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Pop'n Pop

Pop'n Pop is a puzzle game similar to Puzzle Bobble; the player's goal is to release colored bubbles from the bottom on the screen within a limited amount of time, trying to match three or more bubbles of the…

1 February 1998

Pop'n Pop is a puzzle developed by Dreams, released 1 February 1998 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.

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What Pop'n Pop is

Pop'n Pop is a puzzle game developed by Dreams and released in 1998. It was published by JVC Musical Industries. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pop'n Pop is a puzzle game similar to Puzzle Bobble; the player's goal is to release colored bubbles from the bottom on the screen within a limited amount of time, trying to match three or more bubbles of the same color. The difference in this version is that bubbles cannot bounce on the walls; the player can only release them vertically. The game features characters from various Taito games, such as Bub and Bob from the Bubble Bobble series, Tiki from The New Zealand Story, the dwarves from Doko Doko Don, and others.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Pop'n Pop is the 36th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Bust-a-Move 4 in 1998.

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What it launched against

Pop'n Pop launched on 1 February 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Resident Evil 2.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Resident Evil 2.

Official trailer

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When did Pop'n Pop come out?
Pop'n Pop was released on 1 February 1998 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.

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