<s>
The	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
G-Con	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
gun	O
peripherals	O
designed	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
controllers	O
used	O
traditional	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
technology	O
,	O
while	O
newer	O
controllers	O
use	O
LED	O
tracking	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
GunCon	B-Device
NPC-103	O
(	O
G-Con	B-Device
45	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
gun	O
affordable	O
to	O
consumers	O
,	O
the	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
arcade	O
gun	O
was	O
omitted	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
fire	O
button	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
releasing	O
a	O
pedal	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ducking	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
NPC-106	O
(	O
G-Con	B-Device
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	I-Application
came	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
NC-109	O
(	O
G-Con	B-Device
3	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
GunCon	B-Device
models	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
accessory	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
(	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Blaster	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Viva	I-Application
Las	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
Elemental	B-Device
Gearbolt	I-Device
,	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mighty	O
Hits	O
Special	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Justifier	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
Namco	O
designed	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
work	O
with	O
Namco	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
Namco	O
public	O
relations	O
representative	O
was	O
shocked	O
when	O
he	O
informed	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
'd	O
tried	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
with	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
not	O
a	O
Namco	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GunCon	B-Device
controller	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
G-Con	B-Device
45	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
cathode	O
ray	O
timing	O
method	O
to	O
determine	O
where	O
the	O
barrel	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
when	O
the	O
trigger	O
is	O
pulled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
button	O
below	O
the	O
barrel	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
gun	O
(	O
buttons	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
,	O
both	O
performing	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
)	O
for	O
auxiliary	O
in-game	O
control	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
take	O
cover	O
and	O
reload	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
some	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
GunCon	B-Device
titles	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
controller	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
G-Con	B-Device
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
features	O
a	O
smaller	O
body	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
rounded	O
shape	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
GunCon	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prominent	O
additions	O
to	O
this	O
second	O
GunCon	B-Device
model	O
is	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
at	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
gun	O
barrel	O
and	O
a	O
C	O
button	O
added	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
gun	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
buttons	O
served	O
to	O
open	O
new	O
gameplay	O
opportunities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
movement	O
in	O
Dino	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
guns	O
at	O
once	O
in	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gun	O
uses	O
a	O
USB	O
connection	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
1	O
and	O
also	O
hooks	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
signal	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
either	O
composite	O
video	O
or	O
the	O
Y	O
signal	O
of	O
component	O
video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
titles	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
compatible	O
games	O
,	O
can	O
work	O
on	O
older	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
hardware-based	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
utilizes	O
two	O
infrared	O
LEDs	O
as	O
markers	O
,	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
and	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
CRT-based	O
displays	O
,	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
supports	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
display	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
LCD	O
and	O
Plasma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
features	O
a	O
"	O
sub-grip	O
"	O
,	O
mounted	O
underneath	O
the	O
barrel	O
and	O
extending	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analog	O
sticks	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
first-person	O
shooting	O
games	O
with	O
manual	O
aiming/firing	O
of	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
appearance	O
,	O
all	O
Japanese	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
controllers	O
feature	O
a	O
black	O
coloring	O
,	O
though	O
due	O
to	O
US	O
toy	O
gun	O
laws	O
,	O
the	O
US/PAL	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
controllers	O
are	O
molded	O
of	O
bright	O
orange	O
plastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
games	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
GunCon	B-Device
,	O
unless	O
the	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
extra	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadstorm	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
iGunCon	O
iGunCon	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
on	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2nd	O
Strike	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iGunCon	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2nd	O
Strike	O
,	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
app	O
store	O
in	O
March	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionElectronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four-person	O
"	O
review	O
crew	O
"	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
GunCon	B-Device
scores	O
of	O
7.5	O
,	O
7.0	O
,	O
8.0	O
,	O
and	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
Namco	O
's	O
decisions	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
compatible	O
only	O
with	O
Namco	O
games	O
and	O
make	O
Namco	O
games	O
incompatible	O
with	O
other	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
's	O
extreme	O
precision	O
and	O
accuracy	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
when	O
firing	O
near	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
(	O
a	O
common	O
trouble	O
spot	O
for	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
reviewer	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
was	O
also	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
GunCon/Time	O
Crisis''	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
