<s>
Nerf	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Nerf	O
Arena	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Visionary	O
Media	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
,	O
released	O
under	O
their	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Nerf	O
,	O
was	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
family-friendly	O
version	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
combat	O
games	O
like	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
until	O
that	O
company	O
gave	O
its	O
rights	O
and	O
properties	O
over	O
to	O
Infogrames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PointBlast	O
:	O
PointBlast	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Application
Deathmatch	O
game	O
type	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
gaining	O
kills	O
,	O
or	O
Frags	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
points	O
by	O
either	O
hitting	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
knocking	O
or	O
tagging	O
an	O
opponent	O
out	O
,	O
hitting	O
targets	O
in	O
the	O
arenas	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
"	O
Bonus	O
Points	O
"	O
tokens	O
left	O
by	O
"	O
tagged	O
out	O
"	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nerf	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
Pointblast	O
in	O
team	O
mode	O
,	O
because	O
Pointblast	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
Deathmatch	O
game	O
type	O
in	O
most	O
aspects	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerf	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
used	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
therefore	O
supports	O
user-made	O
maps	O
and	O
add-ons	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
being	O
altered	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
add-ons	O
like	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
is	O
somewhat	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
hundreds	O
of	O
maps	O
and	O
modifications	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Application
maps	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
modified	O
weapons	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Capture	O
the	O
Flag	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
