History VideoGame / LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival

''Love Live! School idol festival'' was a RhythmGame developed by [=KLab=] and published by Bushiroad for the {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} platforms as part of the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' multimedia franchise. It was released in Japan on April 16, 2013, and worldwide on May 11, 2014.

An arcade spin-off known as ''Love Live! School idol festival ~after school ACTIVITY~'' was released in 2016. ''SIF AC'' features the same core gameplay as the original game, but also introduces systematic and aesthetic expansions such as full 3D CGI performances to accompany gameplay and a physical card system in which the player can collect cards and use them with the game to alter gameplay and performances. It uses Creator/{{Taito}}'s [=NESiCA=] cards and infrastructure to allow players to save their play data. This version of the game was ported to the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 as ''Love Live! School idol festival ~after school ACTIVITY: Wai Wai! Home Meeting!!~'' on March 24, 2021 and features new exclusive modes and content not seen in the arcade version.

* BookEnds: The first ever card in the index of the game is Shizuku's original N version. Card #3881, the last one in the index before the game closes, is also a Shizuku [=UR=] card.

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''Love Live! School Idol Festival'' was a RhythmGame developed by [=KLab=] and published by Bushiroad for the {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} platforms as part of the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' multimedia franchise. It was released in Japan on April 16, 2013, and worldwide on May 11, 2014.

* ButNotTooBlack: All of the international idols the game introduces are either white or light-skinned Asian. Rakshata, an Indian girl and initially the darkest at a very pale brown, has been whitewashed more and more over the years to the point that her most recent cards just make her look a lightly sunburned pink.

* OffModel:
** An increasingly common problem with certain SSR and UR cards is that there are glaring flaws with artwork production quality, which includes anything between minor to major anatomical issues[[note]]which is especially problematic if the artist is trying too hard to [[{{Fanservice}} focus on certain "details"]][[/note]] and [[https://i.schoolido.lu/c/1498idolizedRuby.png lack of attention to details]].
** The earliest cards in the set are notorious for this, most of all [[https://schoolido.lu/cards/79/UR-Kousaka-Honoka-Initial-Smile/ Honoka's initial UR]], which they had to redraw because the original print made it look like [[https://decaf.kouhi.me/lovelive/index.php?title=File:Honoka_smile_ur79_old.jpg she had a broken neck]].

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: [[LightNovel/{{Haganai}} Sena Kashiwazaki]] [[http://decaf.kouhi.me/lovelive/images/8/86/Fumie_smile.jpg appears to be printed on a red bag]] of one of the N cards.

''Love Live! School Idol Festival'' is a RhythmGame developed by [=KLab=] and published by Bushiroad for the {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} platforms as part of the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' multimedia franchise. It was released in Japan on April 16, 2013, and worldwide on May 11, 2014.

A sequel, ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'' will be released in Spring 2023. The sequel will add Liella! from ''Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar'' and the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club as major cast members and will feature even more songs from across the entire franchise. The original ''School Idol Festival'' will be [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames shut down]] on March 31, 2023 in preparation for the sequel's release.