Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel Image
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

  • Summary: Fullmetal Alchemist is the story of two brothers, trained in the ways of alchemy, who find themselves on the adventure of their lives as they seek the mysterious Philosopher?s Stone. The story begins as Edward and Alphonse Elric hop a train to the capital city of Central. But an impromptu hijacking forces them into an all-out brawl against a rebel military faction. Fortunately, Edward has more than a few tricks up his sleeve with a variety of alchemy skills; he can transmute everyday objects into powerful weapons. After the hijackers are defeated, a shocking new twist is revealed, sending the brothers? path askew and leading them to their wildest quest yet. [Square Enix] Collapse
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 35
  2. Negative: 8 out of 35
  1. Although there is a button that lets you adjust the camera angle, it tended not to cooperate.
  2. 74
    The RPG elements of the title are barely noticeable, and although it controls well and has an interesting gameplay mechanic in the transmutation, the actual gameplay ends up being rather generic.
  3. Its anime cut scenes are superlative, in-game graphics alright, and gameplay a little dull.
  4. The execution of this entry is almost unplayable because it's just so darn dull and clunky, bu tthe ideas are there to make something interesting. [Feb 2005, p.115]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. KeriH.
    10
    This is the best game I have ever played it rocked!! It was pretty easy at some points but at others I thought it was really really challenging everyone should get this game. Well it wasnt as good as what I was expecting but it was still nice. Expand
  2. ShimmeyS.
    8
    I like that this game has alot of fighting in it i didnt like when i lost i had to start all over again.
  3. ShakiraG.
    7
    this game was too easy and didnt last long as i thought it would. it took me a week to beat it. but i did like it.
  4. [Anonymous]
    4
    Boring and short.

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