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Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir

Name: Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir
Brand: Square Enix
Rating: 7.6 (938 reviews)

Released 7/12/05

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Blood
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Use of Tobacco and/or Use of Alcohol
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7.6

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Fullmetal Alchemist returns with Curse of the Crimson Elixir! This RPG favorite once again revolves around the daring exploits of Edward Elric, beginning with the first episodes of the Fullmetal Alchemist animated series. With newly added scenarios exclusive to the game, FMA fans will be thrilled to enter the interactive adventures of Edward Elric. Once again, working with non-player characters, you will form a team of heroes that will help you face your enemies. As you move closer to your objectives, battles and story puzzles will test your full metal alchemy!

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Curse of the Crimson Elixir

I was quite unsure what to expect from this game, and when I started playing it i was thinking I'd play it for a few hours and send it back. The beginning of the game starts out rough, playing off of the old episodes, but adding twists. You will have to endure a good two hours of choppy story before you start to want to play it. When the story breaks off into original, all-new storytelling is when it becomes interesting. Story: 8/10. This had to be bumped down a point because of the lethargic startup. Otherwise, the story is pretty well put together. You have to be pretty familiar with the anime series to enjoy it to its full extent. Gameplay: 7/10. There are more things to alchemize in this game than its predecessor, like assorted weapons (throwing knives, katanas, etc.), mannable weapons (cannons, machine guns), and other helpful things like decoys or flashbombs. Bosses are put together very well, and can prove to be a fun challenge if you are slightly underleveled. Not being able to change the camera inversion brought down the score. Voices: 10/10. All of the original characters from the anime are voiced by the same actors, and the new additions are voiced very well. Cutscenes: 5/10. This is the games weakest spot. The cutscenes usually involve unmoving pictures of the characters face to face, while speaking to each other. The only cutscenes where their mouths actually move are in the original CGI cutscenes, which look like the anime. There aren't enough throughout the game for the score to be higher. Length: 7/10. It is about 5-7 hours long, but there's enough story crammed into the game to be satisfying. Music Score: 5/10. Weak. There are only about five tracks they cycle through during cutscenes, but the tracks for each area are a little more diverse. Consensus: This game is worth a rent, but definitely not worth a buy. One playthrough, and you'll be done. Only rent it if you are a hardcore FMA fan.

Lohengrin (member since 2009)

reviewed on 1/9/10

7 agree

Ignore what Xplay says, they have bad tastes.

Xplay gave this game a 2 out of 5, me and over a million Full Metal Alchemist fans and gamers where outraged, i played this game and liked it, i also beat it. it is kinda difficult, but very fun and addicting. this game takes place in the shows episodes 1-7 and the ending sets off right where the first game begins, i mean RIGHT when it begins, they get on the train the first started on, in the immortal words of Roy D. Mercer "By God". if you like the series or making weapons on the fly, play this sometime.

Wookie345 (member since 2005)

reviewed on 7/11/07

2 agree

Follow the game that scews up the series

The game is better than its predecessor and it has improving features, I might add. The graphics are different this time. While the enviroments are 3D texturized, the characters are cel-shaded. "Anime graphics" that's what I call them but since Spider-man Unlimited and XIII are also cel-shaded thus called cel-shaded graphics. Anywho, the game is pretty good as my rating would show. Like I said, the review I wrote for the first game, this game could have been created as a FMA movie. This is another game for FMA fanatics. The story does NOT fit in the FMA series. The game takes you off from the first episodes of FMA and skips to the part where you're headed back to Central. In other words, this game is like a prequel to FMA and the Broken Angel BUT the game's story doesn't fit in the series. It screws up the first episodes of FMA. It's like they used the beginning of the story as a n excuse to create the game's storyline. The gameplay is the same but with improving features and the fighting is faster with more combos to execute. PROS: Tired of reading what all of them are saying? Then have the english voice actors do the job for you! I never heard much of the english version of the anime and it's pretty interesting to hear. The combat system is great, nothing much to complain about. I love how I can transmute weapons from the ground, like the sword and the hammer. I like how I can watch the movie clips again after beating the game, I couldn't watch the ones from the first game because I needed to beat the game a second time which is painful to play again. CONS: I saw a lot of CG pictures in this game. They were kool to look at but it would've been better to watch a movie clip of them. The only cutscenes you'll see only focuses on showing related events about the Curse of the Crimson Elixir. The conversation scenes, they weren't any much expressions from the characters. I was really disappointed about that. If you're a fan of FMA then try playing this game.

TatsuJin (member since 2006)

reviewed on 6/25/06

6 agree

short but sweet

my title says it all one of the best ways to get weapons but i can finish the game in one sitting and over half is unceasing cut scenes and dialog a good rental but no replay value

wolfman (member since 2005)

reviewed on 4/14/06

7 agree

Easy, short, and boring

When I got this game I was excited because I really love the show so I expected it to be really good.But by the 3rd day I had beaten it. It is the shortest game I have ever played (only about 7 chapters). It is reall easy 2.The only slightly hard part was battling Jack Crowley. This game is ok if u r new to RPGs but if you have played alot of them this game is easier than Super Mario.There are also hardly any alchemy skills to learn. It also screwed up the storyline for example the Homunculus in it at all.My conclusion it was a waste of money.

Dante99 (member since 2005)

reviewed on 6/20/06

2 agree

an average game

Ok this game wants to be a movie. The story line is enjoyable. The game is short (7 levels) and you can get through it with the same combo over and over, it isn't that bad if you change weapons to change the combos (unfortunately this will only slightly change it). if you are a FMA fan you may enjoy this game but is for no one else. The game has no replay value cause of the repetition of the game and the lack of unlikable content. I think they should have made this into a movie instead of a game.

VGking (member since 2005)

reviewed on 7/30/06

2 agree

Really good game

The game was amazing. It's graphics were better than the 1st and it was a little harder. it's different in it's own way nothing is really the same from the 1st one. The story line for it was really good but they left a little of the details out from the show but it is a good game.

SouljaSam (member since 2007)

reviewed on 11/22/07

0 agree

good game for fans and non-fan of this series..

This is my second review, the 1st one somehow didn't post for some reason.. Story is similar to the manga/anime version with some additions, graphic is cell shaded, with lame cutscenes that have little animation. Still, the gameplay will keep you forget about that.. you can transmute the things in around you on the battlefield or from the ground as part of your weapon types, combination attacks and minigames (included). Unlinke most games, you can gain most of the moves within 1-2 hours of gameplay.. this game definately worth a rental.

dulun21 (member since 2007)

reviewed on 10/6/07

1 agree

it improves

Better visual style the voice acting is better this game just improved from the original.

Angrybirdsfan (member since 2013)

reviewed on 7/16/15

0 agree

I've played worse

Eh...The fight mechanics were iffy at best, the Alchemy of the game was entertaining. Also, the story line was pretty far from the shows. This game is fun for a once or twice through, and that's it

jaysonj (member since 2007)

reviewed on 2/22/07

0 agree