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| Secret of Mana | 
 enlarge | From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $34.49
Buy Used/Collectible from $34.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  (39 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9213
Platform: Nintendo Super Nes
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
MPN: 13109
UPC: 094689131094
EAN: 0094689131094
ASIN: B000035Y2Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The Mana tree keeps good and evil in perfect balance | | • | A magic sword has tricked a young warrior into upsetting the balance | | • | Restore harmony by embarking on a dangerous journey to find the seeds of the Mara tree | | • | Magic swords release and fight evil; treasure chests hold booby traps; monsters are friends and enemies | | • | It's a world turned upside down that you must help the warrior make right |
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Product Description
There is one force in the universe that keeps good and evil in perfect balance. It is called the tree of Mana. But a magic sword has tricked a young warrior into upsetting the balance, spreading evil throughout the land. Thus, the warrior must undertake a dangerous journey to find the seeds of the Mara tree which have been hidden for centuries. Only then can perfect harmony be restored. In this incredible adventure, things are not as they seem. Magic swords release evil as well as fight it. Treasure chests hold booby traps. Monsters are friends and friends are enemies. Dragons fly, weapons change. It's a world turned upside down that you must help the warrior make right. And the only way to succeed is to solve the Secret of Mana
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 best snes game November 2, 2008
This is the best rpg SNES game in my opinion. Couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Bought it on here used and played it for hours.
 hmm, not so much October 20, 2008
I found this game at a pawn shop and couldn't wait to get home and start playing it. I'd heard nothing but glowing recommendations about it, but I have to admit it was a little disappointing. I didn't realize it was an action RPG, which I tend to hate due to the almost universally disappointing AI. I imagine multiplayer would improve things immensely, but I went into it solo which was a big mistake. I spent the majority of my time keeping the girl and the sprite alive because they just stand there, or doubling back to get them when they got caught behind a bush, wall, etc. Boring and frustrating for the most part, with very little dialogue and a nonexistent story. If you're looking for a true SNES RPG, get a turn-based one like Super Mario RPG or Final Fantasy II (IV).
Seiken Densetsu II November 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How many ways can I say that this game changed my life as a child? It's almost impossible to say how many ways. Most people fell in love with Squaresoft (now SquareEnix) because of Final Fantasy, but not me, this game was the catalyst for me. Don't get me wrong, I love Final Fantasy games, but Secret of Mana is my most favorite game of all time. The formula was perfect; it starts out kind of like something out of King Arthur. The boy finds a rusty sword that looks to have sat in a stone for years, and then suddenly a spirit appears in front of him. The spirit tells the boy to pull the sword, little does he know that this spirit is actually his father and that by pulling the sword he will start down a path that will change his and many others lives forever.
It was 1993 when this game came onto the American market as Secret of Mana, when in truth it was actually the second game in a series that would grow into a large franchise. The first Seiken Densetsu was on the Gameboy handheld, but in the states it was renamed Final Fantasy Adventure as a way to make it sell better, rather shrewd I'd say. Nowadays, they never would have done something like that, but back then Square was still something of a fledgling company that had to battle the likes of Enix (ironically it's future partner) and even Nintendo itself (due to the sales of Zelda games and the like) for shelf-space.
Unfortunately the franchise that this game created was a hit or miss kind of deal. Some of its sequels were great, like Seiken Densetsu III which to this day is the closest thing to it's predecessors greatness, it was for the Super Famicom (the Japanese SNES) and was never released here due to the fact that stupid decisions like that were the norm back then, they were afraid that it would be too difficult for American gamers...tsk. But there were also many awful Mana's like, Sword of Mana for the Gameboy Advance. It had so many quirky things about its gameplay plus the music was like regular Gameboy music which was vastly beneath the GBA's technological prowess, it was just lame, it could have been a sure winner had it followed the formula better and had a musical score that didn't insult the GBA's technology. People that have never played the older games might like Sword of Mana enough to give it a chance however.
Secret of Mana is a wonderful adventure that has great graphics for its time and an incredible musical score (I'm not kidding, I love it, Hiroki Kikuta is right up there with Motoi Sakuraba and Nobuo Uematsu!!), it can be played by just about anyone that understands RPG's and even by novice players because it starts out simple and builds up from there. The adventure is quite linear however, so some might be turned off by that, but that in no way takes away from its greatness. The gameplay mechanics of the game were amazing at the time with so many weapons to level up and strengthen with orbs, there was something for everyone to enjoy, plus you could charge up for a special attack and eventually you could do an ultimate attack later in the game after much experience is gained. The way the story went was very fairytail-esque with many comical moments and very funny animations to the sprites (no pun intended). You could even get some friends together and they could control the other characters for even more fun adventuring, I had a lot of great memories of playing this way with my Father and my brother, it was a blast!!! It changed the way that RPG's had to be and it did it better than The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (people will hate me for saying that, I know), even though I love that game too.
I just wish they'd either re-release this or Seiken Densetsu III on GBA (or both), either that or remake them for the Wii or PS3. It can be done SquareEnix, you have more than enough money and more than enough influence to round up all the original creators rather than these new guys that make all the new Mana's that apart from Children of Mana (Nintendo DS, great music, great graphics, and a great story), simply pale by comparison.
Fantastic! June 3, 2007
I love this game so much, I've played it since I was a little kid and completed the game several times.
The fightingsystem is fun, the characters are loveable, the game is beautiful and there's a lot of weapons/magic to be found.
I highly recommend this game, I never got bored with it.
The best RPG ever made; a truly magical and timeless game... October 18, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Secret of Mana" is not only the best RPG ever made, in my opinion, but one of top ten video games of all time, period. Playing this game is simply a magical experience; it combines incredible gameplay with exceptional level design, strikingly beautiful music, and long length (70+ hrs). SNES was the greatest system ever made, and "Secret of Mana" is a must-have for any SNES owner. With any luck, it will be available via download on Wii in the near future...
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