Game: FullMetal Alchemist Dual Sympathy
Publisher: Destineer
System: Nintendo DS
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Review:

NOTE: I'm sorry if this review is kinda suckish. It's meh first full-length one.

Anyways, as the title says, this game is one of many in the FullMetal Alchemist video game series. The good thing, however, is that it's not a spin-off: it's a game that follows the same exact storyline as the entire anime, although it only lets you play through the 51 episodes and not the movie, Conqueror of Shamballa. That's a good thing for people like me who love FMA and haven't seen the entire anime (Even if you can just go to a DVD store and buy the 13 anime DVDs).
Sadly, that brings us to the bad part. The game's telling of the story is kind of quick, which means that the game's really short. As a matter of fact, if you bought it in the morning, you could probably beat it in a day.
However, the gameplay makes up for this. The fighting mechanics & combos are very easy to use: A button and/or Y button to punch (or kick, if you're moving), and B button and/or X button to jump. Also, you're not limited to just punching & kicking; you can use Alchemy too. For example, Ed's move, the cannon, is, ofcourse, a cannon. You can use it by simply tapping it's icon on the bottom-left of the touch screen, while you can use the wall sheild by pressing the icon to the bottom-right. Also, if you tap the transmutation circle in the middle of the touch screen, you can use other character's alchemy powers, although you start out with only Ed and Al's. BUT, as you progress through the game, you'll gain more Alchemy powers, such as Armstrong's Alchemy move, which is a giant set of spire that pop up out of the ground. Or, you could use Roy's Flame Alchemy. It's your choice.
Next, the minigames. You see them in nearly every game. And in FMA DS, they're extremely fun (To me, atleast). The first one you get is the Arm Wrestling game. In it, you rapidly slide the stylus over Ed's hand in the direction the arrow's pointing at in order to win.
Now, we must go to the voice acting. Although the back of the box says "Explore the FMA story, with English voices from the Anime series", and it's true, there's very little voice acting.
All in all, FMA DS is a pretty solid game. Although it has a few flaws, this is a must-have for any gamer.

STATS

Gameplay: 9.5/10
Story: 10/10
Length: 5/10
Minigames: 9.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10

hmmm, I love the Anime (got all episodes and the movie) so I might end up checking out this game if I can tear myself away from the Wii long enough.

*moves*

just played the game myself. the story mode was short, but did you do all the character gaming? basically the same levels and what not, just played with a different character. kinda interesting

out of curiousity, did you play the arm wrestling mini-game? if so, what's your record. at 20 the difficulty jumped incredibly. like, 20 secs to beat 19 and like 2 minutes or more for 20

was a nice refresher to the series though. remembering things i've forgotten

3 words: ed equals 1337

I'd buy it later on, i'm an FMA fan, the flame alchemist is the best!!!!

Oh yes! I will play this one, definately!