<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Cavia	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
witch	O
Alicia	B-Application
Claus	I-Application
as	O
she	O
hunts	O
a	O
powerful	O
demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
Cavia	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Stand	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
Complex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
witch	O
Alicia	O
and	O
her	O
unseen	O
companion	O
"	O
Darkness	O
"	O
while	O
navigating	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	B-Application
Claus	I-Application
,	O
a	O
witch	O
guided	O
by	O
a	O
demonic	O
power	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Darkness	O
"	O
,	O
enters	O
a	O
near-deserted	O
American	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
lasted	O
approximately	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
developed	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Stand	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
Complex	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
by	O
Cavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
loosey	O
inspired	O
Mahōtsukai	O
Kurohime	O
manga	O
before	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
hardware	O
had	O
been	O
revealed	O
to	O
developers	O
,	O
beginning	O
its	O
concept	O
development	O
for	O
sixth	O
generation	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
shown	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
its	O
development	O
tools	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
functions	O
,	O
deciding	O
to	O
develop	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
begun	O
work	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
designer	O
was	O
Tomoyuki	O
Ando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
shift	O
to	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
identity	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
meant	O
they	O
were	O
taking	O
financial	O
risks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
64-bit	B-Device
computing	I-Device
at	O
a	O
few	O
points	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
data	O
exchange	O
and	O
improve	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Yano	O
,	O
then	O
part	O
of	O
music	O
studio	O
SuperSweep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yano	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
CGI	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
Drakengard	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
event	O
held	O
by	O
its	O
Japanese	O
publisher	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Platinum	O
Collection	O
"	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
localizing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Atari	O
worked	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
for	O
Western	O
players	O
,	O
adjusting	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
character	O
controls	O
for	O
a	O
tighter	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
improving	O
enemy	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Mueller	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
destructible	O
environments	O
and	O
spell	O
casting	O
while	O
faulting	O
most	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
shows	O
promise	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
ultimately	O
fails	O
to	O
deliver	O
anything	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
 [ forgettable ] 	O
ho-hum	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lewis	O
Cameron	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
dull	O
and	O
repetitive	O
despite	O
liking	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
attack	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
faulted	O
most	O
other	O
aspects	O
including	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
reached	O
21st	O
place	O
in	O
gaming	O
charts	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
9,083	O
units	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Platinum	O
Collection	O
re-release	O
totaled	O
27,098	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
register	O
the	O
general	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
seventh	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
charts	O
.	O
</s>
