<s>
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
,	O
full	O
title	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Alfa	O
System	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
holiday	O
season	O
of	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
was	O
critically	O
well	O
received	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
science	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
uncommon	O
in	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
the	O
artistry	O
of	O
its	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
the	O
norm	O
with	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
action	O
in	O
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
rate	O
of	O
enemy	O
occurrence	O
is	O
completely	O
preset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
only	O
required	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
shoot	O
with	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
reload	O
as	O
ammunition	O
is	O
expended	O
,	O
but	O
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
does	O
not	O
,	O
since	O
both	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
weapons	O
are	O
magical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
licensed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
winners	O
of	O
Working	O
Designs	O
 '	O
contests	O
for	O
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
in	O
the	O
1998	O
E3	O
at	O
the	O
Georgia	O
World	O
Congress	O
Center	O
received	O
'	O
Assassin	O
Case	O
 '	O
prizes	O
that	O
contained	O
gold-plated	O
GunCon	B-Device
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Assassin	O
Cases	O
are	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
rare	O
and	O
prized	O
collectibles	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
featured	O
in	O
3rd	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
2022	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Top	O
25	O
Light	B-Device
Gun	I-Device
Games	O
 '	O
,	O
with	O
critic	O
Ashley	O
Day	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
fusion	O
of	O
shooter	O
and	O
RPG	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
exceptional	O
game	O
design	O
complemented	O
by	O
a	O
captivating	O
world	O
view	O
(	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
)	O
,	O
gorgeous	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
...	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
soundtracks	O
on	O
PS1	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
