<s>
is	O
a	O
2009	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nude	O
Maker	O
and	O
PlatinumGames	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
emerged	O
when	O
producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
contacted	O
Nude	O
Maker	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
title	O
together	O
,	O
as	O
Inaba	O
had	O
enjoyed	O
working	O
with	O
them	O
on	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
four-game	O
publishing	O
deal	O
between	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
their	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
their	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
after	O
MadWorld	B-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Yuri	O
,	O
who	O
leads	O
a	O
growing	O
fleet	O
of	O
spaceships	O
across	O
different	O
galaxies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
humanity	O
has	O
expanded	O
beyond	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
to	O
colonise	O
neighbouring	O
galaxies	O
including	O
the	O
Small	O
and	O
Large	O
Magellanic	O
Clouds	O
(	O
SMC	O
and	O
LMC	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
travel	O
between	O
distant	O
locations	O
accomplished	O
using	O
Void	O
Gates	O
,	O
constructs	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
ex-Capcom	O
staff	O
including	O
producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
;	O
and	O
Nude	O
Maker	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
including	O
director	O
and	O
writer	O
Hifumi	O
Kono	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
when	O
Inaba	O
contacted	O
Kono	O
,	O
having	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
him	O
since	O
the	O
pair	O
's	O
experience	O
developing	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
unusual	O
compared	O
to	O
PlatinumGames	O
's	O
other	O
action-based	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
Inoue	O
pushed	O
for	O
something	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
their	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
wanting	O
to	O
cut	O
anything	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
to	O
make	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
proved	O
difficult	O
fitting	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
,	O
Kono	O
proposed	O
a	O
dedicated	O
control	O
peripheral	O
for	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
but	O
PlatinumGames	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
broadest	O
market	O
appeal	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
a	O
ship	O
interior	O
in	O
real-time	O
was	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
space	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
made	O
his	O
desire	O
for	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
impractical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cited	O
influences	O
from	O
both	O
Kono	O
and	O
Inoue	O
include	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
reimagined	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
;	O
the	O
manga	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
Captain	O
Harlock	O
and	O
Planetes	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
anime	O
Space	O
Battleship	O
Yamato	O
and	O
Space	O
Runaway	O
Ideon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Sawaki	O
Takeyasu	O
and	O
Tatsuro	O
Iwamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Sega	O
at	O
Inaba	O
's	O
request	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
further	O
express	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
but	O
knew	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
lacked	O
the	O
hardware	O
to	O
incorporate	O
multiple	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Nude	O
Maker	O
on	O
the	O
audio	O
design	O
of	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
composer	O
was	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
,	O
whose	O
work	O
at	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
included	O
Killer7	B-Application
and	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
requested	O
tracks	O
that	O
would	O
express	O
the	O
expansive	O
nature	O
of	O
space	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
proved	O
challenging	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
sound	O
capacities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
included	O
an	O
orchestral	O
piece	O
titled	O
"	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
"	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Masamichi	O
Amano	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
for	O
the	O
promotional	O
anime	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
came	O
alongside	O
that	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
's	O
four-game	O
publishing	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sega	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
were	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
then-unannounced	O
Vanquish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Infinite	B-Application
Line	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
publishing	O
partnership	O
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
announced	O
IPs	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supplemented	O
by	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
released	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Setting	O
Document	O
Collection	O
published	O
by	O
SoftBank	O
Creative	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
containing	O
artwork	O
and	O
developer	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
Western	O
version	O
of	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
46	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
Space	I-Application
sold	O
38,000	O
units	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
early	O
sales	O
success	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
broad	O
appeal	O
in	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
orthodox	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
of	O
a	O
type	O
becoming	O
rare	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
