<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
on-rail	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
free-roaming	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
control	O
scheme	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
for	O
movement	O
and	O
strafing	O
and	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
for	O
aiming	B-General_Concept
and	O
turning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
deathmatch	O
modes	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
between	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
dual-monitor	B-General_Concept
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
consists	O
of	O
both	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
:	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
moves	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
forwards	O
,	O
backwards	O
and	O
sidewards	O
in	O
a	O
strafing	O
maneuver	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
moves	O
the	O
aiming	B-General_Concept
reticule	I-General_Concept
and	O
turns	O
the	O
character	O
around	O
in	O
clockwise	O
and	O
anti-clockwise	O
directions	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
later	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
first-person	O
shooters	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Taito	O
SZ	O
System	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
improved	O
on	O
Taito	O
's	O
previous	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
Space	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
dynamic	O
than	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Blake	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
;	O
in	O
Gun	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
first	O
level	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
shoot	O
out	O
the	O
windows	O
in	O
a	O
glass	O
elevator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
features	O
a	O
head-to-head	O
deathmatch	O
between	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
predating	O
Dooms	B-Application
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
features	O
a	O
dual-monitor	B-General_Concept
setup	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
screen	O
used	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
third	O
and/or	O
fourth	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gun	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Gamasutra	O
surveyed	O
game	O
developers	O
on	O
their	O
favorite	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
developer	O
,	O
Ebon	O
Kim	O
,	O
citing	O
Gun	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
as	O
his	O
"	O
favorite	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
writing	O
a	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
he	O
"	O
would	O
play	O
for	O
three	O
hours	O
straight	O
without	O
putting	O
in	O
another	O
quarter	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
fun	O
playing	O
against	O
other	O
people	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
