Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy

Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy is a video game created by Bandai for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in Japan on July 21, 2005, just two days before the first Fullmetal Alchemist Movie came out, and was accompanied by a PlayStation 2 release of Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeded God.

Gameplay

The video game spans through the entire 51 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist. It is a side-scrolling brawler in the vein of classic titles like Final Fight or Battletoads. Players control Edward Elric, and his brother Al will often fight alongside him. The touch screen feature of the Nintendo DS is used to draw transmutation circles for alchemy, as well as to trigger special moves, some of which are necessary to progress through the game. For example, the player may have to create stone walls to cross a bed of spikes, create weights to trap enemies inside hatches, or summon cannons to break down walls. Most boss battles also require use of alchemy in order to complete them.

Dual Sympathy also features many bonuses such as a second gameplay mode called Character Mode, which allows the player to replay the story with other characters; and also play a variety of minigames, and an alarm clock mode using voices from the series.

Playable Characters

Edward Elric is the only playable character in the story mode before the game's completion. Once the game is completed, Alphonse Elric, Roy Mustang, Izumi Curtis, Alex Louis Armstrong, and Scar become playable.

When playing as Mustang, Riza Hawkeye accompanies you. When playing as Armstrong, Lieutenant Colonel Hughes accompanies you. When playing as Izumi or Alphonse, Edward Elric accompanies you. When playing as Scar, Alphonse accompanies you.