the president and shoot the player(s). Regardless of platform, the ending is followed by a “To Be Continued” screen, but no continuation or sequel was ever created. Development Target: Terror was the first arcade game developed by Raw Thrills. Designed by Eugene Jarvis, the game was inspired by the paranoia in the United States after the September 11 attacks. Raw Thrills felt that such an "outrageous", controversial premise would give them publicity. However, they avoided using ethnic stereotypes. The game's characters were animated with motion capture; Raw Thrills thought it looked more realistic than 3D models. A nonviolent "paintball" option was included for family audiences. The final level, in which the player must stop a hijacked Boeing 747 from crashing into the White House, was inspired by United Airlines Flight 93 and the speculation over its intended target. According to Jarvis, the scene caused Walmart stores to ban Target: Terror from their arcades. Target: Terror was unveiled at the January 2004 Amusement Trades Exhibition International show in London, along with Raw Thrills' racing game The Fast and the Furious and ICE/Play Mechanix's comic book-based shooting game Johnny Nero Action Hero. Wii port Target: Terror was ported to the Wii by Konami in 2008. It supports the Wii Zapper peripheral. The Wii version received generally negative reviews from critics, receiving an average score of 37.26% based on 19 reviews on the review aggregator GameRankings, and an average score of 33 out of 100 based on 19 reviews on Metacritic. One criticism was attributed towards the difficulty of the game, Jeff Gerstmann noted, "Someone, somewhere is able to play the arcade version of this on one quarter. If you encounter him, do not take this gentleman up on his offer to give you a ride home! It will only end in tears, several years of forced servitude, and a shallow grave near mile marker 117." In 2009, IGN gave the game "Worst Visuals" award on the Wii, describing them as "so bad it made Aerosmith's Revolution X look good". The title featured in 19th place in a 2022 Retro Gamer list of the Top 25 Light Gun Games, with critic Ashley Day describing it as a "game defined by surprising moments" and praising its live-action visuals as "better than anything from the Nineties, with tons of unique animations". References External links Official Raw Thrills Page Official Konami Page 2004 video games Arcade