PlayStation 3 Exclusives Trivia Quiz

Answer: Resistance: Fall of Man

"Resistance: Fall of Man" was the unsurprising hit in the early days of the PlayStation 3. Released in November 2006, the game was the most-advanced shooter in Sony's line-up to date and, with enough acclaim to push it into consumers' hands despite the console's initially high pricepoint, it ended up becoming the first to sell a million units in the PS3 library.

Its popularity warranted another two games in the trilogy on the console with more on the PlayStation Vita, each following the human fight against an alien race known as the Chimera, able to transform human captives into evil fighters. All three were made by Insomniac Games, a then Sony-exclusive developer known for early "Spyro the Dragon" titles and the "Ratchet and Clank" series-- also a PlayStation exclusive.

Answer: Lair

"Lair", highly anticipated since the launch of the PlayStation 3, really did not live up to the expectations held for the title. Created by former "Star Wars" game creators at Factor 5, it promised large-scale battles, all completed on the back of a dragon controlled by the player's shifting controller. If you titled the controller you were supposed to be able to tilt the same way on the dragon.

While the game looked good, reviewers and players hated the imprecise control scheme. Their subsequent games on the console (and for the generation) were canned and they went defunct shortly after.

Answer: Heavenly Sword

"Heavenly Sword", a hack-and-slash title heavy on quick-time events and large-scale battle sequences, ended up making a splash upon its 2008 release, setting a standard for the seventh generation's buxom female protagonists with large weapons in tow ("Bayonetta" also comes to mind). UK developers at Ninja Theory (also known for the rebooted "DmC: Devil May Cry") used Anna Torv, also known for playing Olivia Dunham on "Fringe", as the model for Nariko, the highly-trained warrior exile off to slice into enemies.

The development of the game featured a great deal of motion capture technology.

Answer: Folklore

In this 2007 adventure title only on the PlayStation 3, you took on one of two different playable characters in an attempt to uncover the mysteries of a small Irish town. While this would seem to be a walk in the park on a normal, Irish day, the game was set in a much darker environment plagued by creatures of Irish folklore. Your character needed to use 'folk', a tool created with absorbed energies, to defeat foes in the way.

The deeper you could go into the Netherworld, the more dangerous it would be.

While the game got good scores and a small, cult audience, the sales were not to Sony's liking.

Answer: Guns of the Patriots

The first "Metal Gear" game to appear on the PlayStation 3 and the only one to be exclusive to the console, "Guns of the Patriots" gave loyal fans the chance to bring Solid Snake into another stealth-heavy scenario. This time, closer to death than ever, Snake must defeat Liquid Ocelot.

The game was one of Konami's best-selling games on the PS3. Critically acclaimed, it took nearly five years to make. The result was a massive slew of won awards and a number of new PS3 purchases-- they bundled the game with a limited edition console.

Answer: LittleBigPlanet

Created by Media Molecule and sent to stores in 2008, "LittleBigPlanet" was the PlayStation 3's first real answer to sidescrolling platform gaming, a style much more popular on Nintendo's consoles. With up to four players you could customize and play as a Sackboy (or, yes, a Sackgirl), hopping through dangerous obstacles and collecting stickers on the way to the ultimate goal. Two main "LittleBigPlanet" games were released on the PS3 in addition to a karting game, and Sackboy became one of the faces of Sony gaming as a result.

Answer: inFamous

"inFamous", an open-world adventure game by "Sly Cooper" creators Sucker Punch Productions, became extremely popular upon its release, selling enough copies to justify a second game two years later. Both games put the player into the role of Cole MacGrath, a survivor of an explosion giving him electrical superpowers.

In the game you have a choice between using your powers for good or for evil-- this usually involves the binary gaming option of either helping citizens or killing them mercilessly (what I like to call the "KOTOR" effect). "inFamous" and "inFamous 2" were both very popular with critics and players alike.

Answer: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Released in 2007, "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune" started a string of successes for the Sony console, already hampered by high prices, lesser-reviewed titles, and the more popular Wii and Xbox 360. Starring Nathan Drake as a wise-cracking adventurer, it combined beautiful cinematics, pithy voice acting, and the qualities of a feature film with the interactivity of a video game creating nothing short of an immersive experience for the gamer.

It was critically praised and a quick bestseller. It was followed by two sequels on the PS3: "Among Thieves" and "Drake's Deception", both of which were just as popular.

They were all made by Naughty Dog, who created "Jak and Daxter".

Answer: The Last of Us

"The Last of Us", quickly considered a touchstone of the advent of gaming's eighth generation, was one of the latest major releases exclusive to the PlayStation 3 before the release of the PlayStation 4 in 2013. "The Last of Us", a game set twenty years after a deadly viral outbreak turned the people of the world into ravenous killers, became instantly acclaimed and nearly topped the best-reviewed games of the console. One reviewer called it "The 'Citizen Kane' of gaming." This game, like "Uncharted", was developed by Naughty Dog.

Answer: Heavy Rain

A heavily story-driven game for the PlayStation 3, "Heavy Rain" featured action of a different type. Much of this title involved solving a murder mystery; you followed four different characters, each playing an integral role in solving a murder case involving the Origami Killer. Quantic Dream's story alone received critical acclaim, winning Game of the Year from several outlets, and was optioned for film adaptations. Quantic Dream later brought motion capture technology and story-driven games back in 2013, developing "Beyond: Two Souls" starring Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe.