| Point Blank / Point Blank DS | |
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Arcade, PlayStation Namco Nintendo DS JP Namco
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| Platform(s) | Arcade, Nintendo DS, PlayStation |
| Release date(s) | Arcade PlayStation Nintendo DS |
| Genre(s) | Action, Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Co-Op Multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | CD-ROM, Nintendo DS Game Card |
Point Blank (also known as Gun Bullet in Japan) is a shooting game series by Namco for the Arcade, PlayStation and Nintendo DS. It was originally a trilogy first made by Namco since 1994, later Namco created two ports for the PlayStation and the Nintendo DS called Point Blank DS were later developed and released in 1997 and 2006 respectively. It was the first light-gun game released by Namco.
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Players use an attached light gun (or in the case of the DS, a pen) to hit targets onscreen. Missions require speed, quick judgment or pinpoint accuracy.
The game consists of non-violent, all ages, shooting contests like shooting targets (and avoiding bombs and civilians), shooting cardboard targets, shooting the target of player color, protecting the iconic Dr. Don and Dr. Dan, and other miscellaneous challenges, similar to the other games Police Trainer and Area 51: Site 4.
The player chooses the desired difficulty level which will determine how many stages must be finished to complete the game in order to finish (including Practice, Beginner, Advanced and Very Hard), as well as their overall difficulty. Players are shown four missions in each grouping, and may attempt them in any order. Players have only three lives for the entire game, depending on the arcade settings. Most stages have unlimited bullets, but some stages have a limited amount of ammo.
Players can lose lives by:
They are the list of types on each stages:
Point Blank was originally created for the arcades in 1994 but a console version was later for the PlayStation in 1997, this version included an arrange mode which added an alternate version of Arcade mode, as well as adding many gameplay modes alongside an RPG mode titled Quest. This game was re-created in 1999 as Point Blank 2, adding more mini-stages and replacing Very Hard with Insane. This game was once again re-created in 2001 as Point Blank 3, only released for the arcades in Japan and for the PlayStation worldwide.
At the 2006 Game Developers Conference in San Jose, CA a Nintendo DS port of the game was announced. The console's stylus and touch screen is used in place of the light gun. The finished game was released in North America on June 13, 2006, two days after the North American release of the Nintendo DS Lite.
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine called characters Dr. Dan and Dr. Don an underrated "dynamic duo".[1]
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