As well as converting the arcade game in its entirety, this conversion also offers a new Quest mode, a Party Play system and more. Spellings a b c Fielder, Lauren (December 23, 1997). "Point Blank Review". GameSpot . Retrieved 18 February 2022. Point Blank is a light gun arcade game, in which players shoots targets in a wide variety of stages. The Playstation version uses the G-Con gun, for action similar to Time Crisis, also by Namco. NOTE: This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you. If you've ever played the arcade version of Namco's Point Blank (or Gun Bullet, as it's called in Japan) or the import version for the PlayStation, then you likely know just how many tokens you can go through or how many restarts you initiate in a very short amount of time. This puzzle/shooter title, which sometimes unmercifully lets you have only one bullet and five seconds to complete a task, can be replayed free, endlessly, and to perfection, as it's now available for the Sony PlayStation - in English.

The PlayStation version was the third best-selling video game in Japan for the week ending August 10, 1997. [11] Point Blank Adventures (2015) ( iOS, Android) – A new free-to-play title in the series, built from the ground up exclusively for mobile; it features over 200 stages and Facebook integration. Like its immediate precursor, the touch screen is used instead of a light gun. Loaded with the original arcade game, an all-new quest mode and extra areas created just for the PlayStation game console. Ricciardi, John (November 1997). "Top 10 in Japan". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.100. Ziff Davis. p.28.

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We couldn't find some of the information and covers for this game. When more accurate information or covers are obtained, the entry will be updated adding the missing information. The 10 Best Arcade Games of All Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p.130. If you've got a friend or a group of friends, Point Blank 2 features a wide variety of different play modes. The arcade games are enabled as well as turf wars, tournaments and a team-play option. You can also give certain players handicaps or enable penalties. Up to 8 people can play by alternating Guncons. The variety in the mini games was welcomed.The main characters were cool in their own way. The 5 modes were more than enough to keep me hooked. Even with 1 gun and 2 people, the excitement never stops. The scoring and rating system is great for honing your skills.

An all-new RPG-quest mode will send you to Point Blank Island on a crazy bullet-filled quest for the mysterious "Gunball." The stages are incredibly irresistible and fun, luring you into a seemingly endless stream of continues until you either succeed at a challenge or get a red flag for that level and move on to the next. If you fail, you'll lose one life and continue with the set until you're dead. Whether you win or lose a level, you'll get a certain number of points for how hard you tried (or how long you managed to stay alive). Once you finish four levels, you'll get four more until you either die or the difficulty level is complete - at which point, you fight the final battle and disappear into a flurry of fireworks and adulation when you win. Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine In the 3rd port, Namco dropped the Quest mode. This is not a big loss though, because Endurance mode half way makes up for it. You'll love the hilarious shooting frenzy of Point Blank! Over 70 completely different wild-and-crazy shooting scenarios will have you laughing so hard, you might not be able to aim straight!

There are six different types of stages in the game: Accuracy, where both players must shoot the designated areas with the highest points, Intelligence, where they must count to sixteen (by shooting the numbers), Memory, where they must match two cards by shooting two matching cards, Simulation, where they are required to shoot the cardboard robbers but not civilians (in the Japanese theme of this type, they must shoot cardboard ninjas, but not geishas), Visual Acuity, where they are required to shoot the target which matches what is displayed, and Speed, where they are required to shoot targets of their designated colors (depending players play from left or right); in the arcade version, both light guns must also be calibrated before the crosshairs on the screen shall move. Point Blank 3/ Gunbalina ( ガンバリーナ, Ganbarīna) (2000) (Arcade, PlayStation) – Its Japanese name is a pun on Thumbelina.