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Each game in the main series deals with the training of prospective pop idols on their way to stardom. The main talent agency featured in the series is 765 Production, and other studios introduced in later games include 876 Production featured in The Idolmaster Dearly Stars, and 961 Production originally introduced in The Idolmaster SP, but which later returns in The Idolmaster 2.
The game was ported to the Xbox 360 on January 25, 2007, and it was released on Microsoft's Platinum Collection on November 1, 2007. [26] [27] The Idolmaster became available for download through the Xbox Live Marketplace on August 11, 2009. [28]
A rhythm game with 3D models titled The Idolmaster SideM: Live On Stage! was released August 17, 2017. [73] A newer game titled The Idolmaster SideM: Growing Stars was released October 6, 2021. [74] The fourth spin-off, The Idolmaster Shiny Colors was released for Bandai Namco and Drecom's enza platform for HTML5 games on April 24, 2018. [75]
The limited edition release comes in a specially made box containing the game itself, a drama CD, a product code to obtain original costumes as downloadable content (DLC), a business pamphlet for the 765 Pro idols, a 765 Pro calendar, a cleaning cloth featuring aphorisms from 765 Pro's president JunjirÅ Takagi, 13 posters featuring the 765 Pro ...
Typical gameplay in Starlight Stage depicting Sachiko, Uzuki, and Miku. The player must tap the target icons in the bottom when rhythm icons pass over them. Starlight Stage is a rhythm game in which the player assumes the role of a producer who works at 346 Production (346 Pro), a talent agency that represents the pop idol characters from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls video game and anime.
The games were described by reviewers as accessible to the franchise's new and existing fans, but the iOS releases were criticized by journalists for their prohibitive pricing. The mechanics of Shiny Festa later reappear in The Idolmaster Shiny TV, a high-definition remastered version for the PlayStation 3.
American Idol's ratings might be tanking (and the show's curmudgeon Simon Cowell is moving on after this season won't help either), but that doesn't stop the big corporate marketing machine from ...
The games were voted one of the most anticipated future game at the 2008 Japan Game Awards. [34] In writing for Famitsu, reviewer Sekai Sandai Miyokawa notes that in addition to the nature of the game having to do with training idols, SP being split into three versions may be off-putting for beginners to The Idolmaster series.