<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
shooting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
peripheral	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
several	O
environments	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
assets	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
as	O
stages	O
for	O
targets	O
with	O
various	O
shootable	O
background	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
perfect	O
Link	O
's	O
crossbow	B-Application
marksmanship	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
pass	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
stationary	O
bullseye	O
targets	O
,	O
before	O
moving	O
onto	O
moving	O
targets	O
and	O
actual	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
features	O
9	O
playable	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
goal	O
in	O
each	O
is	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
possible	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Target	O
Shooting	O
levels	O
,	O
players	O
fire	O
their	O
crossbow	B-Application
at	O
targets	O
,	O
which	O
start	O
stationary	O
,	O
but	O
move	O
as	O
the	O
difficulty	O
increases	O
in	O
later	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
turns	O
competing	O
for	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
first-person	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
title	O
started	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
child	O
Link	O
got	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
this	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
side-story	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
and	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
vast	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
staff	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
extra	O
story	O
based	O
around	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
staff	O
had	O
been	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
what	O
could	O
be	O
better	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
epic	O
tales	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
side	O
stories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
gathered	O
together	O
several	O
die-hard	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
fans	O
,	O
who	O
all	O
reacted	O
positively	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choosing	O
which	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
with	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
staff	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
staff	O
argued	O
that	O
giving	O
Link	O
a	O
gun	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
strange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
proposed	O
a	O
Terminator-style	O
plot	O
about	O
a	O
time	O
warp	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
vetoed	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
thought	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
in	O
a	O
western	O
theme	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
even	O
more	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
eventually	O
settled	O
for	O
giving	O
Link	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
crossbows	B-Application
being	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
rapid-fire	O
effect	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
felt	O
that	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
just	O
for	O
fun	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
it	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Introduction	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
change	O
this	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
Introduction	O
to	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
something	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Phantom	O
Crossbow	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
grand-scaled	O
sequel	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
interpreted	O
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
settled	O
for	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
during	O
its	O
E3	O
2007	O
media	O
briefing	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
not	O
announced	O
until	O
the	O
GameStop	O
Expo	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
was	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
it	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
zapper	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
also	O
panned	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
as	O
actually	O
"	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
difficult	O
"	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
generally	O
frustrating	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
16th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
and	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
on	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
list	O
for	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
until	O
being	O
surpassed	O
by	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
