<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Racjin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
receive	O
support	O
by	O
Alphonse	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	O
Angel	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
beat-em-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fullmetal	B-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Racjin	O
and	O
initially	O
produced	O
by	O
Enix	O
,	O
before	O
their	O
merger	O
with	O
Square	O
in	O
April	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
looked	O
at	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
particularly	O
Square	O
's	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
,	O
Naruto	O
or	O
One	O
Piece	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Square	O
and	O
Enix	O
had	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
May	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Asano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
written	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Inoue	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Arakawa	O
providing	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
copy-protected	O
album	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
250,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
negatively	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Square	O
's	O
2002	O
video	O
game	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
noting	O
the	O
similarities	O
in	O
which	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
though	O
The	O
Broken	O
Angels	O
felt	O
inferior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
enemy	O
AIs	B-Application
poor	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
can	O
easily	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
avoid	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Joel	O
Pan	O
shared	O
similar	O
feelings	O
with	O
IGN	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
but	O
more	O
positive	O
as	O
Alphonse	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
aid	O
when	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
