Point Blank (1994 Video Game) - Gameplay

Gameplay

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:

• Failing to complete a quota in the time limit.
• Shooting a bomb.
• Letting Dr. Dan and/or Dr. Don die in any mission where the player must protect them.
• Incorrectly answering questions by shooting wrong answers.
• Shooting a cardboard civilian.
• Shooting cardboard geisha girls.
• Shooting the opposite targets.
• Having less points after completing a stage.
• Failing to complete a quota and any 1-life penalty that loses multiple lives.
• Letting the meteors destroy Earth.
• Having run out of bullets in some stages.
• Shooting incorrect differences.
• Letting the aliens steal slots.
• and more.

They are the list of types on each stages:

• Accuracy - In this type, players must shoot the designated area with the highest points.
• Intelligence - Players must count to 16 by shooting the numbers.
• Memory - Players must match two cards by shooting two matching cards except different cards.
• Simulation - In this type, players will be able to shoot bad guys but not cardboard civilians. In the Japanese theme of this type, players can shoot ninjas but not geishas.
• Visual Acuity - This type is different, just to shoot one of the matching targets
• Speed - This type allows players to shoot their own color (depending players play from left or right).