<s>
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eighting/Raizing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
12	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Raizing	O
artist	O
Shinsuke	O
Yamakawa	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
works	O
include	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
and	O
1944	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Loop	I-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
with	O
sound	O
effects	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Namco	O
's	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
thrill	O
and	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
liked	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
lightgun	O
shooters	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	O
gun	O
shooting	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
point	B-Application
blank	I-Application
series	O
which	O
also	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
minigames	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
while	O
losing	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
;	O
losing	O
all	O
lives	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finishing	O
all	O
the	O
minigames	O
in	O
a	O
stage	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
a	O
boss	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Frankie	O
,	O
a	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
that	O
will	O
toss	O
projectiles	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
Vladie	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	O
that	O
launches	O
a	O
barrage	O
of	O
deadly	O
bats	O
;	O
Witchina	O
,	O
a	O
witch	O
that	O
attacks	O
with	O
her	O
spell-casting	O
broomstick	O
;	O
and	O
Mama	O
Mia	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
dragon-like	O
monster	O
that	O
hurls	O
fireballs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Oh	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eighting/Raizing	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
producing	O
the	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
series	O
for	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Raizing	O
artist	O
Shinsuke	O
Yamakawa	O
,	O
whose	O
works	O
include	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
and	O
1944	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Loop	I-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
who	O
recalls	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
Eighting/Raizing	O
'	O
s	O
staff	O
had	O
grown	O
considerably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
Namco	O
's	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
adventure	O
and	O
thrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
major	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
established	O
formula	O
of	O
the	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
genre	O
was	O
the	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
criticism	O
,	O
with	O
Consoles+	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
does	O
not	O
add	O
many	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
gamemodes	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
home	O
conversion	O
were	O
also	O
seen	O
as	O
being	O
mediocre	O
by	O
some	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
said	O
that	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
made	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
light	O
gun	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
bags	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
fun	O
and	O
well-made	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
,	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
featured	O
well-designed	O
gameplay	O
and	O
was	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegos	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
accurate	O
aiming	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
and	O
its	O
replay	O
value	O
made	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
an	O
excellent	O
light	O
gun	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
should	O
try	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
compared	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
favorably	O
to	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
or	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
a	O
great	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
with	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
and	O
unique	O
level	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
