<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
the	O
trilogy	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcade	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
onto	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Device
Blank	I-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
featuring	O
40	O
challenges	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
two	O
attached	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
a	O
pen	B-Device
or	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
touching	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
to	O
hit	O
targets	O
onscreen	O
;	O
missions	O
require	O
speed	O
,	O
quick	O
judgment	O
or	O
pinpoint	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
non-violent	O
shooting	O
contests	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
challenges	O
such	O
as	O
shooting	O
player-colored	O
bulls-eyes	O
,	O
cardboard	O
criminals	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
inanimate	O
objects	O
,	O
not	O
shooting	O
bombs	O
and	O
cardboard	O
cutouts	O
of	O
civilians	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
light-gun	O
game	O
,	O
Steel	O
Gunners	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
protecting	O
characters	O
Dr.	B-Application
Don	I-Application
and	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Dan	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
challenges	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Police	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
:	I-Application
Site	I-Application
4	I-Application
-	O
and	O
players	O
choose	O
the	O
desired	O
difficulty	O
level	O
(	O
Practice	O
,	O
Beginner	O
,	O
Advanced	O
,	O
and	O
Very	O
Hard	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
Training	O
,	O
Beginner	O
,	O
Advanced	O
,	O
and	O
Insane	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
onwards	O
)	O
which	O
will	O
determine	O
how	O
many	O
stages	O
must	O
be	O
finished	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
overall	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
stages	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Accuracy	O
,	O
where	O
both	O
players	O
must	O
shoot	O
the	O
designated	O
areas	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
points	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
count	O
to	O
sixteen	O
(	O
by	O
shooting	O
the	O
numbers	O
)	O
,	O
Memory	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
match	O
two	O
cards	O
by	O
shooting	O
two	O
matching	O
cards	O
,	O
Simulation	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
cardboard	O
robbers	O
but	O
not	O
civilians	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
theme	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
shoot	O
cardboard	O
ninjas	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
geishas	O
)	O
,	O
Visual	O
Acuity	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
target	O
which	O
matches	O
what	O
is	O
displayed	O
,	O
and	O
Speed	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
shoot	O
targets	O
of	O
their	O
designated	O
colors	O
(	O
depending	O
players	O
play	O
from	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
)	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
both	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
must	O
also	O
be	O
calibrated	O
before	O
the	O
crosshairs	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
shall	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
1	O
&	O
2s	O
ranking	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
points	O
have	O
been	O
accumulated	O
,	O
lives	O
remaining	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
many	O
continues	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
advise	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
advance	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
,	O
try	O
out	O
head	O
to	O
head	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
difficulty	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
practice	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
3	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
ranks	O
numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
such	O
as	O
concentration	O
,	O
accuracy	O
,	O
judgement	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
presents	O
them	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
letter	O
grade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Blank/	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
–	O
The	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Blank	O
2/	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
–	O
Released	O
half	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
its	O
precursor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghoul	O
Panic/	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
–	O
A	O
spin-off	O
title	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
haunted	O
house	O
theme	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Golly	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
3/	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
–	O
Its	O
Japanese	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
pun	O
on	O
Thumbelina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunvari	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
+	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
)	O
–	O
This	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
title	O
from	O
Namco	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aim	O
For	O
Cash	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
gambling	O
(	O
skill	O
based	O
,	O
not	O
luck	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
3	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
tries	O
to	O
clear	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
prize	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	O
Blank	O
DS/	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
–	O
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
touch	O
screen	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
's	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
Adventures	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
(	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
–	O
A	O
new	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
exclusively	O
for	O
mobile	O
;	O
it	O
features	O
over	O
200	O
stages	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
immediate	O
precursor	O
,	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
X	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
(	O
Arcade	O
)	O
–	O
The	O
fourth	O
major	O
arcade	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
3	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
features	O
a	O
redesigned	O
cabinet	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
flat-screen	O
monitor	O
,	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
older	O
arcade	O
releases	O
;	O
it	O
features	O
current	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
stages	O
,	O
including	O
HD-remastered	O
stages	O
from	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
1-3	O
,	O
a	O
GunCon	B-Device
controller	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	O
with	O
old	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
dispense	O
tickets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
included	O
an	O
"	O
arrange	O
"	O
mode	O
which	O
added	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
many	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
alongside	O
an	O
RPG	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-created	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
more	O
mini-stages	O
and	O
replacing	O
"	O
Very	O
Hard	O
"	O
difficulty	O
with	O
"	O
Insane	O
"	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
re-worked	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
3	O
,	O
being	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
cameos	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Rick	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
from	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pooka	O
and	O
Fygar	B-Application
from	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
favorite	O
"	O
in	O
U.S.	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
were	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
great	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
both	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
they	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
and	O
their	O
two	O
co-reviewers	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
longevity	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
PlayStation	B-Device
content	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
quest	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
tied	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
EGM	O
's	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
instead	O
considered	O
the	O
competitive	O
two-player	O
mode	O
the	O
highlight	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
is	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
perfect	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
people	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
two-player	O
gun	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
disappointed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
as	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
referred	O
to	O
characters	O
Dr.	O
Dan	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Don	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
underrated	O
dynamic	O
duo	O
"	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
