Legend of Mana

Editorial Review:
Though it lacks the dramatic intensity of the FinalFantasy series--the crown prince of console role-playinggames--SquareSoft's Legend of Mana still satisfies with its beautifulhand-drawn sets and its innovative nonlinear gameplay.

Billed as the sequel to the Super Nintendo's Secrets of Mana,Legend of Mana's story contains more than 60 self-containedminiquests, but generally the goal is to restore the world's Mana, orlife energy. Gamers won't need to be obsessive about winning all thequests, but there are some challenges that must be completed if youwish to reach the final showdown. The game begins as players chooseeither a male or female lead character while a map displays the newlands within the world of Fa'Diel. In each of these lands, players willfind items and clues they can use in other lands. The fragmented natureof the game can be disorienting for gamers looking for quickgratification. A diary can be used to keep track of current miniquests,while an encyclopedia neatly organizes the vast amount of story playersuncover. Due to the vast nature of this game's plot, you'll likely needthese features to stay focused on your quests.

Anime fans will be wowed by the character design and beautifullyillustrated storybook backgrounds. The game includes aPokémon-style monster-raising element, which issurprising for a teen-rated RPG, but it works well. --PorterHall

Pros:

• Pokémon-style monster raising adds nice nurturing element toRPG tasks
• Nonlinear quest system makes story engrossing
• Stunning hand-drawn backgrounds

Cons:

• Music is at times absurdly overdramatic
• Second player controls character only during battle

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - great game
Legend of mana is a great game you can go through it and build the world the way you want to. you can keep weapons that you buy or make and there is so much more that you can do. thats why i love this game.
Rating: - Legend of mana
What can I say this game is a classic. For anyone who played this game originally will like it just as much this time, plus it is always good to own a good classic in good condition because the price will always go up even if it is used.
Rating: - Very charming, very cool and very great game!
One of the few games that manages to be charming and cute while still retaining an undeniable coolness! its a game that feels like reading a great fairy tale, and the best thing is that the plot is non linear so you are actually taking part in the evolving fairy tales around you. The game play is pretty interesting real time 2d side scroll battling. With monster raising, item creation and world placement features. ALSO the Soundtrack is one of the best game related OSTs ever!
Rating: - addicting
this game is addicting and fun, but i gave it 4 overall stars because it gets boring quick. especially the first missions. but it passes the time and it really is a fun game to play anytime.
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the musics really pretty and cool too...
Rating: - An embarassment compared to Secret of Mana...
The first Mana game, Final Fantasy Adventure, was awesome. So was its remake called Sword of Mana. And Secret of Mana, for the SNES, was an amazing classic beloved by many after all these years. So what happened with Legend of Mana?

First off, this game doesnt have the free flowing world and fighting of the previous games. There is no linking areas to travel between. Each area/dungeon has its own little space and must be found by doing quests. After you have obtained the new area you ... Read More