If I could get the time I spent playing this back, I rather watch infomercials
User Rating: 6.5 | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Sympathy DS
I read about this game before it was released. The images on the website were very nice, and the fact that you can use the stylus as an integrated part of the game seemed promising. Then I saw this game on special for $15.99 brand new at Costco and I thought that at price I can't go wrong especially with the great graphics I had seen on the images. So I ended up buying the game. So I come home and open it. Nice packaging. Nice looking booklet. And the story Prologue sounds promising. I start the game, and the story scene looks VERY nice. The story itself was basically a rundown of what Full metal Alchemist is so it can acquaint you with the character which was also great as I had not seen any of the anime, or played any other games that had to do with him. Then after the lengthy storyboard the game starts. It plays like any beat 'em up game kind of like Final fight. But it's quite lacking. I didn't really care for the story that much, although it gets a lot better as you progress through the game. Anyway, I finished the game I unlocked a bunch of options. You have a ton of extras you CAN unlock which I didn't really want to do at that point. But since the game play was so boring, I can't really recommend this game for anyone unless you are a die hard fan of the series. I have played through a lot of BAD games, and this is one of the most boring games I have EVER played. 
