WorthPlaying Review: Mana Khemia: Student Alliance

WP writes: "Mana Khemia: Student Alliance on the PSP is a port of a PS2 title that came out about a year ago. The original PS2 game, Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis, was also developed by Gust, who has done a series of niche RPG titles over the years, most notably Ar Tonelico 1 and 2, along with the Atelier Iris series. Mana Khemia bears a pretty strong resemblance to both of these titles, not only in how it looks, but also in how it handles the robust crafting system that makes up the heart of the school-based gameplay. While I enjoyed the title on the PS2, this PSP port seems to have been handled quite poorly, and it’s not the idea way to play the game."