Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (PlayStation 2)

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Description

Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixi is a 3D cel-shaded action a role-playing video game based on the Fullmetal Alchemist anime and manga series. That follows the journey of the two brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric as they travel to the desert city of Lior where they have to deal with Father Cornello in search for leads on Philosopher's Stone. But there is more going on than meets the eye. It's a prequel to Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, with 30 minutes of original animation exclusive to the game.

In the action RPG style gameplay, players control Edward while Alphonse tags along as a sidekick. Edward can use alchemy to transmute mundane objects into a variety of weapons for him or Al to use.

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Alternate Titles

• "钢之炼金术师2：深红之诅咒" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "鋼の錬金術師2 赤きエリクシルの悪魔" -- Japanese spelling
• "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 2: Akaki Elixir no Akuma" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 2
• Fullmetal Alchemist games
• Manga / anime licensees

User Reviews

Great for fun boys and girls but probably nobody else.

Jacob Gens (1120)

Critic Reviews

Gamerz-Edge	Jul 20, 2005	8 out of 10	80
DreamStation.cc	Sep 08, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Game Shark	Aug 09, 2005	B	75
GameSpot	Jul 19, 2005	7.3 out of 10	73
1UP	Jul 12, 2005	6.5 out of 10	65
Game Informer Magazine	Jul, 2005	6 out of 10	60
Anime News Network	Sep 04, 2005	C+	58
Legendra	Aug 31, 2009		50
Digital Entertainment News (den)	Sep 26, 2005	4.9 out of 10	49
Diehard GameFan	Jul 26, 2005	4.5 out of 10	45

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Trivia

Extras

The US version includes a bonus DVD with the episodes Teacher (e27) and One is All, All is One (e28).

Related Web Sites

• Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (Official game website - Japanese)
• Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (Official game website - US)
• Wikipedia: Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (Information about Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir at Wikipedia)