Its production began before the announcement of the series' first 2nd Vision game, The Idolmaster Dearly Stars, and its staff proceeded with the goal of earning the franchise's fans' continued support and the mindset of creating the game from scratch akin to the original arcade game's development.
The game is developed as the centerpiece of the franchise's next stage called '2nd Vision'. Its gameplay, while remaining similar to the previous title, features several improvements and differences, including changes in the roster of idol characters and the removal of online multiplayer elements. The story in The Idolmaster 2 is told from the perspective of a producer in charge of leading and training a group of three pop idols to stardom and receive music awards.
It was originally released on Februfor the Xbox 360 in Japan, and later for the PlayStation 3 on October 27, 2011. The Idolmaster 2 ( アイドルマスター2 Aidorumasutā Tsū, officially stylized as THE 2) is a Japanese raising simulationvideo game in The Idolmaster series developed and published by Bandai Namco Games.
