Kono Quiz Yarou - IGN (original) (raw)
Summary
This quiz game places you in the shoes of Kyuji Kaidou, a freshman at Kuizu Higashi High School. (The "Kuizu" part of the school's name is a pun on "Quiz," with Kyuji's last name being a pun on "solve.") Kyuji, along with other kids from around the world, take part in a tournament to determine the king of quizzes. At stake is a 100 million dollar prize. Kono Quiz Yarou!! features both single and multiplayer modes. In single player, you select a character and work through a story which has you take part in a tournament. Each character has unique special moves. In multiplayer mode, up to eight players can hook up for both competitive and cooperative play. For the quiz side of the game, Namco seems to have gone all out. The game features over 7,000 questions, some requiring that you select an answer from four choices, while others involving memory and comparison questions. The game supports download play from a single cartridge.