<s>
is	O
a	O
live	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
focuses	O
on	O
coordinating	O
the	O
concert	O
event	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
with	O
higher	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
,	O
stage	O
and	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
producer	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
coordinating	O
the	O
live	O
performances	O
of	O
11	O
pop	O
idols	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
player	O
tendencies	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
74	O
songs	O
the	O
idols	O
perform	O
:	O
32	O
songs	O
in	O
original	O
versions	O
and	O
42	O
remixes	O
of	O
those	O
songs	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
music	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
episode	O
produced	O
by	O
Actas	B-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
song	O
plays	O
,	O
a	O
predetermined	O
sequence	O
of	O
controller	B-Device
button	O
icons	O
scroll	O
from	O
right	O
to	O
left	O
towards	O
a	O
target	O
icon	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
the	O
correct	O
button	O
as	O
the	O
button	O
icons	O
pass	O
over	O
the	O
target	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2007	O
,	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
player	O
tendencies	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
having	O
10	O
idols	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
and	O
16	O
songs	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
producer	O
Yōzō	O
Sakagami	O
was	O
surprised	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
very	O
few	O
players	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
raise	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
idols	O
and	O
choose	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakagami	O
suggests	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
idol	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
takes	O
a	O
while	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
three	O
idols	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
in	O
part	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
comfortably	O
enjoy	O
the	O
various	O
scenarios	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
had	O
limitations	O
that	O
made	O
viewing	O
live	O
performances	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakagami	O
had	O
previously	O
talked	O
with	O
Hiroyuki	O
Onoda	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmasters	I-Application
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
about	O
how	O
fans	O
wanted	O
more	O
camera	O
functionality	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
Sakagami	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
kept	O
as	O
simple	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
lightheartedness	O
in	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
prepaid	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
cards	O
in	O
3,500	O
point	O
denominations	O
featuring	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
characters	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Platinum	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
and	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
titled	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
thought	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
so	O
carrying	O
over	O
any	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
consulted	O
Microsoft	O
about	O
making	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
available	O
for	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!,	O
but	O
despite	O
several	O
ideas	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
transfer	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
one	O
game	O
into	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
compromise	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
DLC	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
for	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
released	O
17	O
DLC	B-Protocol
updates	O
between	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
16	O
songs	O
in	O
original	O
versions	O
and	O
26	O
remixes	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
,	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
originally	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
additional	O
songs	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sakagami	O
explains	O
,	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
was	O
complete	O
,	O
key	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
and	O
were	O
unavailable	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
needed	O
to	O
produce	O
additional	O
songs	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Columbia	O
on	O
a	O
six-part	O
CD	O
series	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Master	O
Live	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
were	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Master	O
Box	O
volumes	O
three	O
through	O
five	O
between	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
224-page	O
guidebook	O
for	O
the	O
Twins	O
collection	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Precious	O
Album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
contains	O
information	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
and	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!,	O
including	O
walkthroughs	O
and	O
details	O
on	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
17-minute	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
episode	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Live	I-Application
For	I-Application
You	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
OVA	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
animation	O
studio	O
Actas	B-Application
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Keiichiro	O
Kawaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
OVA	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
and	O
Romeo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
Takeshi	O
Iizuka	O
writing	O
for	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
strongly	O
recommends	O
playing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
and	O
producing	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
idols	O
before	O
playing	O
Live	O
For	O
You	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
