Pop n’ Beatz (Series)

Pop n’ Beatz (ポップンビーツ, Poppunbītsu) (PNB) is a free-to-play 3D action role-playing hack and slash music video game series produced by Bandai Namco. Introduced in Japan in 1998. The franchise also includes film and print adaptations.
== Games ==
All major installments of the series are originally arcade games, and the boards used to run them have traditionally been based on PlayStation hardware. Following their release in arcades, home releases in the series have mainly been for consoles in the PlayStation line.
Release date 	Title 	Home release
July 26, 1998 	Pop n’ Beatz 	PlayStation, Nintendo 64
November 1999 	Pop n’ Party 	PlayStation, Nintendo 64
September 12, 2000	Pop n’ Beatz 2 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
October 29, 2001 	Pop n’ Beatz: Rise 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
April 2002 	Pop n’ Party 2 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
October 7, 2002 	Critical Darling’s Backstory	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
March 14, 2003 	Pop n’ Beatz 3 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Late December 2003	Pop n’ Beatz 3.5 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
August 21, 2005 	Pop n’ Beatz: Death and Love	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
April 2006 	Pop n’ Party 3 	PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
== History ==
Naoko Takeuchi (Creator of Sailor Moon) illustrated the Characters of Pop n’ Beatz (Like Sailor Moon) Until 2001, as of 2001, Watase Eizan (Made-up person) now illustrates the Characters of Pop n’ Beatz.
== Gameplay ==
=== Weapons ===
The Weapons in the entire series are Instruments.
=== Currency ===
The main currencies are Discos and Coins.
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