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Pretty lame actually

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Full Metal Alchemist was an awesome anime... so I guess I was expecting an awesome game... this is just a bunch of cut screens, talking and storyline... oh well.

FullMetal Alchemist2, Curse of the Crimson Elixir

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed FullMetal Alchemist2 (FMA), Curse of the Crimon Elixir. I'm a die-hard RPG player, but had never played any of the FullMetal games. I bought FMA, Broken Angel, and liked it so much, that I searched Amazon for one similar. That's how I came across Crimson Elixir. I highly recommend FMA Crimson Elixir, and FMA Broken Angel.

Worth adding to your collection...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Fullmetal Alchemist 2, Curse of the Crimson Elixir is all-in-all an enjoyable game to play. The use of the original voice actors and improved character animation from the first game definitely make it worth picking up as part of your FMA collection.

The length of the game is a little disappointing. For a "Role Playing Game" it's certainly doesn't give you a lot of opportunity for exploration and sub-plots. This is something Square-Enix is a master at but they have left out of this particular title.

Not Bad for a Fan...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I agree with the rest of the reviews that grant this game a 4 star rating. I thought it was fun, even when I played through it a second time. I could listen to the voice actors for this series all day long, and even Chris Sabat seemed well-adjusted to his part. (He does a good Armstrong, but that's only because the over-the-top and outlandish voice he normally performs actually fits the character for once) I was extremely happy that they'd returned for the game.

Fans of the series will enjoy at least one run-through. The characters are kept fairly true to the originals. Even Ed's line, "It's hotter than a couple of Chimeras mating in a boiler room" seemed right on par with his character. Riza remained stoic and slightly trigger happy and Roy was once again given all the cool, if poorly timed, entrances. Armstrong was, well... Armstrong... and Hughes was, as always, the doting father. The only character complaint I had was how often Alphonse called Ed "Ed" instead of "brother". I realize the Japanese way of addressing ones siblings is different than other cultures, so you could argue they should've changed it to match the culture when they dubbed it into English. However, I missed "brother" coming from Al's voice and it was strange that even though they kept it mostly true to the translation in the series, they would change such a detail for the game.

The parts of this game I absolutely loved had a lot to do with the cut scenes. The animation was smooth and definitely cleaner looking, but the character design didn't deviate like some newer OVA's/video games do. There was plenty of humor to go along with the story, once again a nice touch for those who like consistency like I do. Though the plot was a little weak, but tolerable, I found that the original characters didn't take away from the pre-existing ones. An earlier review called Crowley, "Sephiroth's long lost twin brother", but as a female fan of FFVII, I had NO problems with that.

The other main point I loved was getting the option to add Mustang, Hawkeye or Armstrong to your party for a short sequence. I did all three just to see how it went and all of them had their own distinctive differences. There was a small area where you could transmute a bulldozer which could actually hurt your enemies as well as your party members. Running over Roy a few times was more fun than it should have been... but you can't tell me Ed wouldn't have done the same thing. =) In fact, one of my complaints about the game was that you could only control Ed. I hope in possible future installments, they would add at least Alphonse as a controllable character.

Despite how much I liked it, however, I have some complaints. Number one on my list has to be the music. FMA received more than one award for its musical score and it deserved every one of them. From the series to the movie, the music is incredible. It's easily one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. The game doesn't come CLOSE. I had my hopes up when the opening began playing "Ready Steady Go", but it only went down hill from there. Honestly, the score sounds like it was composed in someone's basement with a cheap keyboard in about an hour. The themes repeat so often, I was beginning to wonder if they'd only written four or five songs for the entire game. It was very cheesy... and very disappointing for a series that set the bar so high. For such an abrasive, annoying soundtrack in a game, I would normally just turn the sound down and listen to my own, but the voice actors, for the most part, made leaving the volume up worth the torture.

Another problem I had was on the technical side. The automatic targeting system was flawed and I often found myself punching thin air while my adversary beat me mercilessly from behind. The bad guys, particularly the bosses, seemed to be allowed many more combos too, making a couple of the boss fights exponentially harder than others. Personally, the fight in the cemetery was five or six times harder for me than the final boss... and that was with plenty of leveling the second time around. I also had a bit of a tough time transmuting the four weapons to switch between them. I don't think it was my controller, but I'm not entirely sure. Every other command went through fine except L1.

The graphics weren't bad. The still shots seemed a little simple for such a game, but I would rather see their expressions drawn unmoving on the two-dimensional foreground than see them poorly rendered on the playable characters themselves. Call me crazy, but I don't think the digital artists seemed up to the challenge.

All-in-all, like I said, fans of the series will enjoy the game just to see your favorite characters in a fresh adventure. As a stand-alone video game though, I'm not sure I would recommend it, especially if you haven't seen the series. It reminded me of a less-interactive Kingdom Hearts 1 with worse music. You can beat it in 7-10 hours so it felt like a bit of a waste of money once it was all done, so I would recommend buying at a discount, or renting it.

Fullmetal Alchemist

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this product for my 14 year old daughter. She is a huge Anime fan and a fan of this show in particular. She was very excited to recieve it and has spent several hours enjoying it. The game has good art and graphics. It follows a good story line and stays true to the shows characters. She did say that this game is easier then the first one. I'm not sure if that is due to the game or her being more adept at the game since learning on the first one. Overall, this is a good game and not just a blood and guts slasher thing. I recommend it.

Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had a lot of fun playing this game. Though when people say it's like playing the anime, I think it plays the manga more then the anime. Lots of parts in the beggining of the game fallow the manga more then the anime.
I found the game play exelent. Though controling Al would have been better, he didn't seem to fight every time I commanded him to. There are plenty of things to transmute in the game too, which makes it so fun. The plot is so rich, I love to play this game over and over again. Though there are only 7 chapters (levels) in the game, which makes it fairly short. It's very quick and can be beaten in less then a day. I do dislike how they change some events that happened in the anime/manga in order to fit the game's story line best, but the game is still great. My only problem with it is getting a good score in the boss battles. They take quite a while and are bothersome. Other then that, a great game and a must buy for any fan of Fullmetal Alchemist.

Ignore when it says "It follows the series".

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Not bad bad game over all. I enjoying playing it a lot especially when it comes to using the alchemy.

I only have two complaints. First, the music is horrible. It's not the music from the series. And two, the game very loosely follows the plot from the anime. Cornello isn't eaten by Gluttony, but sucked into a hole into the ground by a mysterious woman. Another example is you hear about Tucker, you've just come back from Lior, and he get's killed by Scar, completely ignoring the facts that they met Tucker two years before and that when Scar comes after you, you are with Marco.

Like I said, ignore when it says it doesn't follow the series, but don't let that stop you from playing a great game.

Very fun game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved playing this game, and it took me awhile to beat it, considering I had to go school all the time. But if you make a day for it, you could finish it all in that day, since the game is pretty short.

However, it is very fun to me, I loved the animating scenes and dialouge! You don't hear to many fans of the english dub, but I'm one them. Sure, in some lines Vic went a little overboard, but I love his voice for Ed. He's got the sorrow, anger etc for the character, and even Alphonse's voice was very good, I just can not see anyone doing Alphonse voice instead of Aaron Dismuke. Very good actor to be so young, wish I had that talent. Anyways on the game ratings...

Story- The storyline was pretty cool, in somewhat of a way. I liked the many people they meet up with in this game. My favorites being (Winry, Rose, Arlen etc...)Though the storyline chapters are short, I wish it would have been longer. 4/5

Sound- LOVE it, this was the main thing I was looking forward to when getting this game. I would always get happy when I approach a cut-scene or dialouge box. 5/5

Graphics- They're pretty good, kind of like Kingdom Hearts kind of thing. But I don't really pay attention to this kind of stuff. 3.5/5

Gameplay- Almost like every action game, the fighting does go on and on. I'm really not a fan of the boss fights, and that was what was kind of getting on my nerves. But its part of every game...so I can't complain too much. 4/5

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Overall this game was very good, and fun to play! I really enjoyed it and since I'm a big FMA fan, if they ever were to bring anymore FMA games to the US, I most likely would buy it!

great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great game for FMA fans.Lots of transformations,when the movies play its awesome,2 episodes from Return to Yock Island,plus the cool action and graphics.Its worth it,and now its more worth it since its for $20.

Eh - okay, I guess

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: March 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I think people are letting their opinion of the anime series cloud their judgement on this game. You play each level for 30 minutes to an hour then watch 20 minutes of cut scene. I use the word cut scene loosely. It mostly involves static images of Ed and Al talking with a static image of someone else. No moving cameras, no lips sync, nothing we have come to associate with modern games. On top of that, even though the text is voiced, the player is still required to press a button to continue the conversation. I guess this is how they keep the game interactive. Oh, and there is no way to skip any of these cut scenes as well.

That said, it is fun playing through the game, in the sense that you feel like you are going on fullmetal alchemist adventures. Most of the "game" is straight forward, though some of the alchemy stuff you can transform is actually pretty fun. The standard weapons don't really seem to differentiate themselves that much. The sword will do in nearly every situation.

I can't speak about how this compares to the first game, since I never played it. If you are a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist, then the game is passable, but even then be prepared to watch/read a lot of story and play a very linear, shallow game.

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