<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
LJN	O
,	O
which	O
stars	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
anti-hero	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
an	O
unrelated	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
's	O
origin	O
has	O
been	O
slightly	O
altered	O
to	O
a	O
former	O
detective	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
comic	O
books	O
as	O
a	O
US	O
Marine	O
who	O
served	O
in	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
from	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
through	O
various	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
locations	O
,	O
shooting	O
thugs	O
and	O
battling	O
supervillains	O
Hitman	O
,	O
Jigsaw	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Kliegg	O
,	O
Sijo	O
Kanaka	O
,	O
and	O
Assassin	O
as	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
reviewer	O
Ryan	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
at	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
decision	O
to	O
lock	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
into	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
slide	O
him	O
around	O
,	O
ending	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
"	O
rail	O
shooters	O
for	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
accurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
,	O
the	O
violence	O
he	O
commits	O
,	O
his	O
antagonists	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blair	O
Farrell	O
of	O
Comic	O
Gamers	O
Assemble	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
added	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
simple	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Payback	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
differences	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
appearance	O
from	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
