Fan Game Idea (The Idolm@ster Wrestle for You!)

[Amazing_Grace]

HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT DRAWING.

Looking good! Keep up the good work!

[MetalPredat0r]

(Just one tonight. Sorry...)
(-WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!-)

Mayu Sakuma
Age: 17
Height: 153cm
Weight: 40kg
Birthday: September 7th
Blood Type: O
Three Sizes: 78-54-80
Alignment: Tweener
Default Tag Partner: Shizuku

-Mayu, in arcade mode, entered the tournament to impress the Producer and get him to love her. (Fun fact: Mayu is the only caracter with a unique final boss in arcade mode. She fights Miki at the end.)
-Mayu is a character that is all about getting her opponents as close to her as possible.
-Her finisher, Love for Him, has her choking her opponent with her ribbons and whispers to them "He's mine....". She tightens the choke until the ribbon snaps and the opponent falls.
-Mayu is a heavyweight character with rather slow speed, but has great submission tactics.
-How to Unlock: Play 20 First Blood Matches in VS Mode.

Btw, the blood on Mayu's sports tape isn't hers......

[Amazing_Grace]

Btw, the blood on Mayu's sports tape isn't hers......

Yeah, so, that's not creepy.


Still loving this idea, though.

[MetalPredat0r]

Well she IS a Yandere....

[Amazing_Grace]

I kinda figured that, even though I know next to nothing about the Cinderella girls. XD

Yanderes are creepy.

[MetalPredat0r]

(-WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!-)

Noriko Fukuda
Age: 18
Height: 164cm
Weight: 48kg
Birthday: March 30th
Blood Type: A
Three Sizes: 87-58-87
Alignment: Face
Default Tag Partner: Matsuri

-Noriko, in arcade mode, wants to improve her fighting skills by showing everyone else in the tournament who's boss.
-Her moveset consists of different MMA abilities as well as some Olympic Wrestling. She mainly excels submissions and grapples.
-Her finisher, Rock Bottom, has her tangle her opponent with her own body and puts them into submission until they cry.
-Noriko is a middleweight character who possesses the best submissions in the entire game. Period. She is kinda slow, though.
-How to Unlock: Win 10 Matches via Tap Out.

(Note: The kanji on her sports bra is 鉄拳 (Tekken) which means Iron Fist as a blatantly obvious reference to another successful Namco franchise.)
(Another huge personal favoirte of mine. Then again, I love Noriko too much out of everyone in ML.)

[MetalPredat0r]

(-WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!-)

Megumi Tokoro
Age: 16
Height: 159cm
Weight: 47kg
Birthday: April 15th
Blood Type: O
Three Sizes: 88-56-85
Alignment: Face
Default Tag Partner: Fuka

-Megumi, in arcade mode, just wants to have fun after hours of boredom one night, so she enters a wrestling tournament despite little experience.
-Megumi improvises her moves and makes up moves of her own, including her infamous "Chest Slam".
-Her finisher, Sucks to Suck, has Megumi push her opponent to a corner as she pummels them a bit, she then performs a high kick, which accidentally hits her opponent down there. Ouch...
-Megumi is a middleweight character with good defense and average offense, but can take a lot of damage due to her high HP.
-How to Unlock: Defeat 15 opponents at least in Survival Mode.
(I've been drawing a lot of bikini tops lately. I should tone that down...)

[MetalPredat0r]

Entrance Themes

(NOTE: The characters that have spoiler tags are characters that haven't been given concept art yet. If you wish to talk about these characters, go on ahead. I would love for you all to leave your thoughts on them as well as the musical choices.)

(Another NOTE: All Entrance Themes can be played during normal matches.)

Haruka Amami: I Want

Chihaya Kisaragi: arcadia

Miki Hoshii: Marionette no Kokoro

Ritsuko Akizuki: Mahou o Kakete

Yukiho Hagiwara: Kosmos, Cosmos

Makoto Kikuchi: Agent Yoru o Yuku

Iori Minase: Here we go!!

Azusa Miura: Tonari ni...

Ami Futami: Positive!

Mami Futami: ReiMei Starline

Takane Shijou: Kazahana

Hibiki Ganaha: Next Life

Yayoi Takatsuki: Ohayou!! Asagohan

Kotori Otonashi: Sora

Ai Hidaka: Hanamaru

Eri Mizutani: Precog

Makochii:  A・ri・ga・to・YESTERDAYS

Miku Htasune: World is Mine

Rin Shibuya: Never Say Never

Ranko Knazaki: Hana Tsubomi Yumemiru Rapsodia ～Alma no Michibiki～

Uzuki Shimamura: S(mile)ING!

Mio Honda: Mitsuboshi☆☆★

Airi Totoki: Apple Pie Princess

Kanako Mimura: Chocolat Tiara

Mayu Sakuma: Everyday Dream

Shizuku Oikawa: TBD

Kirari Moroboshi: Marshmallow☆Kiss

Minami Nitta: Venus Syndrome

Fuka Toyokawa: Orange no Sora no Shita

Megumi Tokoro: After School Party Time

Noriko Fukuda: My Pace☆My Way

Matsuri Tokugawa: Festa Illumination

Minako Satake: Smile Ichiban

Reika Kitakami: FIND YOUR WIND!

Arisa Matsuda: Choujou↑Genki Show☆Idol ch@ng!

Karen Shinomiya: Chiisana Koi no Ashioto

Tomoka Tenkubashi: Maria Trap

Rio Momose: Be My Boy

Yumeko Sakurai: TBD

Awakened Miki: relations

That's essentially all the Entrance Themes as well as an early glimpse of the full character roster. Like what you see?

(EDIT: Removed Spoiler for Karen and added Minami and Rio to the roster.)

(EDIT: Removed more spoilers for Rin, Ranko, Uzuki, Mio, Minami, Arisa, and Minako)

(EDIT: Removed spoilers for Kirari, Tomoka, and Rio.)

[liza94]

I'm lookimg forward to your drawings of Ranko, Tomoka and Rin! Good luck!

[MetalPredat0r]

Now for a few elements of gameplay.

Guard Breaks

Characters will bring up shields that can protect them. The shield will only reduce the amount of damage one takes rather than nullify damage completely. There is no guard meter, however there is a method of breaking an opponent's guard. Every character has a move that allows them to break their opponent's shield with just one move, allowing the player a free hit after the opponent is at a temporary stun state. One example is pictured below with Chihaya performing a side kick that breaks Iori's shield, leaving Iori defenseless and giving Chihaya the opportunity to attack.

(Sorry if it's barely visible. These gameplay demonstration images are gonna be pencil sketch only.)

[MetalPredat0r]

Stamina

Unlike games such as Street Fighter or Super Smash Bros., you are limited to how many times you use your special moves, as they cost stamina. When you run out of stamina completely, your special moves are completely inactive and your character's attacks will weaken. However, by holding down RT/R2/ZR, you can charge your stamina DBZ-style. Hibiki, as pictured below, is in a zero stamina state.

Battle Damage

An aesthetic detail, the more of a beating the character takes, the more they'll show it. Characters will have bruises, cuts, torn clothes, sweat, tears, and blood coming out to indicate how much they've been beaten up, as Hibiki pictured below has a black eye, her top and jeans torn up a little (with her jeans even hanging down a little to show a thong), and blood coming from her mouth. However, you can toggle this feature at the Otions Menu by turning the Violence level from High (normal shown damage rate), Medium (minimal shown damage rate), and Low (characters will not show damage during a match.)

[MetalPredat0r]

Sorry for the lack of character posts. At the very least I'm giving more info on how the game will play in addition to who's in it. I will have the next character up tomorrow and she is one of my personal favorite additions. 

[Amazing_Grace]

I'm quite content with learning about gameplay
Good job with this so far, though!
I still want it to exist.

[MetalPredat0r]

(-WARNING! CHALLENGER APPROACHING!-)

Karen Shinomiya
Age: 16
Height: 159cm
Weight: 48kg
Birthday: August 27th
Blood Type: AB
Three Sizes: 90-59-90
Alignment: Tweener
Default Tag Partner: Arisa

-Karen, in arcade mode, was dragged in by Arisa due to the latter not having a partner. She's essentially forced to wrestle. Karen DOES appear in story mode as somebody who challenges Takane, but is beaten to a pulp as a result.
-Her moveset consists of famous dance techniques in conjunction with wrestling maneuvers.
-Her finisher, Please Don't Let It Be Me!, has her take out a chair, only for the opponent to take it and hit her with it. Karen gets back up and manages to trip her opponent as well as make the chair hit them.
-Karen is a Fighting Clown character. Her moveset looks rather goofy, but she's still a formidable fighter in the ring. She is a middleweight character with decent attributes all around.

(Gush Time: OMG I LOVE YOU, KAREN! YOU SO BEAUTIFUL! As you can tell, Karen gets my vote for best ML girl.)

[MetalPredat0r]

(I almost forgot there was a management mode. Better start talking about that.)

MANAGEMENT MODE

This mode, for those not satisfied with Story or Versus, exists to show the fact that this IS The iDOLM@STER, after all. Remember Wrestle Angels? Kinda like that with an iM@S twist.

Who are you?

You are a manager at the JWSF who works for Tanaka, the JWSF's President and her daughter, Melissa, who serves as VP, Announcer, Tutorial Guide, and playable character on occasion. Tanaka will be a black silhouette like Takagi, Ishikawa, and Kuroi while Melissa will be perfectly visible. Melissa will help you in managing the girls as they make it to the top.

Who will you manage?

Why, the original 14 girls of 765Pro, of course! The big thing about this is that both Yayoi and Kotori, who were NPCs in the Story Mode, are playable and manageable in Management Mode. This also marks the first time where Kotori can be managed in any game ever. Also, unlike Story and Versus, character alignments do not matter and the girls act more like their regular everyday selves, while Story Mode has them following a script.

Your Objective?

Make sure your girl becomes the JWSF Champion in the span of 52 weeks. Doing so will earn you the best ending and an unlockable "Japanese Circuit Champion" costume for that specific girl.

Your Obstacles?

Normally, you go into battle against the other girls you haven't picked in the tournament. Occasionally, there will be rival battles against an idol from 876Pro, Cinderella Girls, or Million Live. Another obstacle is your idol's affection. Win enough matches and she will be happy for you and treat you very kindly. Lose too many matches, and the idol will either doubt, be afraid of, or even flat-out hate you. Another major obstacle is injuries. If your idol either takes too much damage in a match or loses a specific way, she will be injured and thus cannot wrestle for a week. You CAN choose a substitute, but the bonuses you gain will not be as rewarding as those with your actual wrestler. Those bonuses DO transfer to your actual wrestler, though.

How's this gonna end?

The type of ending you gain will depend on your wrestler's affection, popularity, and overall stats in matches. Getting the best possible ending in the entire game requires your wrestler have won the JWSF Championship Belt, at least 85% popularity, Positive Affection towards you, and have her Win-Loss Ratio be 90% Wins at least.

Leave your thoughts on what you think of management mode. More details to come soon.