<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differentiated	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
by	O
incorporating	O
a	O
pedal	O
that	O
controls	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
takes	O
cover	O
to	O
reload	O
and	O
avoid	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Guncon	B-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
add-on	O
pack	O
of	O
additional	O
stages	O
that	O
are	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
proved	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
first-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
holds	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
and	O
fires	O
at	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
pedal	O
from	O
a	O
racing	O
wheel	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
's	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
)	O
utilizes	O
a	O
special	O
memory	O
chip	O
to	O
synchronize	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
image	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
rotates	O
the	O
gun	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
also	O
features	O
a	O
blowback	O
function	O
which	O
simulates	O
real-life	O
gun	O
recoil	O
;	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
controller	O
to	O
aim	O
a	O
cursor	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherudo	B-Application
Garo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
regime	O
,	O
plots	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
old	O
order	O
,	O
launching	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
attacks	O
and	O
assassinations	O
that	O
destabilize	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherudo	O
hears	O
the	O
resulting	O
boom	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
head	O
of	O
security	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
,	O
assures	O
him	O
that	O
Miller	O
will	O
not	O
last	O
long	O
against	O
his	O
highly	O
trained	O
mercenaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Miller	O
confronts	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
's	O
troops	O
in	O
the	O
submarine	O
hangar	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
courtyard	O
against	O
heavy	O
resistance	O
,	O
eventually	O
reaching	O
Rachel	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Miller	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Sherudo	O
,	O
a	O
trained	O
knife	O
thrower	O
,	O
and	O
guns	O
him	O
down	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
Rachel	O
held	O
at	O
gunpoint	O
by	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angered	O
by	O
Sherudo	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
reveals	O
his	O
intentions	O
to	O
blow	O
up	O
the	O
castle	O
with	O
Richard	O
inside	O
and	O
escape	O
with	O
Rachel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pursuing	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
helipad	O
,	O
Miller	O
arrives	O
just	O
as	O
Rachel	O
manages	O
to	O
break	O
free	O
,	O
leading	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
to	O
shoot	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
in	O
a	O
fast-and-loose	O
gun	O
battle	O
across	O
the	O
rooftop	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
accidentally	O
sets	O
off	O
his	O
detonator	O
,	O
apparently	O
killing	O
himself	O
in	O
a	O
fiery	O
explosion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
collects	O
the	O
wounded	O
Rachel	O
and	O
escapes	O
in	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
's	O
chopper	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
goes	O
up	O
in	O
flames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
a	O
special	O
mission	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Kantaris	O
Deal	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
is	O
alerted	O
by	O
V.S.S.E	O
to	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
an	O
illegal	O
arms	O
factory	O
posing	O
as	O
a	O
Sercian	O
hotel	O
,	O
with	O
ties	O
to	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
's	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
scenarios	O
Miller	O
fails	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
soon	O
enough	O
,	O
Kantaris	O
escapes	O
and	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
aborted	O
(	O
canonically	O
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
mission	O
's	O
failure	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
both	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
internally	O
at	O
Namco	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
any	O
direct	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
CPU	O
speed	O
is	O
much	O
lower	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
System	B-Application
22	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
reduced	O
demands	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
CPU	O
by	O
cutting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frame	O
rate	O
in	O
half	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	O
used	O
,	O
emulating	O
the	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
by	O
coloring	O
the	O
polygons	O
one-by-one	O
,	O
and	O
delaying	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
enemies	O
so	O
that	O
only	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
could	O
appear	O
on-screen	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
photos	O
of	O
hotels	O
and	O
factories	O
in	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
area	O
as	O
reference	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
mode	O
's	O
hotel	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
planned	O
sequences	O
-	O
an	O
outdoor	O
restaurant	O
,	O
a	O
missile	O
room	O
explosion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
boat	O
race	O
-	O
were	O
left	O
out	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
eventually	O
realized	O
that	O
creating	O
them	O
was	O
not	O
practical	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
not	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Arcade	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
soundtrack	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3D	O
Sound	O
Ensemble	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
magazine	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
April	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
hailed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
superior	O
even	O
to	O
competitor	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unique	O
foot	O
pedal	O
maneuver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
By	O
creating	O
this	O
innovative	O
maneuvering	O
technique	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
time-based	O
,	O
predetermined	O
path	O
running	O
,	O
providing	O
Story	O
or	O
Attack	O
mode	O
and	O
challenging	O
end-level	O
bosses	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
thrusts	O
the	O
light-gun	O
genre	O
into	O
a	O
brand-new	O
territory	O
-	O
and	O
develops	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
way	O
of	O
looking	O
at	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
,	O
the	O
classic	O
light-gun	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
applauded	O
the	O
close	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
special	O
PlayStation	B-Device
mode	O
greatly	O
extended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lifespan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
even	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
though	O
GamePro	O
questioned	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
bundled	O
GunCon	B-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
reporting	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
times	O
when	O
dead-on	O
shots	O
seem	O
to	O
miss	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
majority	O
of	O
critics	O
deemed	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
yet	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
,	O
since	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
complained	O
at	O
the	O
slowness	O
of	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
conversion	O
,	O
with	O
reviewer	O
Tom	O
Guise	O
saying	O
that	O
though	O
he	O
otherwise	O
preferred	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
over	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
when	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
respective	O
British	O
home	O
releases	O
he	O
favored	O
the	O
fully	O
PAL-optimized	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
criticisms	O
had	O
little	O
impact	O
on	O
overall	O
recommendations	O
;	O
Guise	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
these	O
factors	O
cannot	O
stop	O
this	O
game	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
High	O
Five	O
"	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
light-gun	O
shooters	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
gets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
some	O
disagreement	O
over	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
three	O
methods	O
of	O
emulating	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
foot	O
pedal	O
was	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
reload	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
for	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
two-handed	O
grip	O
,	O
while	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
both	O
said	O
stepping	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
joypad	O
's	O
buttons	O
offers	O
the	O
best	O
combination	O
of	O
accuracy	O
and	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
foot	O
pedal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
Light	B-Device
Gun	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
their	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
unanimous	O
vote	O
of	O
the	O
editors	O
.	O
</s>
