Slideshow: DS Shooter Good in Short Spurts

"Shooting" targets by poking them with a stylus in is a great time-killer, but doesn't hold up for long-term blast-a-thons. By Chris Kohler.
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Luckily, all of these people are evil criminals and must be shot.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

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The first thing you have to learn for success in Point Blank is what NOT to shoot. Hit civvies and you lose major points.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

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This might look easy, until the big plate full of targets starts to spin and rotate all around the screen.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

Or shear these sheep by shooting them as they leap and frolic to and fro.Screenshot Courtesy of Bandai Namco

Or shear these sheep by shooting them as they leap and frolic to and fro.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

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Make sure to shoot only your own targets, if you're playing a two-player game.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

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Some of the mini-games are replicas of classic arcade machines made by Namco, like this one where you shoot aliens in the mouth...Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

Cap as many of these floating stuffed birds as you can before they get too far downstream.Screenshot Courtesy of Bandai...

Cap as many of these floating stuffed birds as you can before they get too far downstream.Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco

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...and this better-known Whack-the-Alligators machine!Screenshot: Courtesy of Bandai Namco