<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paragon	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
,	O
which	O
stars	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
antihero	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
game	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
The	O
Edge	O
also	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
third	O
unrelated	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
game	O
for	O
NES	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
LJN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
features	O
three	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
driving	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Battle	O
Van	O
"	O
,	O
walking	O
through	O
NYC	O
's	O
streets	O
and	O
select	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
scuba	O
diving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
and	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
take	O
revenge	O
upon	O
the	O
organised	O
crime	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
killed	O
Punisher	O
's	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
issue	O
number	O
77	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
(	O
December	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Charles	O
Ardai	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
"	O
is	O
wish-fulfillment	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
order	O
,	O
a	O
Death	O
Wish	O
revenge	O
fantasy	O
mixed	O
with	O
an	O
honest	O
cry	O
from	O
the	O
gut	O
for	O
justice	O
 [ ... ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
qualified	O
recommendation	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
flaws	O
including	O
graphics	O
of	O
inconsistent	O
quality	O
,	O
poor	O
controls	O
,	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
ineffective	O
,	O
manual-based	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1991	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
was	O
indexed	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
Department	O
for	O
Media	O
Harmful	O
to	O
Young	O
Persons	O
of	O
Germany	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
for	O
games	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bad	O
influence	O
for	O
younger	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
