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Force Rounds is the name of both the Psych and the pin. This article is about the Psych.

Force Rounds is a psych in The World Ends with You and NEO: The World Ends with You with the majority of the pins with this psych made by Natural Puppy in both games.

The World Ends with You[]

Neku force rounds

Black Venus

This negative psych is activated by tapping empty space; bullets are fired towards the point tapped. The bullets' characteristics vary from pin to pin. Regular pins with Force Rounds are categorized under A Class.

Analysis[]

Most Force Rounds pins have an efficiency rating of 25%, one of the lowest in the game. This makes them ill-suited as puck passers, but its very fast firing rate along with its ease of use makes some of the pins adequate for filler damage. The Force Rounds pins with different efficiency ratings are Lolita Bat (40%), Skull Rabbit (30%), Purity Launcher (20%), and Innocence Beam (20%).

Regular bullets (Sexy Beam/Black Venus) vs. penetrating bullets (Skull Rabbit/Playmate Beam/Popguin)[]

One would believe that the penetrating bullet pins, with much higher pin ATK, are the superior pins. However, as a penetrating bullet goes through an enemy, that enemy becomes invincible for a few frames. If all penetrating bullets are fired rapidly at an enemy, about half the bullets will miss! Therefore, the regular bullet pins, Sexy Beam and Black Venus, deal more overall damage than the penetrating bullets! Black Venus is only available in the postgame, but is better than Sexy Beam because of its shorter reboot time, plus its ability to inflict Defense Break.

Lolita Bat & Dove Actually vs. regular bullets[]

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Lolita Bat

Lolita Bat looks very attractive with its 40% efficiency. Unfortunately, Lolita Bat's bullets cause great knockback. If all of Lolita Bat's bullets are fired rapidly at a mobile enemy, all but one of the bullets will miss! Regular bullets, despite their lower efficiency and pin ATK, will deal greater damage to a single target because the enemy won't be thrown across the field. However, if a player prefers to juggle their enemies over inflicting damage, Lolita Bat is the better pin for that.

Dove Actually by comparison has the same efficiency and direction shift effect, but fires larger bullets that don't deal knockback, effectively eliminating the main drawback of Lolita Bat. While it can't be used to juggle, it is as potent a pin as one would expect of a post-game exclusive addition.

Regular bullets vs. Purity Launcher vs. Innocence Beam[]

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Purity Launcher

Regular bullets only hit a single target, while the other two pins feature multi-shot. Innocence Beam acts as a faux Energy Rounds pin with a faster firing rate. Purity Launcher can shoot many more bullets than Innocence Beam provided that it has enough distance for the initial bullet to fragment. It must be fired at medium to long range or else its potential is wasted.

Of the three, regular bullets are generally the best overall choice, as the more powerful enemies are solo encounters.

Icon # Name Brand Cls Psych Spec Power Eff ATK200 Lasts Boot Reboot Info
Cutie Beam022Cutie BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 29255712 uses06Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact. Limited range.
Lovely Beam023Lovely BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 40256012 uses06Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Sexy Beam024Sexy BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 63256612 uses06Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Superfine Beam025Superfine BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 60256512 uses07Touch empty space to fire a penetrating bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Playmate Beam026Playmate BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 86257214 uses010Touch empty space to fire a penetrating bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Purity Launcher027Purity LauncherNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 5720518 uses06Touch empty space to fire a fragmenting bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Innocence Beam028Innocence BeamNatural Puppy A N Force Rounds T Attack 72205410 uses06Touch empty space to spray penetrating bullets in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Lolita Bat166Lolita BatLapin Angelique A N Force Rounds T Attack 100401209 uses06.5Touch empty space to fire a slow-moving bullet in that direction. Touch empty space mid-flight to alter its course.
Skull Rabbit167Skull RabbitLapin Angelique A N Force Rounds T Attack 12130965 uses06.5Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage and sometimes Defense Break on contact.
Black Venus216Black VenusGatito A N Force Rounds T Attack 60256512 uses03Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact. The pin says: "When six darklit planets align..."
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Force Rounds (Pin)Unbranded A N Force Rounds T Attack 26255712 uses05.1Touch empty space to fire a bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact. Limited range.
Popguin287
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Popguin (Pin)Unbranded N N Force Rounds T Attack 93257310 uses06Touch empty space to fire a penetrating bullet in that direction. Inflicts damage on contact.
Dove Actually311Dove ActuallyUnbranded A N Force Rounds T Attack 1024012110 uses06Tap empty space to fire a large slow-moving projectile. Afterward, you can change the direction by tapping on empty space again.

NEO: The World Ends with You[]

The psych returns, again made primarily by Natural Puppy.

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