<s>
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
paintball	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
DOS/Windows	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Atomic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
v1.5	O
executable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
musician	O
Todd	O
Duane	O
,	O
who	O
sent	O
his	O
demo	O
tracks	O
to	O
Head	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
2	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Paintbrawl	O
3	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
4	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
"	O
distinguished	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
non-violent	O
3D	O
shooter	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Philadelphia	O
Daily	O
News	O
,	O
prior	O
examples	O
of	O
non-violent	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
have	O
existed	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
before	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
namely	O
Super	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Noah	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
by	O
Christian	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
and	O
Chex	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
an	O
advergame	B-Application
total	O
conversion	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
game	O
modes	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
:	O
Season	O
Mode	O
,	O
Single	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
received	O
extremely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
;	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
toward	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
obsolete	O
Build	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
beyond	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
maps	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
resemble	O
actual	O
paintball	O
fields	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
an	O
unfitting	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
practice	O
mode	O
that	O
only	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
roam	O
through	O
a	O
map	O
without	O
any	O
enemies	O
or	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
plagued	O
by	O
bizarre	O
AI	B-Application
behavior	O
,	O
including	O
computer-controlled	O
teammates	O
getting	O
caught	O
near	O
doors	O
and	O
walls	O
or	O
standing	O
still	O
in	O
open	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
also	O
exhibit	O
perfect	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Dultz	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
a	O
1.7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
too	O
far	O
by	O
trying	O
to	O
"	O
wed	O
a	O
tired	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
the	O
paintball	O
phenomenon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
attempts	O
at	O
modeling	O
a	O
team	O
sport	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inconsistent	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
making	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
distinguish	O
between	O
enemies	O
and	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Extreme	B-Application
PaintBrawl	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
much	O
out	O
of	O
touch	O
with	O
reality	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
step	O
with	O
the	O
gaming	O
world	O
at	O
large.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Raphael	O
Liberatore	O
additionally	O
noted	O
performance	O
issues	O
and	O
a	O
poor	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Tal	O
Blevins	O
gave	O
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
a	O
0.7/10	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
lowest	O
score	O
the	O
site	O
has	O
ever	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
teammates	O
constantly	O
run	O
into	O
walls	O
and	O
get	O
stuck	O
anywhere	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	B-Application
Paintbrawl	I-Application
4	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cat	O
Daddy	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
Value	O
.	O
</s>
