An arcade game machine called 'Point Blank' with colourful graffiti-style graphics and instructions on the screen. It has two light guns attached on either side for shooting games.

Point Blank

Point Blank, also known as Gun Bullet (ガンバレット, Gan Baretto), or Gunvari (ガンバリ, Ganbari) in Japan, is a collection of light gun shooter games created by Namco. The series made its debut in arcades back in 1994.

Using Players can use two attached light guns (light blue or pink), to hit targets onscreen. The game features non-violent shooting contests with challenges like shooting player-coloured bulls-eyes, cardboard criminals, and protecting characters Dr. Don and Dr. Dan. Players can choose from different difficulty levels and must complete a certain number of stages to finish the game.

Each group of missions consists of four tasks that players can take on in any order. Generally, players are limited to three lives for the entire game, although this might change depending on the settings of the arcade cabinet. While most levels provide an endless amount of bullets, some have a finite supply of ammo. Players will lose lives if they fail to meet the stage quota or shoot at prohibited targets like Bombs, Civilians, or the opponent's colour targets.

In the game, there are six different types of stages to play. These include Accuracy, Intelligence, Memory, Simulation, Visual Acuity, and Speed. Each stage has its own unique challenge for players to overcome.

Once players finish all levels, their performance will be evaluated. The ranking in Point Blank depends on the total points earned, remaining lives, and continues used. Players will then receive suggestions to move up to a harder level, challenge a friend, go back to an easier level, or practice further.

The control panel for Namco 'Point Blank' arcade game featuring a plastic gun mounted on a stand with game instructions and a yellow starburst graphic that says "Let's SHOOT!!"