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The IDOLM@STER Returns to Arcades With The IDOLM@STER Tours Game
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Bandai Namco Amusement announced at the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) on Friday that it is developing The IDOLM@STER Tours, the first arcade game in The IDOLM@STER franchise since the very first The IDOLM@STER game in 2005 (not counting the franchise's three pachinko games). The game will begin location tests in arcades in Japan early this summer.
As with the original arcade game, its console ports, and the franchise's recent The IDOLM@STER Starlit Season game, the game will cast players as idol producers, in charge of managing their talents' schedules, break time, costumes, practice, dance routines, and music selections. Players will also be able to direct concerts in real-time concert scenes.
The game will feature characters and songs from The IDOLM@STER, The IDOLM@STER, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, The IDOLM@STER Million Live!, The IDOLM@STER Side M, and The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors.
Source: The IDOLM@STER Tours game's official website, PR Times via Otakomu
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