the critics complain how quick and unappealing the auditions are, how the new change of not being a producer anymore is very hard to get used to if you played the previous titles; gives you a painful nostalgia feeling when seeing 765 idols, how basically the game and its aspects are pretty much made for girls; its a very very girly game, and how lesson, promotion, audition- gets very repetative, also how the characters are just low resolution sprites with only the eyes and mouth moving; the mouth only moves in one shape.
while the pros are:
great voice acting, the 3 idols character personalities are very appealing and unusual, great singing and the new songs are nice and addictive, the graphics for the stage performances are well made; good graphics considering the DS, great for someone who wants to try something new to the im@s series.
like nowano said, its a side story, also some aspects of it are a 'what if' story as well.
the game has nothing to do with the psp version, nor the xbox version.
making it feel like as if the game took place after SP, 961 idols have quit and joined 765 productions, also the 765 idols never had a producer and reached top idol on their own, as well as some strong changes in character personalities.
