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legend of mana stratagies and information

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I would say this is the best game I have ever played. The music is both soothing and adrenilin pumping. The plot is ingenious, new, and exciting. All of the 69 mini quests are brain racking. This game is NOT the sequal to secret of mana, It is the 3rd or 4th edition of a sequal. Secret of mana is #2, seiken denjitsu (NOT in united states) #3, and legend of mana #4.

The hand-drawn background is stuning. There are artifacts you can find and all contain a diffrent and uniquemini quest. Some miniquests contain 2 or more artifacts that you can place anywhere on the map. After you destroy a creature, small blue stones fly out. Small ones are wonth 3 expierense each. Large stones that pop out from a chest after you beat a boss are worth 10. Grab them quickly or they will dissapear. Bags that pop out have items. Candies restore health.

To use a special, you must first go to the action button in the start menue and select SP. When you get to a battle, atack using x(quick atacks)in a rythimatic pattern untill the bar under oure health starts flashing, hit the R or L button that youre faorite special is programed on.

Couldn't put it down!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great game. Really unique combat system. You get to move around slashing everything in sight. Basically a bunch of quests rolled into one game. If you love side quests this is the game for you. Lots of partners, pets, and even golems! It even has a 2 player mode so you can beat up a giant crab while talking about which quest you'll do next.Only one word can describe this game,GREAT!

it has innovative new features and was fun to play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game. All the side quests were exactly what I was looking for in a RPG, it gave me something to begin and finish during those times when I have only a few hours to kill. The game keeps track of your quests as they are intiated which is also helpful for me becuase I sometimes will not play a game for weeks at a time, so it helps me keep my place if I forget how far I've progressed along the storyline.

The game is nonlinear. I liked how the game was disconjointed, it added an element of chaos that i find lacking in most RPGs, it was very refreshing and I look forward to Square's imporvement of the technique in future games.

There is critism for the battle system but i found it fun and inovative. Its quick and its easy, but it never becomes tedious and repetitve which remains a major problem for most RPGs. The storyline, though disconjointed, is somewhat engrossing, and there are a few side quests that take place over several different adventures involving the same characters. The ability to place citys and such where you wish was innovative but i found lacking. I just found the map itself to be ugly, mainly because it didn't transform to the contures of the articfact you placed on the map.

But i did enjoy the game overall and recommend it to gamers of all ages.

Wonderful game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This video game is awesome! Buy it, buy it, buy it! It has three wonderful story arcs, and the pictures are splendid. I love the battle system!

Mana is good again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is good, and I mean it! The only problem is, is that it has no specific storyline. It only has mini stories. But, even if you aren't one of those gamers that likes big storylines with long hours of gameplay, I suggest that you play the game. First of all, it has wonderful graphics. Second, the way the battles are set up are wonderful, last of all, it has the same value as the earlier Mana Series, such as Seiken Denstu(whatever it is). You may not enjoy all of it, but overall, most of everything is wonderful.I don't have the game but I rented it once and I immediately fell in love with the game... Get this game and play it! I recommend that you do.

popstar in nirvana

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

the orginal,"Secret of Mana", was a two player action rpg. The only similarity between them is the tree(on the cover) Legend is a romp and roll with a sureal pastelle envirnoment. The map suddenly opens as you progress, and progression is obtained through tasks or side quests. Not doubt this is not Xenogears where you must follow and coherce with every character for over 71 hrs in a large map. One world reminds me of Grandia, okay more like square's Saga Fronteir 2.

Welcome Back To Seiken Densetsu

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As it has been mentioned by others, this is Seiken Densetsu 4, my favorite console series of all time. Every one is excelent, including this one.

First, the graphics go far and beyond amazing, this is what the PSX can do, folks. Forget Final Fantasy, with it's overly sleek polygonal-ness, 2D still is the master of gaming.

Second, the music is excelent as well. As with all games, music isn't always perfect, but the opening song is one of the finest songs in a game I've ever heard. It's the only game song I've ever bothered to get on an MP3. It's really good.

Third, the overall game is just awsome, albiet a little disjointed due to the open-ended nature of quests. But I love the way characters over-arc to different quests. Villians to appear and go, heroes are seen doing different deeds, the whole world feels very alive.

Now, my complaints, of which there are a few:

First, combat: I always loved SD's combat, but the fighting here feels a little off. Primarily, it's WAY too easy. Some bosses are of slight difficulty. But you return to full health when you win! That makes it way too easy. And the abilities are a little impractical. Additionally the magic feels wrong.

Second, some of the quests are just plain bad (although most are amazing).

Finally, this title doesn't feel very SD-ish. But still manages to retain it's goodness.

Final line, if you like RPG's get this game.

HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! The best part of this game is the fact that there are so many things that can be done: from raising pets and building golems to learning new techniques and magic spells, this game provides hours of entertainment, and it is very hard to put the controller down once you get started on this one! A must buy for all of you die hard RPG fans, excellent job again Squaresoft!

Pleasently surprised

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard the details of Lengend of Mana, I must admit I was a bit skeptical. But after impulsivly purchasing it, I quickly became sucked in. The translation is good, the art is beautiful and the multiple quests are fun and light-hearted. It does get a little dark at times, but there is so much stuff that is bright, and dare I say it, cute. (ex. In your room there is a little cactus whom you relate all your adventures to. When you leave, he gets up and writes it on a leaf on the wall.)

But I am going to warn you. Because of this game, I have had little sleep, been late to work and my kitchen is a disaster area.

Beautifully quirky

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I wasn't expecting much from this game. I'm an incredible fan of Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2), and I actually got an import of Seiken 3, which was excellent also. I'd read some pretty discouraging reviews of this new game in the series, but once I actually got it, I was very pleasantly surprised. I think it all depends on what you are expecting. This is NOTHING like the last two games in the series, so don't expect it to resemble them. The graphics are absolutely superb, the best 2D graphics I've ever seen. I just love the quirkiness of the game. All of the characters are completely bizzare (Teapo the Cockney-accented teapot? ) and although you never really have a clue as to WHAT you are actually doing or what your overall goal is, this actally works to the game's advantage, in my opinion. It's like a surreal dream. I love it!

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