IdolM@ster 2 Coming to PS3

Welcome to Japan.

But yeah, the price is a bit too high for me. I'd be slightly more interested if someone could confirm that no Japanese knowledge is needed to actually play (or it's fine as long as you're using a guide), but I'm guessing that's not true.

The only game in the series you can really play without much knowledge of Japanese is Live4U, since it was more focused on the concerts, outfits, and rhythm games than it was on story and reading. It's only on the Xbox, though; so unless you happen to have an imported Xbox, it's a no go.

And if it's of any interest to anyone, there's a translation project for Idolm@ster SP for the PSP. Haruka and Makoto's routes are pretty much translated.