<s>
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
action-racing	O
video	O
game	O
previously	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Treasure	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
was	O
not	O
playable	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
gameplay	O
video	O
was	O
on	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	O
hatched	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
when	O
the	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
board	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
looked	O
to	O
Wacky	B-Device
Races	I-Device
for	O
inspiration	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
disjointed	O
and	O
slapstick	O
action-racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
was	O
billed	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
action-racing	O
"	O
game	O
for	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
Treasure	O
's	O
second	O
arcade	O
game	O
after	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
their	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
disjointed	O
and	O
slapstick	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
likeness	O
of	O
Wacky	B-Device
Races	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
established	O
the	O
racing	O
elements	O
,	O
they	O
added	O
action	B-Application
,	O
which	O
at	O
first	O
was	O
only	O
punching	O
and	O
kicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
17	O
February	O
1999	O
at	O
the	O
AOU	O
(	O
Arcade	O
Operators	O
Union	O
)	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
at	O
the	O
Makuhari	O
Messe	O
convention	O
center	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
demonstrating	O
it	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
promote	O
their	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
board	O
including	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Zombie	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
F355	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
whether	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
track	O
record	O
of	O
NAOMI	O
games	O
commonly	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
critics	O
expected	O
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
to	O
follow	O
in	O
kind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Race	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
would	O
surpass	O
it	O
with	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
larger	O
characters	O
,	O
faster	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
quirky	O
qualities	O
characteristic	O
of	O
Treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
flashy	O
explosion	O
effects	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
publication	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
held	O
testament	O
to	O
Treasure	O
's	O
ability	O
in	O
developing	O
intense	O
and	O
original	O
action	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
Treasure	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
ceased	O
development	O
of	O
Gun	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
indefinitely	O
until	O
"	O
conditions	O
are	O
satisfactory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
