History Videogame / TheIdolmaster2

* TheCameo - So far [[{{Vocaloid}} Miku Hatsune]] and 876's idols Ai Hidaka, Eri Mizutani and Ryo Akizuki are available on DLC as in-story rivals for the 765 Pro idols.

The AnimeOfTheGame Anime/TheIdolmaster was mostly based around Videogame/TheIdolmaster2 but it [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication tweaked]] a lot the backstories and storylines, so who watched the anime, isn't spoiled (mostly) to the story of the game, and vice-versa. Several manga were also based on the game; Coloful Days, which is set before the game, and ''Manga/TheWorldIsAllOne'', which explores a possible game scenario if Haruka, Hibiki, and Yukiho were a unit together.

* DeclarationOfProtection - [[spoiler: During Chihaya's True End. The Producer promises this on her dead brother's grave.]]

* DiscOneNuke - Everything you buy and all of your money carry over from playthroughs. Considering that some amulets and costumes/acessories are completely [[GameBreaker broken]], you can get your first single at least on the Top 20 by week 8, unlocking all the high level auditions and jobs early.

** You can use the same song and same clothes/acessories as the RK against them during the two mandatory story festivals against them as soon as the second playthrough.

* HopelessBossFight - [[spoiler:Your first stage Festival agaisnt the Ryuugu Komachi and the first Festival agaisnt Touma. The first is a forced loss and the second is a forced Draw.]]
* HurricaneOfPuns - During the shooting of one of Chihaya's CM's the director asks for her to tell a joke, or to smile more. The solution the producer comes up with is a rapid sucession of puns.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness - Yayoi. She's so naive that during communications, if you touch her chest (intentionally or otherwise) she immediatelly assumes you're talking about her heart. [[spoiler: That doesn't mean that she's any softer when negotiating deals for the 765 Pro girls during her True End.]]

* KirkSummation - The Producer during the final confrontation with Jupiter delivers this, wich in turn...

* LevelLockedLoot - A few costumes/acessories can only be obtained after the first playthrough.

* RainbowPimpGear - Some of the acessories don't go well with anything. The drill is the most jarring example.

** To elaborate, NaomiW akabayashi (Ritsuko) and Creator/AsamiShimoda (Ami/Mami) were available, but Creator/RieKugimiya (Iori) and Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (Azusa) were already with their schedules packed by the time the game was in production, so as to not outright cut their character from the game (and receive a huge backlash from the fandom) they used this to create the Ryuugu Komachi. That is the reason Ami and Mami are not TagTeamTwins by ''[=iM@S2=]'', and only Mami has a route, otherwise it would double the workload (read paycheck) of their voice actress. Comparatively, Ritsuko interacts much more in practically all the other girls routes, compared to Iori and Asuza.

* RPGElements - Stats and Image Levels can be increased by lessons, costumes and acessories.

* UnwinnableByDesign: You cannot win the week 10 RISING MOON festival; Ryuuguu Komachi will always outperform your unit. However, the story will continue regardless.

The iDOLM@STER 2 is the fourth game in the Videogame/TheIdolmaster Franchise, the second in the 2nd Vision line of the franchise, and the most well known worldwide, not because it has an English version (like most others products of the franchise, it's [[NoExportForYou only sold in Japan]]) but since it was ported for the PS3, allowed for more easy access, because, contrary to the {{Xbox360}}, the PS3 version isn't region locked to Japan and Asian consoles.

* CustomUniform - Zigzagged with Ryuugu Komachi's outfits (Palace of Dragon and, in PS3 only, Princess Melody). Iori, Ami, Azusa and Ritsuko have differing appearances for their versions while everyone else's is the same... but the outfits were made for Ryuugu Komachi specifically, so it is technically their uniform and everyone else's would be the Custom.

* ExtendedGameplay - The Ryuugu Komachi Extra Episode on the PS3.

* IntercourseWithYou - Honey Heartbeat, introduced in this game, implies having sex in the back of a car; Little Match Girl is vaguer on the subject, but may also refer to this via double meanings. Agent Yoru wo Yuku is available as DLC for the PS3 version only.

* [[NoCampaignForTheWicked No Route For the Wicked]] - The Ryuugu Komachi girls, until it was averted on the PS3 version.

** It's worth noting though that in the PS3 version, they managed to remedy this a little by giving the Ryuugu Komachi girls an extra route, available after you finish the main game once.

* StoryOverwrite - Played straight and then subverted. It doesn't matter the amount of ''Danketsu'' your unit has; at the end of week 10 it plummets by the storyline loss in the festival against Ryuuguu Komachi. Then subverted in that if the ''danketsu'' was high enough the next week they'll come as if nothing happened, but only in the PS3 version.

* ScriptedBattle - The Odyssey Festival agaisnt Touma. [[spoiler: It gets rained out halfway through and subsequently cancelled.]]

* SetBonus - If you use a full set of acessories (doesn't matter wich), the chances of getting a Break, Revival or Keep are exponentially increased.

* ThrowingTheFight - [[spoiler: During Hibiki's route, Touma tries to convince the Producer to make Hibiki quit the bussiness because it would be too hard on her, and so she could go back home. The producer led him to believe he would do just that, but in fact supports Hibiki even more after what Touma said, which leads to some of the most hilarious dialogue between him and the Producer in the entire game.]]

* WorthyOpponent - The Jupiter Trio. All the girls acknowledge this after the Festival on week 54.

** Takane's True ending takes this UpToEleven. [[spoiler: She visited the airport ''every single day'' during the Producer's studying in Hollywood.]]

** To elaborate, NaomiWakabayashi (Ritsuko) and Creator/AsamiShimoda (Ami/Mami) were available, but RieKugimiya (Iori) and Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (Azusa) were already with their schedules packed by the time the game was in production, so as to not outright cut their character from the game (and receive a huge backlash from the fandom) they used this to create the Ryuugu Komachi. That is the reason Ami and Mami are not TagTeamTwins by ''[=iM@S2=]'', and only Mami has a route, otherwise it would double the workload (read paycheck) of their voice actress. Comparatively, Ritsuko interacts much more in practically all the other girls routes, compared to Iori and Asuza.

The iDOLM@STER 2 is the fourth game in the Videogame/TheIdolmaster Franchise, the second in the 2nd Vision line of the franchise, and the most well known worldwide, not because it has an English version (like the others products of the franchise, it's [[NoExportForYou only sold in Japan]]) but since it was ported for the PS3, allowed for more easy access, because, contrary to the {{Xbox360}}, the PS3 version isn't region locked to Japan and Asian consoles.

* IntercourseWithYou - Honey Heartbeat may indeed count as this as well. Assuming it is indeed about having sex in the back of a car.

* StoryOverwrite - Played straight and then subverted. It doesn't matter the amount of ''Danketsu'' your unit has; at the end of week 10 it plummets by the storyline loss in the festival against Ryuuguu Komachi. Then subverted in that if the ''danketsu'' was high enough the next week they'll come as if nothing happened.

The game actually takes part in an AlternateContinuity from the other games (with the exception of ''Dearly Stars'') where the Idols made their debut six months before the start of the game but are struggling to make their mark on the industry. That was until Ritsuko got permission to produce her own Idol Unit: Ryuugu Komachi, a three-girl idol group where the strengths of each girl cover the weaknesses of their team-mates.

The premise is a little different from the first game, and in fact, doesn't happen in the same timeline as the other games (except for The iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars, to which it's a {{Prequel}}). In this game, the Idols debuted around six months before the game starts but aren't faring very well, until Ritsuko got approval from the 765 Pro Office to produce her own Idol Unit, the Ryuugu Komachi. Seeing as the new unit began to increase in popularity and success more than the other Idols alone, the President Takagi decided to hire another producer to create another Idol Unit. This is where the PlayerCharacter enters.

* InformedEquipment - The amulets are not visible anywhere, except when your selecting the outfits.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness - Yayoi. She's so naive that during communications, if you touch her chest (intentionally or otherwise) she immediatelly assumes your talking about her heart. [[spoiler: That doesn't mean that she's any softer when negotiating deals for the 765 Pro girls during her True End.]]

* StoryOverwrite - Played straight and then subverted. It doesn't matter the amount of ''Danketsu'' your unit have, at the end of week 10 it get's plumetted by the storyline loss in the festival agaisnt Ryuuguu Komachi. Then subverted in that if the danketsu was high enough the next week they'll come as if nothing happened.

* TakingTheBullet - In Makoto's story, when Hokuto insults the Producer, Makoto is angered and throws him a punch. This is one of your possible move to do next. [[spoiler:Doing this is correct.]]

** To elaborate, NaomiWakabayashi (Ritsuko) and Creator/AsamiShimoda (Ami/Mami) were available, but RieKugimiya (Iori) and ChiakiTakahashi (Azusa) were already with their schedules packed by the time the game was in production, so as to not outright cut their character from the game (and receive a huge backlash from the fandom) they used this to create the Ryuugu Komachi. That is the reason Ami and Mami are not TagTeamTwins by ''[=iM@S2=]'', and only Mami has a route, otherwise it would double the workload (read paycheck) of their voice actress. Comparatively, Ritsuko interacts much more in practically all the other girls routes, compared to Iori and Asuza.

* ShipTease - In some of the girls routes. Hibiki x Touma, Makoto x Hokuto and Yayoi x Shouta.

Moreover, all of the girls backstories and some of their visuals were changed, in some cases radically. To name a few, Takane and Hibiki never worked for 961 Pro, and were part of the 765 Pro office from the beginning. Mami, like in the first game, used to be a [[TagTeamTwins Tag Team Twin]] but isn't anymore, and let her hair grow to differentiate herself even more from her sister. Miki's hair natural color is blonde, not dyed. Yukiho's voice actress [[TheOtherDarrin changed,]] among other changes revealed in their storylines.

** To elaborate, NaomiWakabayashi (Ritsuko) and AsamiShimoda (Ami/Mami) were available, but RieKugimiya (Iori) and ChiakiTakahashi (Azusa) were already with their schedules packed by the time the game was in production, so as to not outright cut their character from the game (and receive a huge backlash from the fandom) they used this to create the Ryuugu Komachi. That is the reason Ami and Mami are not TagTeamTwins by ''[=iM@S2=]'', and only Mami has a route, otherwise it would double the workload (read paycheck) of their voice actress. Comparatively, Ritsuko interacts much more in practically all the other girls routes, compared to Iori and Asuza.

The AnimeOfTheGame Anime/TheIdolmaster was mostly based around Videogame/TheIdolmaster2 but it [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication tweaked]] a lot the backstories and storylines, so who watched the anime, isn't spoiled (mostly) to the story of the game, and vice-versa. Several manga were also based on the game; Coloful Days, which is set before the game, and '''Manga/TheWorldIsAllOne''', which explores a possible game scenario if Haruka, Hibiki, and Yukiho were a unit together.

The AnimeOfTheGame Anime/TheIdolmaster was mostly based around Videogame/TheIdolmaster2 but it [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication tweaked]] a lot the backstories and storylines, so who watched the anime, isn't spoiled (mostly) to the story of the game, and vice-versa. Several manga were also based on the game; Coloful Days, which is set before the game, and Manga/TheWorldIsAllOne, which explores a possible game scenario if Haruka, Hibiki, and Yukiho were a unit together.

The AnimeOfTheGame Anime/TheIdolmaster was mostly based around Videogame/TheIdolmaster2 but it [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication tweaked]] a lot the backstories and storylines, so who watched the anime, isn't spoiled (mostly) to the story of the game, and vice-versa.

* LapPillow - The producer receives one during Yukiho's route.

* MagicSkirt - All the costumes that sport one. Most notable on the Aloha Costume. When the Futami twins first wear one, they do a turning jump. The skirt flyies high but not enough to show anything.

* MistakenForCheating - The Producer and idol aren't actually going out, mind you. However,[[spoiler: in Makoto's True End, she witnessed the Producer getting hugged by a woman in gratitude of helping her finding a luggage. She then rushed into him in anger and kicked him so hard he was knocked out.]]

* OneDialogueTwoConversations - How the Producer manages to [[spoiler: convince Miki not to [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow quit being an Idol]] was essentially this. He meant that he likes Miki ''as an Idol'', and she understands the same dialogue as his love confession.]]
* TheOtherDarrin - Yukiho was recast for iM@S 2.

* {{Prequel}} - For the Im@s 2nd Vision games, this is the first chronologically, considering that a few Idols (specially Chihaya) are already famous on ''The iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars''.

* ScriptedBattle - The Odissey Festival agaisnt Touma. [[spoiler: It gets rained out halfway through and subsequently cancelled.]]

* SoWhatDoWeDoNow - In Miki route, [[spoiler: after your unit defeats Ryugu Komachi, Miki no longer has the goal to become an idol and wants to quit. Fortunately, the Producer manages to change her mind.]]

* DeclarationOfProtection - [[spoiler: During Chihaya's True End. The Producer promises this on her DeadLittleBrother's grave.]]

The game features updated graphics, new music, costumes and acessories, aside from bringing back several of the ones from the other games.

The premise is a little different from the first game, and in fact, doesn't happen in the same timeline as the other games (except for The iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars, to which it's a {{Prequel}}). In this game, the Idols debuted around six months before the game starts but aren't faring very well, until Ritsuko got aproval from the 765 Pro Office to produce her own Idol Unit, the Ryuugu Komachi. Seeing as the new unit began to increase in popularity and success more than the other Idols alone, the President Takagi decided to hire another producer to create another Idol Unit. This is where the PlayerCharacter enters.

* IWillProtectHer - [[spoiler: During Chihaya's True End. The Producer promises this on her DeadLittleBrother's grave.]]

* FullSetBonus - If you use a full set of acessories (doesn't matter wich), the chances of getting a Break, Revival or Keep are exponentially increased.

The game features updated graphics, new musics, costumes and acessories, aside from bringing back several of the ones from the other games.

** [[ACupAngst Chihaya]], the flattest girl in the series, also bounces around now.

The iDOLM@STER 2 is the fourth game in the Videogame/TheIdolmaster Franchise, the second in the 2nd Vision line of the franchise, and the most well known worldwide, not because it has an English version of it, (like the others products of the franchise, it's [[NoExportForYou only sold in Japan]]) but since it was ported for the PS3, allowed for more easy access, because, contrary to the {{Xbox360}}, the PS3 version isn't region locked to Japan and Asian consoles.