<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
a	O
unique	O
scheme	O
that	O
uses	O
both	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
control	O
stick	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
maneuver	O
the	O
character	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
aiming	O
the	O
targeting	O
reticle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
lasted	O
longer	O
than	O
usual	O
for	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guiding	O
inspiration	O
to	O
develop	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intensity	O
and	O
flashy	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
pointed	O
out	O
Treasure	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
count	O
to	O
maintain	O
smooth	O
gameplay	O
action	O
while	O
still	O
keeping	O
the	O
graphics	O
stylish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
it	O
grew	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
among	O
import	O
gamers	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
quickly	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
demanded	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
after	O
its	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
in	O
China	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Sin	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Successor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
rail	O
shooter	O
and	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
progresses	O
forward	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
automatically	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
rail	O
shooter	O
format	O
which	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
from	O
critics	O
to	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
control	O
schemes	O
for	O
left	O
and	O
right-handed	O
players	O
,	O
switching	O
the	O
character	O
movement	O
controls	O
between	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
C-buttons	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
their	O
health	O
or	O
the	O
stage	O
timer	O
expires	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
(	O
then	O
)	O
near	O
future	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
humanity	O
is	O
struggling	O
with	O
a	O
planet-wide	O
famine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
and	O
Treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
which	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
many	O
games	O
followed	O
in	O
its	O
trails	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
right	O
positioning	O
it	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensor	O
technology	O
was	O
not	O
finalized	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
previously	O
held	O
minor	O
roles	O
in	O
developing	O
Treasure	O
's	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
arrival	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lifecycle	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
Treasure	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
true	O
3D	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
presenting	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
fast-paced	O
2D	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adhering	O
with	O
typical	O
Treasure	O
culture	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
attempted	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
still	O
experienced	O
many	O
difficulties	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
also	O
had	O
troubles	O
keeping	O
the	O
texture	O
size	O
and	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
counts	O
low	O
because	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
had	O
restrictive	O
texture	O
mapping	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Yamagami	O
first	O
played	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
impressed	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Toshiya	O
Yamanaka	O
who	O
was	O
employed	O
as	O
a	O
subcontractor	O
before	O
joining	O
Treasure	O
later	O
in	O
his	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
program	O
in	O
pulse-code	B-Algorithm
modulation	I-Algorithm
(	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
)	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
which	O
can	O
play	O
digital	O
audio	O
signals	O
converted	O
from	O
uncompressed	O
analog	O
audio	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
higher	O
quality	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
kanji	O
title	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
August	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
21	O
November	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
was	O
approaching	O
its	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maegawa	O
said	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
wanted	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
be	O
represented	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
iQue	B-Application
Player	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
grew	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
among	O
import	O
gamers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
never	O
see	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
demanded	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
20	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
27	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
3	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
localized	O
for	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
western	O
critics	O
still	O
imported	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
for	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
unique	O
and	O
daring	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
make	O
some	O
complaints	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
described	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
as	O
a	O
technical	O
and	O
artistic	O
achievement	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
even	O
more	O
harsh	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
both	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
low-polygon	O
models	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
fair	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
moves	O
to	O
re-release	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
and	O
finally	O
localize	O
it	O
for	O
western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
release	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bargain	O
,	O
seeing	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
cartridges	O
were	O
uncommon	O
and	O
approaching	O
US$100	O
in	O
price	O
on	O
the	O
used	O
game	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
critics	O
still	O
found	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
worked	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
substitute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concluding	O
their	O
thoughts	O
,	O
Adam	O
Riley	O
of	O
Cubed3	O
called	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
a	O
"	O
cult	O
legend	O
"	O
,	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
believed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
library	O
,	O
and	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
masterpiece	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
perfect	O
hardware	O
swan	O
song	O
the	O
west	O
never	O
got	O
to	O
hear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
among	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intensity	O
and	O
hardware	O
pushing	O
prowess	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
GameSetWatch	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
sparsely	O
populated	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
genre	O
along	O
with	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Saki	O
Amamiya	O
re-appeared	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
assist	O
trophy	O
"	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
minor	O
role	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
suddenly	O
appear	O
and	O
damage	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saki	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Treasure	O
collaborated	O
again	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Sin	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Successor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
