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Good game, but not as good as Secret of Mana

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Sword of Mana is a remake of an 12-year-old Gameboy game titled Final Fantasy Adventure, but it still does a good job of being fun and interesting.

Sword of Mana's storyline is one that you'll probably be farmiliar with: Dark Lord evil trying to defeat the good Mana clan and take over the world, complete with plot twists and all. That's not to say that the story isn't bad, it just isn't anything groundbreaking either.

In SoM, you'll play as one of two characters. The hero in the game is strong with weapons and physical attacks, while the heroine is better off using magic. Sometimes you will even be joined by an AI controlled character, but the AI in the game isn't that though out and what would seem like a big help tends to annoy you at times. Both of the main characters offer a unique style of gameplay though, and when you finish the story with on character, you can go back and play as the other one for a little different perspective on the story. This also adds a lot of replay value to the game.

SoM's gameplay is typical of what you'd find in most Action Adventure RPGs. Along with physical attacks, you are able to find different spirits throughout the game to use magic with. There are also multiple weapons you'll aquire to varry the gameplay a bit. You can also pull off combos with certain weapons but you have to time your attacks just right, or the combo won't execute, and that is one gripe that many people have with the game.

Compared to most action adventure games though, SoM has some nice RPG elements to go along with it. After gaining a certain amount of Exp. by killing enemies, you'll go up a level and be able to choose from several clases, like sage or theif, to improve your stats with. You also have the option of forging your weapons to make the stronger. These RPG elements certainly make SoM more enjoyable.

SoM graphics are pretty nice, but the game tends to slow down during gameplay and that will annoy you for sure. The music and sound effects are okay too, but nothing great. So pretty much, don't expect anything stellar from SoM in the graphics, music or graphics departments.

So, if you're in the market for a good Action Adventure game, then this is a fine game to choose. Just don't expect to be blown away by it...

A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is so cool.I've read about all the ohter reviews and people say this game is to short but it's not.I've just finish the game and it took me about 30 hours to beat it.The graphics are sweet but the only problem I have with the graphics is that when you walk around in some towns the images start to vibrate.The music is not at all bland like some people say.Overall this game is a must have if your into RPG's.

Banana Fana Mo Mana

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: August 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game has great graphics, and is very fun to play. If you liked the Secret of Mana, you'll definitely like this game.

Good game, great price!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I looked all over for this game locally for my son and finally found it on Amazon at a price cheaper than I expected. I don't reccommend it for young childron but its good for teenagers.

buyer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 26
Date: September 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i wanted to know if this is a game like diablo at all or zelda or a mix

Way to overated insults good RPG fans everywhere.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: June 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is overated. The story is confusing. The characthers arn't introduced properly. The story will have you running around the same place for hours. You get killed to easy. The bosses are waaaaaaaaaaaay to easy. Half the stuff in the menus/items you don't even use. All the custimizable features arn't used that much. It's a long game but to easy. For the conclusion this game is not recommended for Good RPG players.

This Game is Stupid

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 18
Date: February 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I hate this game ther is no point in playing it.

SWEETEST GAME ON EARTH

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

awsome played it for a few hours got addicted couldnt stop played it over and over again the best

Dissapointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: November 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was short and unsatisfying. The storyline and dialog attempted to become more and more "philisophical" as the game went on and became ridiculous by the end. The dynamics of the game were possibly even more flawed than the 1991 counterpart, which was in some ways more fun than this failure of a remake.

Not Final Fantasy Adventure

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Adventure for the original game boy is one of the best games of all time. Sword of Mana took the original game boy game and sucked all the life out of it. What they got wrong: pacing, length, too much story, and unnecessary deviations from the original. 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. For those who have played the original this game will just make you wish you were playing the original again. Bottom line: this is the saddest remake I've ever played in terms of its' destruction of the game its' based upon.

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