<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
Studio	O
with	O
Metro	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
505	O
GameStreet	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
follows	O
an	O
elite	O
hitman	O
named	O
Crow	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
for	O
an	O
Italian	O
mob	O
family	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
innate	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
gunslinger	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
time	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
this	O
ability	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
action	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
waves	O
of	O
enemy	O
assaults	O
and	O
other	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Suikoden	B-Application
franchise	O
creator	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
Konami	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
started	O
his	O
own	O
development	O
firm	O
,	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
Studio	O
,	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanied	O
by	O
Spriggan	O
illustrator	O
Ryōji	O
Minagawa	O
and	O
composers	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
and	O
Miki	O
Higashino	O
,	O
Murayama	O
began	O
producing	O
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
about	O
a	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
founding	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murayama	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
action-shooter	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
poor	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
a	O
mediocre	O
response	O
from	O
import	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
noted	O
camera	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
follows	O
Crow	O
,	O
a	O
hitman	O
living	O
in	O
Ireland	O
who	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
Rome-based	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tonio	O
Family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action/third	O
-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
gun-wielding	O
player	O
character	O
battles	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
in	O
different	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Styled	O
similar	O
to	O
cinematography	O
found	O
in	O
The	O
Wachowskis	O
 '	O
The	O
Matrix	O
film	O
franchise	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	B-Device
to	I-Device
Rights	I-Device
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
time	O
and	O
thus	O
dodge	O
multitudes	O
of	O
flying	O
bullets	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Enhancement	O
"	O
,	O
slows	O
down	O
all	O
action	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
dispatching	O
several	O
foes	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
earns	O
the	O
player	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
stage	O
to	O
purchase	O
upgrades	O
like	O
more	O
health	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
attacks	O
and	O
acrobatic	O
evasion	O
skills	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
certain	O
controller	B-Device
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
advance	O
the	O
plot	O
through	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure-style	O
interface	O
,	O
where	O
certain	O
characters	O
must	O
be	O
spoken	O
to	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
creator	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
under	O
his	O
own	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
Studio	O
,	O
with	O
game	O
development	O
handled	O
by	O
Metro	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
Murayama	O
has	O
created	O
since	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Konami	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
signing	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
role-playing	O
franchise	O
,	O
Murayama	O
had	O
been	O
wanting	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
citing	O
his	O
preference	O
for	O
arcade	O
action	B-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Taito	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Black	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murayama	O
explained	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
to	O
Dengeki	O
Playstation	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
thinking	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
if	O
there	O
were	O
any	O
ways	O
of	O
bringing	O
movie-style	O
gunplay	O
action	B-Application
scenes	O
into	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
difficult	O
thing	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
if	O
you	O
died	O
instantly	O
with	O
one	O
quick	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
think	O
about	O
having	O
to	O
dodge	O
enemy	O
shots	O
and	O
shooting	O
back	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
Tsukiyo	B-Application
ni	I-Application
Saraba	I-Application
is	O
kind	O
of	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
took	O
nearly	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
co-composed	O
by	O
Konami	O
veteran	O
Miki	O
Higashino	O
and	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Square	O
properties	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
release	O
Gensō	B-Application
Suikogaiden	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
after	O
an	O
invitation	O
from	O
her	O
former	O
boss	O
Murayama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higashino	O
chose	O
jazz	B-Device
for	O
her	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
score	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
integrate	O
bebop	B-Language
or	O
acid	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
but	O
found	O
she	O
lacked	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
while	O
caring	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
baby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Moonlit	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Mitsuda	O
's	O
Procyon	O
studio	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
received	O
mediocre	O
scores	O
from	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
including	O
a	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
a	O
270	O
out	O
of	O
400	O
from	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
of	O
Siliconera	O
found	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
cheap	O
imitation	O
of	O
more	O
successful	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
use	O
bullet-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
enjoy	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Lewis	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
previewed	O
the	O
incomplete	O
TGS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
noted	O
similar	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
likewise	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
action	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
packs	O
in	O
lots	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
the	O
time	O
manipulation	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
almost	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
met	O
coldy	O
by	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
who	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
dull	O
action-adventure	O
which	O
combines	O
sub-standard	O
bullet-time	O
combat	O
,	O
badly	O
synched	O
cut-scenes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
waif-like	O
plot	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
even	O
hardcore	O
masochists	O
should	O
touch	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10,000	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
sales	O
information	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
500th	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
500	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
2005	B-Application
at	O
just	O
15,244	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
Bujingai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
