<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
;	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Amplified	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
antihero	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
many	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
,	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
Matt	O
Murdock	O
(	O
the	O
alter	O
ego	O
of	O
Daredevil	O
)	O
,	O
Bushwacker	O
,	O
Kingpin	O
and	O
Bullseye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
present	O
are	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
,	O
Frank	O
storyline	O
such	O
as	O
detectives	O
Martin	O
Soap	O
and	O
Molly	O
von	O
Richthofen	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
's	O
neighbors	O
Joan	O
and	O
Spacker	O
Dave	O
,	O
Ma	O
Gnucci	O
,	O
The	O
Russian	O
and	O
General	O
Kreigkopf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
encountering	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
can	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
perform	O
a	O
one-button	O
"	O
quick	O
kill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
also	O
feature	O
interrogation	O
"	O
hot	O
spots	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
can	O
interrogate	O
his	O
enemies	O
using	O
death	O
threats	O
and	O
torture	O
,	O
coercing	O
them	O
to	O
share	O
information	O
that	O
may	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
cinematic	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
(	O
Thomas	O
Jane	O
)	O
killing	O
several	O
footmen	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
raids	O
a	O
crack	O
house	O
and	O
eventually	O
kills	O
its	O
owner	O
Damage	O
(	O
Steven	O
Blum	O
)	O
by	O
dropping	O
him	O
from	O
several	O
stories	O
above	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
almost	O
getting	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
car	O
upon	O
his	O
exit	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
traces	O
the	O
vehicle	O
to	O
a	O
chop	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
slaughtering	O
the	O
criminals	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Gnucci	O
crime	O
family	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Ma	O
Gnucci	O
(	O
Saffron	O
Henderson	O
)	O
,	O
because	O
Carlo	O
Duka	O
(	O
John	O
Cygan	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
shop	O
's	O
owner	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Gnucci	O
lieutenant	O
;	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
drops	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
car	O
compactor	O
where	O
Duka	O
is	O
subsequently	O
crushed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
subsequent	O
mission	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
kills	O
one	O
of	O
Ma	O
Gnucci	O
's	O
sons	O
,	O
Bobby	O
,	O
at	O
Lucky	O
's	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ma	O
Gnucci	O
hires	O
Bushwacker	O
(	O
Phil	O
Hayes	O
)	O
to	O
capture	O
Joan	O
(	O
Julie	O
Nathanson	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
neighbor	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
traces	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Central	O
Park	O
Zoo	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
rescues	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
massacres	O
the	O
funeral	O
party	O
and	O
kills	O
Eddie	O
Gnucci	O
(	O
John	O
Cygan	O
)	O
by	O
throwing	O
Eddie	O
out	O
a	O
window	O
and	O
impaling	O
him	O
onto	O
a	O
spike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
then	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Gnucci	O
estate	O
to	O
kill	O
Bushwacker	O
and	O
Ma	O
Gnucci	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
's	O
assault	O
at	O
the	O
Gnucci	O
residence	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Gnuccis	O
are	O
getting	O
drug	O
money	O
from	O
Russian	O
mercenaries	O
at	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
waterfront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
assaulted	O
in	O
his	O
apartment	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
man	O
called	O
the	O
Russian	O
(	O
Darryl	O
Kurylo	O
)	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
attacks	O
Grand	O
Nixon	O
Island	O
,	O
his	O
next	O
lead	O
on	O
the	O
weapon	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
meets	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
,	O
who	O
helps	O
him	O
defeat	O
Kreigkopf	O
and	O
the	O
Russian	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
prevent	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
nuclear	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
home	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
discovers	O
that	O
Kingpin	O
(	O
David	O
Sobolov	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
taking	O
over	O
former	O
Gnucci	O
rackets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	O
tells	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
that	O
his	O
real	O
enemy	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
this	O
group	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
are	O
called	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Sun	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
control	O
remaining	O
Gnucci	O
and	O
Russian	O
crime	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
then	O
visits	O
Stark	O
Towers	O
,	O
a	O
facility	O
owned	O
by	O
Tony	O
Stark/Iron	O
Man	O
,	O
after	O
learning	O
that	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Sun	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
steal	O
some	O
high	O
tech	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
decides	O
to	O
assault	O
the	O
Takagi	O
building	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Eternal	O
Sun	O
leader	O
,	O
Takagi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
the	O
Takagi	O
building	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
allows	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
Det	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Soap	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
providing	O
information	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
escapes	O
from	O
his	O
cell	O
,	O
and	O
starts	O
fighting	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
inmates	O
and	O
remaining	O
Eternal	O
Sun	O
members	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
left	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reaches	O
the	O
rooftop	O
and	O
meets	O
Jigsaw	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
,	O
ultimately	O
defeating	O
him	O
despite	O
the	O
stolen	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
armor	O
Jigsaw	O
was	O
wearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
leaves	O
in	O
a	O
helicopter	O
,	O
he	O
throws	O
Jigsaw	O
out	O
,	O
killing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Bullseye	O
is	O
loaded	O
onto	O
a	O
stretcher	O
as	O
Kingpin	O
is	O
seen	O
plotting	O
his	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
contributor	O
Gene	O
Newman	O
opined	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
"[made]	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
look	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
features	O
extremely	O
gruesome	O
scenes	O
of	O
torture	O
and	O
gore	O
;	O
the	O
ESRB	O
stated	O
that	O
an	O
initial	O
cut	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
meet	O
its	O
"	O
Adults	O
Only	O
"	O
rating	O
(	O
which	O
severely	O
hampers	O
commercial	O
availability	O
because	O
neither	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
nor	O
Sony	O
allow	O
Adults	O
Only	O
titles	O
on	O
their	O
systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
made	O
slight	O
censors	O
to	O
the	O
deaths	O
found	O
within	O
special	O
"	O
interrogation	O
"	O
scenes	O
by	O
rendering	O
them	O
in	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
their	O
visual	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
BBFC	O
worked	O
with	O
THQ	O
to	O
further	O
extend	O
the	O
solarization	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
scenes	O
,	O
distancing	O
the	O
camera	O
before	O
the	O
killings	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
zoom	O
effect	O
during	O
them	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pass	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
18	O
certificate	O
,	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
games	O
to	O
require	O
BBFC	O
cuts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
