Sword of Mana
Sword Of Mana is a thrilling role-playing action game where you'll become the hero of a far-off world. Based on the storyline of Final Fantasy Adventure, you'll go on a great quest to destroy monsters and save one of your world's greatest wonders!
Sword of Mana Accessories
 Golden Sun
Children of Mana
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Includes Four Swords)
The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Final Fantasy VI
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Sword of Mana Reviews
Over all the game is well done the art really has that classic Mana feel. I believe the story line has been slightly modified and I believe in the original you didn't get a team mate. At first I wasn't sure what this game was it were a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure(seeing as some people were saying it was the remake of the first mana game). This game is worth the price tag which used isn't even very high. Or if this game was a sequel to secret of mana, aside from the really good graphics on this one vs the gameboy version.
You're sent helping people just to satisfy the "journey" aspect of the game but it contrast this game offers no real adventure or journey, and the endgame was equally as disappointing. The two stories (Here/Heroine) were different, with the Heroine story being the most compelling. The story itself was really uninspired as I had this game for a whole year without playing it, only to just "get it over with"; you will spend a GREAT DEAL OF TIME looking for Spirits, but if think the game or any character will TELL you how to find ALL 64 Spirits NO. I bo't this b'cuz I'm quite fond of SQUARE 4 the Final Fantasy series. While it started out great it dragged itself along. The game's about a world that was destroyed the wrongful use of Mana power by an evil tyrant Vandole who was subdued by a powerful Sword created by the Goddess. The sad thing thing is that there are too many characters that have nothing to do with the overall story (The Mavoles for example) - not to mention just too many characters - period. What was the purpose of the trip to the Ice Castle - just to kill the monster and unfreeze it's people.
I was sorely disappointed. GameFaqs will be your best friend for this game. So now it seems the Vandole has been reincarnated intends to do it all again. I got confused of who the real enemy actually was and in the end I was even more confused because the game offers no resolution. A complete waste of time and money.
The dialogue sequences are WAY too long, and really annoying. It's a fun game, but it makes me sad. I was excited to see it had been updated for GBA, but the flashy graphics and pretty colors take away a lot of the charm of the original. *Final Fantasy Adventure,* for the original Game Boy system, is one of my all time favorite video games, with a compelling story and characters and some gnarly monsters and tricky mazes.
Bottom line: this is the saddest remake I've ever played in terms of its' destruction of the game its' based upon. Final Fantasy Adventure for the original game boy is one of the best games of all time. For those who have played the original this game will just make you wish you were playing the original again. The original had many connections to the Final Fantasy series.
The original title for the game even called it a Final Fantasy game. It was as good as the best Final Fantasy games. This version would be a playable, slightly enjoyable waste of a few hours, but only if you've never played the original. What they got wrong: pacing, length, too much story, and unnecessary deviations from the original.
Sword of Mana took the original game boy game and sucked all the life out of it.
You're still in that damn final DUNGEON. The last thing I have to say about this game is I got my hopes up that it would be like paper mario the thousand year door (read my review) but instead it doesent save at all once you're done beating the game. Sadly, I might give this game a good rating IF it had replay value.Get this game if you don't care about replay value. ): Ther'es one specifc reason I don't like this game. If there's ever a game without any replay value, no matter how good, I would never get it.That's why I'm always cautious when buying my games, unless, of course, it's a puzzle game, etc. not being able to play those again would be like locking you away from the game. Once you get to the final dungeon (the game is kind of like the legend of zelda) it locks you out and you can never go back.
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