This game is rated ESRB: Teen for Suggestive Themes, Mild Language, Violence and Blood.
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel is an action role-playing game developed by Racjin and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2, released in Japan in December 2003. Notably the first video game adaptation of the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise, it features an original story crafted by series creator Hiromu Arakawa rather than adapting existing manga or anime storylines. Players take on the role of Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, navigating combat and exploration through alchemy-based mechanics characteristic of the source material. As a early licensed title based on the popular manga and anime property, the game represented the franchise's initial foray into interactive entertainment, arriving in North America in January 2005. Its original narrative, authored by Arakawa herself, distinguishes it from many licensed adaptations that simply retread familiar story beats.
Taking place between episodes 17 and 18 of the anime, the game begins with the Elric brothers (somewhat unwillingly being escorted by Major Alex Louis Armstrong) heading to Central City via train. While Ed moans, Al consoles, and Armstrong flexes, the train is suddenly attacked by terrorists. The skirmish eventually ends with one destroyed train and the brothers in the town of New Heissgart, looking for a ride to Central. There, they meet a girl named Armony and learn more of the Philosopher's Catalyst, an item nearly as powerful as the Philosopher's Stone itself, but used to increase the efficiency of alchemy. The Philosopher's Catalyst seems to be directly linked with the berserk chimeras running about, the rogue military force, and the gathering of alchemists in the town. The Elrics soon find that their simple mission for a train turns into much more as they learn about the Catalyst and the dark mysteries surrounding it.
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