present but not aware of the player
C) Enemies aware of the player
D) No enemies in game

Question 12

All Role-Playing Games (RPG) descend from which game?

A) Simon
B) Dance Dance Revolution
C) Guitar Hero
D) Dungeons & Dragons

Question 13

What is the most prominent example of an early classic action adventure game?

A) Simon
B) Dance Dance Revolution
C) Guitar Hero
D) Zelda series

Question 14

What is an aspect of Role-Playing Games?

A) The ability of characters to accumulate skills
B) Non-linear element of novels
C) Non-linear element of films
D) The skill level of characters remain the same

Question 15

What was the best-selling action RPG?

A) Final Fantasy
B) Dance Dance Revolution
C) Guitar Hero
D) Dungeons & Dragons

Question 16

What did the MMORPGs allow?

A) A single player playing against himself/herself
B) Tens of thousands of players accessing the game at once
C) A player and an opponent playing together through the Internet
D) Low-level interaction

Question 17

Audio design, including music, sound effects, ambience, and voice over, in any game must account for two primary constraints, which are?

A) Lightning-quick and slow reflexes
B) Predictability and constancy
C) Unpredictability and repetition
D) Linear and non-linear elements

Question 18

What is a real time or turn-based genre?

A) The gameplay focuses on maneuvering a small number of units from the perspective of a leader
B) Use small-scale plots and scenarios
C) Everything happens at the same time
D) Games that heightens relaxation

Question 19

What is a tactical genre?

A) Simultaneous competition
B) Players take turns making moves
C) Everything happens at the same time
D) The gameplay focuses on maneuvering a small number of units from the perspective of a leader

Question 20

How would you describe strategic games?

A) One dimensional
B) Two dimensional
C) Three dimensional
D) Four dimensional