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Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
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Developer(s)	Natsume Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)	JP: Bandai; NA/AUS: Destineer; EU: Empire Interactive;
Director(s)	Youichi Arakawa
Series	Fullmetal Alchemist
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JP: July 21, 2005; NA: December 12, 2006; AU: April 1, 2007; EU: September 7, 2007;
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy (鋼の錬金術師デュアルシンパシー, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dyuaru Shinpashī) is a video game for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in Japan on July 21, 2005, two days before the first Fullmetal Alchemist movie came out,^[1] and was accompanied by a PlayStation 2 release of Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeded God. Dual Sympathy was announced by Destineer on September 12, 2006, for release in North America during 2006. It had gone gold on November 27 and was released on December 12, 2006.^[2]

Gameplay

The video game spans through the entire 51 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist, and 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.^[2]

Playable characters

Edward Elric is the only available character in the story mode. After the game is completed, the character mode is unlocked and Alphonse Elric, Roy Mustang, Izumi Curtis, Alex Louis Armstrong, and Scar become playable.

When playing as Mustang, Riza Hawkeye accompanies the player. When playing as Armstrong, the companion is Maes Hughes. When playing as Izumi Curtis or Alphonse Elric, Edward Elric accompanies the player. When playing as Scar, it is Alphonse who accompanies him.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	58/100^[3]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Eurogamer	5/10^[4]
Famitsu	27/40^[5]
GamesMaster	57%^[6]
GameSpot	4/10^[7]
GameSpy	^[8]
GameZone	7/10^[9]
Hardcore Gamer	2/5^[10]
IGN	5.5/10^[11]
Nintendo Power	7/10^[12]
Official Nintendo Magazine	66%^[13]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.^[5]

References

^ Gantayat, Anoop (May 10, 2005). "Fullmetal Alchemist Named and Dated". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "ALCHEMY IS REAL! AS DESTINEER'S 'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: DUAL SYMPATHY' FOR THE NINTENDO DS TURNS TO GOLD!". Destineer. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Lyon, James (September 26, 2007). "DS Roundup". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "鋼の錬金術師デュアルシンパシー". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Review: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". GamesMaster. Future plc. December 2007. p. 82.
^ Magrino, Tom (February 5, 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Chapman, David (February 15, 2007). "GameSpy: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Bedigian, Louis (December 18, 2006). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Ashby, Alicia "Lynxara"; Hulegaard, Dave "Shoegazer" (January 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". Hardcore Gamer. Vol. 2, no. 7. Prima Games. p. 61. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ DeVries, Jack (January 18, 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". Nintendo Power. Vol. 212. Nintendo of America. February 2007. p. 97.
^ East, Tom (November 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. p. 90. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

"Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". (November 2006) Newtype USA. p. 25.

External links

Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy at MobyGames

[1] Gantayat, Anoop (May 10, 2005). "Fullmetal Alchemist Named and Dated". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[PressRelease-2] "ALCHEMY IS REAL! AS DESTINEER'S 'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: DUAL SYMPATHY' FOR THE NINTENDO DS TURNS TO GOLD!". Destineer. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2006.

[MC-3] "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[4] Lyon, James (September 26, 2007). "DS Roundup". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[Fam-5] "鋼の錬金術師デュアルシンパシー". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[6] "Review: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". GamesMaster. Future plc. December 2007. p. 82.

[7] Magrino, Tom (February 5, 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[8] Chapman, David (February 15, 2007). "GameSpy: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[9] Bedigian, Louis (December 18, 2006). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[10] Ashby, Alicia "Lynxara"; Hulegaard, Dave "Shoegazer" (January 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". Hardcore Gamer. Vol. 2, no. 7. Prima Games. p. 61. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[11] DeVries, Jack (January 18, 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[12] "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". Nintendo Power. Vol. 212. Nintendo of America. February 2007. p. 97.

[13] East, Tom (November 2007). "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. p. 90. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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-{{Nihongo|'''''Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy'''''|鋼の錬金術師 デュアルシンパシー|Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Dyuaru Shinpashī}} is a [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The game was released in [[Japan]] on July 21, 2005, just two days before the first [[Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa|Fullmetal Alchemist Movie]] came out<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/articles/611/611829p1.html Fullmetal Alchemist Named and Dated.] Retrieved on September 20, 2008.</ref>, and was accompanied by a [[PlayStation 2]] release of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo|Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeded God]]''. ''Dual Sympathy'' was announced by [[Destineer]] on September 12, 2006 for release in North America during Fall 2006. It has [[gone gold]] on November 27 and was released on December 12, 2006.<ref name="PressRelease">{{cite web|title=Press Released| publisher=Destineer Studios |url=http://www.destineerstudios.com/destineer/press/press_releases/fma_ds_gold.html | accessdate=2006-12-15}}</ref>
+{{Nihongo|'''''Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy'''''|鋼の錬金術師 デュアルシンパシー|Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dyuaru Shinpashī}} is a [[video game]] for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The game was released in Japan on July 21, 2005, two days before the first [[Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa|''Fullmetal Alchemist'' movie]] came out,<ref>{{cite web|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|date=May 10, 2005|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/11/fullmetal-alchemist-named-and-dated|title=Fullmetal Alchemist Named and Dated|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref> and was accompanied by a [[PlayStation 2]] release of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo|Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeded God]]''. ''Dual Sympathy'' was announced by [[Destineer]] on September 12, 2006, for release in North America during 2006. It had [[gone gold]] on November 27 and was released on December 12, 2006.<ref name="PressRelease">{{cite web|date=November 27, 2006|url=http://www.destineerstudios.com/destineer/press/press_releases/fma_ds_gold.html|title=ALCHEMY IS REAL! AS DESTINEER'S 'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: DUAL SYMPATHY' FOR THE NINTENDO DS TURNS TO GOLD!|website=[[Destineer]]|accessdate=December 15, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213113612/http://www.destineerstudios.com/destineer/press/press_releases/fma_ds_gold.html|archivedate=December 13, 2006}}</ref>
 ==Gameplay==
-The video game spans through the entire 51 episodes of [[Fullmetal Alchemist]], and 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.
+The video game spans through the entire 51 episodes of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', and 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.<ref name="PressRelease"/>
-===Playable Characters===
+===Playable characters===
-[[Edward Elric]] is the only available character in the story mode. After the game is completed, the character mode is unlocked and [[Alphonse Elric]], [[Roy Mustang]], [[Izumi Curtis]], [[Alex Louis Armstrong]], and [[Main characters of Fullmetal Alchemist#Scar|Scar]] become playable.
+[[Edward Elric]] is the only available character in the story mode. After the game is completed, the character mode is unlocked and [[Alphonse Elric]], [[Roy Mustang]], [[Izumi Curtis]], [[Alex Louis Armstrong]], and [[Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist)|Scar]] become playable.
-When playing as Mustang, [[State Military characters of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime#Riza Hawkeye|Riza Hawkeye]] accompanies the player. When playing as Armstrong, the companion is [[State Military characters of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime#Maes Hughes|Lieutenant Colonel Hughes]]. When playing as [[Izumi Curtis|Izumi]] or [[Alphonse Elric|Alphonse]], Edward Elric accompanies the player. When playing as Scar, it is Alphonse who accompanies him.
+When playing as Mustang, [[Riza Hawkeye]] accompanies the player. When playing as Armstrong, the companion is [[State Military characters of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime#Maes Hughes|Maes Hughes]]. When playing as Izumi Curtis or Alphonse Elric, Edward Elric accompanies the player. When playing as Scar, it is Alphonse who accompanies him.
+==Reception==
+{{Video game reviews
+| MC = 58/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy for DS Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| EuroG = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Lyon|first=James|date=September 26, 2007|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-dsroundup-2609|title=DS Roundup|website=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| Fam = 27/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4973&redirect=no|title=鋼の錬金術師 デュアルシンパシー|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| GMaster = 57%<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Review: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy|magazine=[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=December 2007|page=82}}</ref>
+| GSpot = 4/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Magrino|first=Tom|date=February 5, 2007|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy-review/1900-6165400/|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Fandom|accessdate=December 26, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208001521/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/fullmetalalchemistds/review.html|archivedate=February 8, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| GSpy = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=David|date=February 15, 2007|url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/fullmetal-alchemist-ds/765072p1.html|title=GameSpy: Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| GameZone = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Bedigian|first=Louis|date=December 18, 2006|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/fullmetal_alchemist_dual_sympathy_nds_review/|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy - NDS - Review|website=GameZone|accessdate=December 26, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121021308/http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30820.htm|archivedate=January 21, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| HCG = 2/5<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Ashby|first1=Alicia "Lynxara"|last2=Hulegaard|first2=Dave "Shoegazer"|url=https://archive.org/details/hardcore-gamer-magazine-v2i7/page/n29/mode/2up|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy|magazine=Hardcore Gamer|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|volume=2|issue=7|date=January 2007|page=61|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| IGN = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=DeVries|first=Jack|date=January 18, 2007|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/18/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy-review|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|accessdate=December 26, 2022}}</ref>
+| NP = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|volume=212|date=February 2007|page=97}}</ref>
+| ONM = 66%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=East|first=Tom|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/2194/reviews/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy-review/|title=Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy Review|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|publisher=Future plc|date=November 2007|page=90|accessdate=December 26, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007235549/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/2194/reviews/fullmetal-alchemist-dual-sympathy-review/|archivedate=October 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+}}
+The game received "mixed" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 27 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>
+{{clear}}
 ==References==
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-* "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 25.
+* "Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p.&nbsp;25.
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