<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
on-rails	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
series	O
of	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
arcade	O
machines	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
ported	O
versions	O
of	O
arcade	O
titles	O
featuring	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
each	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
serious	O
threat	O
to	O
usually	O
one	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
have	O
involved	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
(	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
the	O
protagonists	O
 '	O
organization	O
(	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
had	O
three	O
stages	O
with	O
four	O
areas	O
(	O
location	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
)	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
areas	O
are	O
dangerous	O
situations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
steadily	O
capsizing	O
ship	O
or	O
a	O
train	O
dangling	O
off	O
a	O
damaged	O
bridge	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
has	O
a	O
different	O
plot	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
SWAT	O
team	O
rather	O
than	O
secret	B-Application
agents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razing	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Razing	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
near-future	O
,	O
involve	O
an	O
elite	O
task	O
force	O
known	O
as	O
S.C.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	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
supported	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
launched	O
GunCon	B-Device
light	O
gun	O
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
an	O
add-on	O
of	O
new	O
stages	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
II	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
intelligence	O
agents	O
Keith	O
Martin	O
and	O
Robert	O
Baxter	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
a	O
major	O
industrial	O
tycoon	O
from	O
launching	O
a	O
nuclear	O
military	O
satellite	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
rescue	O
a	O
fellow	O
agent	O
that	O
they	O
kidnapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
2	I-Device
light	O
gun	O
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
story	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
agents	O
Alan	O
Dunaway	O
and	O
Wesley	O
Lambert	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
help	O
thwart	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
a	O
hostile	O
nation	O
,	O
who	O
recently	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
neighbouring	O
country	O
's	O
island	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
strike	O
at	O
several	O
countries	O
in	O
its	O
vicinity	O
with	O
tactical	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ported	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
featured	O
additional	O
content	O
including	O
a	O
side	O
mission	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
Alicia	O
's	O
perspective	O
of	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
refined	O
multi-hiding	O
system	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
featured	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
)	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
the	O
gun	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
direction	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
position	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
regardless	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
hiding	O
or	O
attacking	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
light	O
gun	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	O
to	O
use	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
and	O
near	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
filed	O
a	O
new	O
trademark	O
application	O
game	O
for	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
sixth	O
instalment	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crisis	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
had	O
similar	O
play	O
mechanics	O
as	O
with	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
Crisis	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
featured	O
solo	O
play	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
automatic	O
machine	O
gun	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
pistol	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
pistol	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
interactive	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
centering	O
on	O
the	O
anti-terrorist	O
tasks	O
of	O
elite	O
S.T.F.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
turns	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
subtitle	O
of	O
its	O
full	O
name	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
game	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
multi-hiding	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	O
,	O
adding	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Psycho	O
Shot	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
lock-on	O
to	O
multiple	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Razing	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Razing	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Big	B-Application
3	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
and	O
comes	O
packaged	O
with	O
Deadstorm	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
feature	O
full	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
GunCon	B-Device
3	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Strike	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
J2ME	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2nd	O
Strike	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
spin-off	O
and	O
the	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
another	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
as	O
a	O
gun	O
controller	O
via	O
the	O
app	O
iGunCon	O
.	O
</s>
