History Videogame / InfiniteSpace

''Infinite Space'' is a Sci-Fi RPG for UsefulNotes/NintendoDS published by Creator/{{Sega}}, developed by DatingSim creator (and original ''VideoGame/SteelBattalion'' developer) Nude Maker with Creator/PlatinumGames. It was released in 2009 in Japan and in 2010 globally.

** [[Ursula Macklin disregards her father's order to retreat, because she wants to avenge Merril. She dies too.]]

** Also [[spoiler: Emperor Taranis. Yuri's able to give off a BigNo at his death despite trying to assassinate him just one chapter earlier. And don't forget that Taranis' introduction has him genociding an entire peaceful planet just because they refused to fight.]]

** [[spoiler:Lugovalos vs. the LMC. Lugovalos is fighting to unite humanity against the Overlords, vastly improves the quality of life throughout the SMC, and almost completely eradicates piracy, but the first things to go under their rule are freedom of navigation and independent Zero-G Dogs. The LMC is a squabbling mess divided between imperialistic Great Powers, exploited minor states, pirates and religious fanatics, but they also support national self-determination and freedom of space, goals Yuri and most other characters hold very dear to their hearts.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: The history of mankind before they spread through the universe can be read on [[http://dl.sega.com/guide/infinite-space/infinite-space-zero-g-manual-us.pdf the Commander's Guide]].

** Meanwhile, Valentin and Celina have quite a strong resemblance to Anime/CaptainHarlock and [[Anime/QueenEmeraldas Emeraldas]] of the Anime/{{Leijiverse}}.

* BareYourMidriff: Nia's usual costume is basically a bikini top and a short skirt.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: There's a mineral that gives off an EMP when "in the presence of laser light". You would have to actually hit the mineral withe the laser, but the quest just has you firing a laser randomly into an asteroid field. And changing a weapons-grade laser blast into an omnidirectional magnetic field-with a ''rock'', no less- is ''impossible.''

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Space Pioneering Law grants the discoverer of a habitable planet dictatorial rights over the planet, ''if they can hold it''. While it's apparently forbidden for national governments to invade feudal dominions (or at least, it would cause an international incident), there is no such rule against private citizens doing the same thing, so any Zero-G Dog who wants to set himself up as a warlord has to be tough as Grus or he won't last long. Panfilov and Cadmus both learn this the hard way.

* FakeBalance: The game's balance is completely ''borked.'' Fleet composition calculus is nonexistant because bigger ships are ALWAYS better than smaller ones, with there being absolutely no value whatsoever in deploying destroyers or cruisers once you get up to battleships and carriers (cruisers in particular are supposed to specialise in shooting down support craft, but the AA mechanics are so ''pathetic'' that they're basically useless for this purpose). And support craft (fighters and bombers) are so overpowered that whoever wins the initial dogfight engagement in a battle will almost always win the battle by default.

* HotScientist: Nadja Musin, and arguably, Aminda Mistika.

* KillThemAll: [[spoiler:What happens near the very end of the game.]]