A quick and cut up story line along with simple beat-em-up action makes it hard to appreciate.
User Rating: 7.2 | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Sympathy DS
Like I said, it has a quick and cut up storyline, anyone who dosn't watch the anime, or hasn't seen all 51 episodes (like me), won't have a clue as to wherethey are or why. It's storyline can become a tad understandable to those who neglect Fullmetal Alchemist, but only if you go through story at least twice, and watch all those cuts scenes again. This game is also quite simple. The only part I found hard was fighting Pride for the first time, since I didn't know how the easy way. And while I'm here, I'm just gonna put it out there. If you're gonna put actual lines in the game done by voice actors, you should make it every line!
At the beginning of the game when I was pleased to hear the Law of Equivilant Exchange voiced by Edward, but then, in the desert scene no voice on actual lines from the anime! Then at the very end, they were talking again. As insignificant as it sounds it was still quite annoying. My review may sound like I don't like the game, but I do! And so, to close off, the good: plenty of mini-games, bonus media, playable characters, and replay value. 
