Game Trailers Famous Game Trailers History 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Blizzard game's 2009 Wrath of the Lich King cinematic trailer became iconic for introducing Arthas Menethil as the Lich King?
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Correct answer)
- StarCraft II
- Diablo III
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Correct answer: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
The Wrath of the Lich King cinematic (2008–2009) is one of the most celebrated WoW trailers, depicting Arthas's transformation and reign as the Lich King.
Question 2: The 2006 Halo 3 'Believe' marketing campaign included a famous diorama trailer. Which studio created this campaign?
- AKQA / Bungie's marketing team (produced by Draftfcb) (Correct answer)
- Blur Studio
- Industrial Light & Magic
- Weta Digital
Correct answer: AKQA / Bungie's marketing team (produced by Draftfcb)
The Halo 3 'Believe' campaign featuring the iconic diorama was created by ad agency Draftfcb for Microsoft, showcasing a fictional memorial to Master Chief's battles.
Question 3: Which Rockstar Games title had its Grand Theft Auto V reveal trailer (2011) become one of the most viewed game trailers ever at the time of release?
- Grand Theft Auto V (Correct answer)
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Max Payne 3
Correct answer: Grand Theft Auto V
The Grand Theft Auto V announcement trailer released in November 2011 shattered view records, accumulating millions of views within hours of going live.
Question 4: The Dead Island announce trailer (2011) was notable for which unconventional narrative technique?
- Playing the story of a family's death in reverse, from tragic end back to the beginning (Correct answer)
- Being shot entirely in first-person perspective as if the viewer were infected
- Featuring no game footage whatsoever, only live-action film segments
- Showing exclusively the game's antagonist with no protagonist revealed
Correct answer: Playing the story of a family's death in reverse, from tragic end back to the beginning
The Dead Island trailer played a family's tragic zombie encounter in reverse chronological order, creating an emotionally devastating effect that went viral globally.
Question 5: Which Nintendo franchise had its 'Symphony of the Goddesses' concert trailer become a landmark in gaming cultural marketing?
- The Legend of Zelda (Correct answer)
- Super Mario
- Metroid
- Fire Emblem
Correct answer: The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series was promoted with trailers celebrating the franchise's iconic orchestral music across decades of games.
Question 6: The infamous 'Six Days in Fallujah' trailer caused controversy in 2009 primarily because of what concern?
- It depicted a real recent military conflict (Battle of Fallujah, 2004) involving real veterans and casualties (Correct answer)
- It contained extremely graphic gore imagery banned in multiple countries
- It misrepresented the game's actual gameplay footage as real documentary footage
- It was pulled after revealing the game's main antagonist before the official reveal event
Correct answer: It depicted a real recent military conflict (Battle of Fallujah, 2004) involving real veterans and casualties
The trailer was controversial because it depicted a real 2004 battle with real casualties, leading families of soldiers and critics to argue it was inappropriate to gamify recent real-life tragedy.
Game Trailers Famous Game Trailers History 1
Which Blizzard game's 2009 Wrath of the Lich King cinematic trailer became iconic for introducing Arthas Menethil as the Lich King?