101 things you didn't know about games Page 6

52. In Japan, the PS2 release of Viewtiful Joe was subititled ‘A New Hope’, thanks to Episode IV of Star Wars.

53. A certain soldier in God of War emits the ‘Wilhelm scream’, a stock sound effect that’s been used in TV and movie productions for over 50 years. You’ll also hear it in Metal Slug, Lost Planet, Scarface and LEGO Star Wars.

54. The most powerful weapon in American McGee’s subversive but not-very-good action game, Bad Day L.A.? The nailclippers.

55. In Japan, four Dreamcast titles have been released in 2007.

56. Steve Downes, the man who provides the voice for Halo’s Master Chief, is a DJ for a radio station in Chicago.

57. Capcom’s gladiatorial combat epic Shadow of Rome gives you a point bonus – known as ‘Urine Trouble’ – for attacking someone who’s just lost control of their bladder.

58. There really is a game called ‘Communist Mutants from Space’, y’know. It’s a Space Invaders clone released for the Atari 2600 in 1982.

59. Doom-programming genius John Carmack is a voluntary employee of Armadillo Aerospace, a Texas-based company dedicated to ‘orbital spaceflight’.

60. The development team responsible for porting Resident Evil 2 to the N64 went on to become Rockstar’s San Diego studio (that made Red Dead Revolver, Midnight Club, Table Tennis).

61. “Nintendo” translates as “Leave luck to heaven”.