<s>
is	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
Commanders	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Brawls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
manga	O
Code	O
Age	O
Archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Warhead	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
multiple	O
developers	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
including	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Toshiyuki	O
Itahana	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Commanders	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
divided	O
in	O
missions	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
called	O
"	O
Coded	O
"	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
certain	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
boss	O
must	O
sometimes	O
be	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
character	O
while	O
other	O
allies	O
are	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
and	O
must	O
not	O
die	O
for	O
the	O
mission	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Commanders	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
hollow	O
world	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Dyson	O
sphere	O
,	O
with	O
people	O
living	O
on	O
its	O
internal	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
Central	O
Code	O
cycle	O
,	O
while	O
mankind	O
has	O
learned	O
about	O
the	O
impending	O
disaster	O
and	O
built	O
"	O
Arks	O
"	O
,	O
flying	O
stations	O
intended	O
to	O
float	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
house	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
deep	B-Application
sleep	I-Application
state	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
Reborn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
is	O
Gene	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
becomes	O
amnesic	B-Application
after	O
the	O
Arks	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Yusuke	O
Naora	O
created	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Code	O
Age	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
unlike	O
his	O
work	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
;	O
a	O
world	O
which	O
could	O
play	O
host	O
to	O
multiple	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Age	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
develop	O
"	O
polymorphic	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
and	O
sales	O
strategy	O
to	O
"[provide]	O
well-known	O
properties	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
allowing	O
exposure	O
of	O
the	O
products	O
to	O
as	O
wide	O
an	O
audience	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
approach	O
included	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
of	O
Commanders	O
shared	O
multiple	O
staff	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itahana	O
acted	O
as	O
both	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
,	O
with	O
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Commanders	I-Application
being	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Brawls	I-Application
and	O
the	O
manga	O
Code	O
Age	O
Archives	O
were	O
put	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
information	O
learnt	O
from	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
players	O
and	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
installments	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
full	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
primarily	O
composed	O
by	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Brawls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trademark	O
for	O
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Commanders	I-Application
was	O
registered	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
alongside	O
other	O
trademarks	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
Code	O
Age	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
interview	O
where	O
concern	O
was	O
raised	O
about	O
it	O
not	O
appearing	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Western	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
Naora	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
concerns	O
about	O
launching	O
it	O
within	O
the	O
release	O
window	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localization	O
staff	O
member	O
Christopher	O
"	O
Koji	O
"	O
Fox	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
notably	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
completed	O
the	O
translation	O
of	O
Commanders	O
before	O
Square	O
Enix	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Commanders	I-Application
sold	O
37,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
strong	O
start	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
;	O
debuting	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
charts	O
behind	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Budokai	I-Application
Tenkaichi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameBrink.Com	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
them	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
greatly	O
lauded	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
set	O
the	O
mood	O
well	O
and	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
;	O
and	O
comparing	O
their	O
style	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
mixed	O
together	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
