Point Blank DS

Tuesday 27 June 2007 Point Blank DS, the cartoony shooter for Nintendo's dual-screened handheld, has been picked up by publisher Atari for a UK release this winter. When we reviewed the import version of the game last week, no PAL release had been confirmed. This was something of a disappointment as the game was surprisingly good and proved that console lightgun games could, indeed, be successfully ported to

Now that summer is almost in full effect, it's prime time for trailer-packed festivals, state fairs and all other types of Midwestern goodness. If you can't stomach the cotton candy, ferris wheel party scene, then perhaps the touch screen shooting games of Point Blank DS can fill the void - and we've got some screens to share just before the game ships. Click the images tab to check out the many different modes this circusy shooting gallery has to offer, from blasting sheep to gunning down

Just a quick little blurb about Point Blank DS, the Nintendo DS conversion of Namco's quick-paced accuracy-based light gun shooter: the company informs IGN that the game ships to North American stores next week. Point Blank DS essentially takes everything established in the arcade and PlayStation renditions and turns them touch-sensitive -- instead of using a handheld light gun to do the job, players instead blast away at the targets by tapping on them with the system stylus. Speed and accuracy are key in this game, and players will have to prove just how well they can handle their weapon in several dozen challenges in single and two player mode.

If you've frequented a bowling alley, movie theater or Wal-Mart vestibule in the past few years, you've no doubt seen the carnival-shooter Point Blank. The gun game - as in, you actually hold a plastic gun and shoot things - throws all kinds of state fair minigames your way, like blasting ducks or acing chickens in a set time limit. Now it's coming to the Nintendo