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Seiken Densetsu 2

Secret of Mana
Secret of Mana Box.jpg
Developer(s) Square
Publisher(s) Square
Director(s) Koichi Ishii
Producer(s) Hiromichi Tanaka
Designer(s)
  • Koichi Ishii
  • Hiromichi Tanaka
Programmer(s) Nasir Gebelli
Artist(s) Hiroo Isono
Writer(s) Hiromichi Tanaka
Composer(s) Hiroki Kikuta
Series Mana
Platform(s) Super NES, FOMA 903i/703i, iOS, Android
Release
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Secret of Mana Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Hiroki Kikuta
Released August 6, 1993
Genre Video game music
Length 66:01
Label NTT Publishing/Square
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 87% (9 reviews)
Metacritic 80% (iOS) (8 reviews)
Review scores
Publication Score
Dragon 5/5 stars
Edge 9 / 10
EGM 35 / 40
Eurogamer 9 / 10
Famitsu 33 / 40
GameFan 363 / 400
GamePro 18 / 20
IGN 9.0 / 10
Nintendo Power 3.9 / 5
ONM 93% (SNES)
92% (Wii)
RPGFan 90%
Slide to Play 4/4 stars (iOS)

Secret of Mana, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 2 (聖剣伝説2?, lit. "Legend of the Sacred Sword 2"), is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to the 1991 game Seiken Densetsu, released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure and in Europe as Mystic Quest, and it was the first Seiken Densetsu title to be marketed as part of the Mana series rather than the Final Fantasy series. Set in a high fantasy universe, the game follows three heroes as they attempt to prevent an empire from conquering the world with the power of an ancient flying fortress.

Rather than using a turn-based battle system like contemporaneous role-playing games, Secret of Mana features real-time battles with a power bar mechanic. The game has a unique Ring Command menu system, which pauses the action and allows the player to make decisions in the middle of battle. An innovative cooperative multiplayer system allows a second or third player to drop in and out of the game at any time. Secret of Mana was directed and designed by Koichi Ishii, programmed primarily by Nasir Gebelli, and produced by veteran Square designer Hiromichi Tanaka.


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