<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
Harmonic	O
Score	O
,	O
Rhythmic	O
Record	O
,	O
and	O
Melodic	O
Disc	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
their	O
original	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
described	O
by	O
reviewers	O
as	O
accessible	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
new	O
and	O
existing	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
were	O
criticized	O
by	O
journalists	O
for	O
their	O
prohibitive	O
pricing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
later	O
reappear	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Shiny	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
high-definition	B-Device
remastered	I-Device
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	O
Festa	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
rhythm	O
games	O
that	O
feature	O
various	O
characters	O
and	O
songs	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complete	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
buttons	O
that	O
correspond	O
to	O
the	O
direction	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
notes	O
originate	O
from	O
—	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
halves	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
halves	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
—	O
as	O
they	O
pass	O
over	O
the	O
target	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
song	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
,	O
represented	O
as	O
idols	O
from	O
876	O
Production	O
,	O
961	O
Production	O
's	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Cinderella	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
series	O
producer	O
Yōzō	O
Sakagami	O
attributed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
two	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
simple	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
 '	O
anime	O
scenes	O
were	O
directed	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Nishigori	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
A-1	O
Pictures	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
anime	O
adaptation	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	O
Festa	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
three	O
versions	O
—	O
Honey	O
Sound	O
,	O
Funky	O
Note	O
,	O
Groovy	O
Tune	O
—	O
in	O
both	O
retail	O
and	O
downloadable	O
forms	O
;	O
the	O
downloadable	O
versions	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
 '	O
first	O
printing	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
backstage	O
pass	O
"	O
that	O
granted	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
merchandise	O
store	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
World	O
is	O
All	O
One	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
serial	O
number	O
that	O
granted	O
a	O
special	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
version	O
of	O
Haruka	O
Amami	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Cinderella	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
Hori	O
released	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
accessories	O
with	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
designs	O
;	O
the	O
set	O
includes	O
three	O
cases	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Discs	O
,	O
a	O
protective	O
casing	O
,	O
and	O
decorative	O
stickers	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
3000	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
releases	O
were	O
respectively	O
renamed	O
as	O
Harmonic	O
Score	O
,	O
Rhythmic	O
Record	O
,	O
and	O
Melodic	O
Disc	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
games	O
retained	O
the	O
original	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
ended	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
made	O
unavailable	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
anime	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Movie	O
:	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Brilliant	O
Future	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
Shiny	I-Application
TV	I-Application
as	O
a	O
high-definition	B-Device
remastered	I-Device
rhythm	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	O
TV	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Imas	O
Channel	O
app	B-Application
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
releases	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
Have	O
a	O
Dream	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
Shiny	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
songs	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
called	O
mini	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
first	O
printing	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
songs	O
were	O
originally	O
introduced	O
in	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
:	O
"	O
Music	O
"	O
appears	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
,	O
"	O
Vault	B-Application
That	I-Application
Borderline	I-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
We	O
Have	O
a	O
Dream	O
"	O
is	O
initially	O
playable	O
in	O
Shiny	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
songs	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Shiny	O
Festa	O
games	O
sold	O
119,132	O
units	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
a	O
combined	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
Famitsu	O
App	B-Application
noted	O
that	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
has	O
shorter	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
greater	O
display	O
resolution	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gay	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
made	O
the	O
game	O
look	O
"	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
better	O
than	O
it	O
did	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
or	O
Vita	B-Device
"	O
,	O
while	O
Kumada	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
stunned	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
's	O
more	O
vibrant	O
colors	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
interlacing	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
smaller	O
screen	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
reviewers	O
had	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
regarding	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
 '	O
version	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryūichi	O
Matsumoto	O
of	O
4Gamer.net	O
appreciated	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
touch	O
screen	O
input	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
simplified	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
Gay	O
felt	O
the	O
touch	O
controls	O
felt	O
natural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
App	B-Application
's	O
writer	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
easier	O
to	O
hold	O
down	O
notes	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
Chuang	O
said	O
that	O
playing	O
on	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
felt	O
less	O
precise	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
theoretically	O
"	O
hit	O
the	O
notes	O
even	O
faster	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuang	O
also	O
noted	O
he	O
occasionally	O
opened	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
pause	O
menu	O
by	O
accident	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
touch	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
Matsumoto	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
touch	O
screen	O
input	O
meant	O
that	O
his	O
fingers	O
would	O
be	O
blocking	O
his	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
journalists	O
,	O
particularly	O
non-Japanese	O
press	O
,	O
reacted	O
negatively	O
toward	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
pricing	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
Tell	O
's	O
Jenni	O
Lada	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
be	O
cheaper	O
when	O
imported	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
for	O
"	O
setting	O
[	O
the	O
release ]	O
up	O
to	O
fail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Kumada	O
felt	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
games	O
were	O
too	O
expensive	O
as	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
but	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
bargain	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
 '	O
full	O
retail	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
