Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy DS
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58 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Summary: Dual Sympathy is a side-scrolling action game that sees players take the role Edward Elric as he battles Homunculi and sets out on a quest to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone. The six playable characters in the game will have the ability to concoct weapons from various items (hence, the alchemy) and turn them on enemies. The DS version also features voice work from the actors in the television series, unlockable content, and 10 touch-screen-based minigames.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. GameBrink
    84
    While there is an interesting mix between mini games and the alchemy system, the game is simply too short and enemies aren’t much of a challenge to beat.
  2. Nintendo Power
    70
    The game boasts as much story content as it does action, but there's so much plot condensed into the cut-scenes, the tale is sometimes hard to follow. [Feb. 2007, p.97]
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  3. GameZone
    70
    The bosses are great and the story is wonderful. But you may only feel the need to play through this game twice, and it’ll barely take two hours on the first – much less on the second.
  4. Gamers' Temple
    48
    My dual sympathies go out to gamers who find themselves playing this short and dull game.

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  1. PeterV.
    9
    Its one of the greatest games I played but the graphics bring it down a level.
  2. NoelV.
    6
    Still not the FMA game we're all waiting for. Fullmetal DS is a game held back by the simplicity of its concept. It's a side scroll brawler with a bunch of minigames that follows the anime's plot. Now, this would be nice for some other properties, but there's significantly less combat in FMA's plot than this game would have needed to work well. In the end, you spend over half your game time skipping through text waiting for the next playable segment, which more often than not is a 1 on 1 boss fight that is over in five minutes or a simplistic minigame depicting a memorable scene from the anime. Then, back to several minutes of unavoidable text narration (you'll keep tapping on your screen and buttons even after you've realized most of the text can't be even sped up). Graphics and sound are pretty good, and the game has quite a bit of extra content, but it's still boring to play. A real pity.… Expand

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