some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1993’s
action role-playing game Secret of Mana
known as holy sword legend – in Japan
this game was created by Squaresoft and
published by Nintendo for the SNES
released as a standalone title in North
America is actually the sequel to a
gameboy game however its predecessor was
similarly renamed when it was imported
as the famous Final Fantasy spin-off
final fantasy adventure Secret of Mana
is centered on its own mythology that
speaks of a war between a civilization
and godlike beasts this was accomplished
through the use of mana which became the
fuel of a powerful flying warship
however during this war a hero used the
sacred mana sword to destroy the
unstoppable fortress and return peace to
the land as the game begins three boys
from the small village of PO toast have
trespassed upon a forbidden waterfall
there one of the boys stumbles and falls
into the lake finding a sword embedded
in stone pulling the sword free he
inadvertently unleashes monsters upon
the land interpreted as a bad omen he is
banished however he is soon told by an
elderly knight of the swords origins and
sets out on a quest to eight mana
temples to re-energize it and stop the
evil yet unleashed throughout the course
of his journey the hero whom players
name is joined by an amnesiac sprite
trying to recover his lost memories and
the daughter of a nobleman requesting to
find her lost love meanwhile they must
contend with the forces of the emperor
and an ancient sorcerer
who wishes to revive the flying mana
warship presented with a 16-bit top-down
perspective the secret of mana is famous
for allowing players to navigate a vast
terrain and fight hordes of creatures in
real-time battles it is also well known
for merging typical RPG elements with a
unique ring command menu that
momentarily pauses the action when
playing alone gamers can decide which of
the three characters will be their
primary hero with the computer
controlling their companions however you
can also play with up to two other
friends with drop in and out co-op this
was once accomplished with the super
Nintendos multi-tap accessory but is now
a standard feature of the Wii Virtual
Console however as an RPG playing with
others requires a certain amount of
coordination this is due to each
character possessing several strengths
and weak
for example the primary hero is a
fighter that is unable to use magic the
nobleman’s daughter is a healer that can
cast support spells and the sprite is
physically weak but wields devastating
offensive magic players must also work
together to balance their attack
strength meter power their magic through
rescuing elementals wield eight
different types of weapons and unlock
skill levels to gain new charge attacks
weapon upgrades are made possible
through acquiring weapon orbs from boss
battles and taking them to a blacksmith
to forge one of the greatest and most
epic RPG adventures of all time Secret
of Mana has been praised for its
inclusion of a spectacular storyline
mode 7 3d graphics memorable music and
above all enjoyable multiplayer gameplay
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1993’s
action role-playing game Secret of Mana
known as holy sword legend – in Japan
this game was created by Squaresoft and
published by Nintendo for the SNES
released as a standalone title in North
America is actually the sequel to a
gameboy game however its predecessor was
similarly renamed when it was imported
as the famous Final Fantasy spin-off
final fantasy adventure Secret of Mana
is centered on its own mythology that
speaks of a war between a civilization
and godlike beasts this was accomplished
through the use of mana which became the
fuel of a powerful flying warship
however during this war a hero used the
sacred mana sword to destroy the
unstoppable fortress and return peace to
the land as the game begins three boys
from the small village of PO toast have
trespassed upon a forbidden waterfall
there one of the boys stumbles and falls
into the lake finding a sword embedded
in stone pulling the sword free he
inadvertently unleashes monsters upon
the land interpreted as a bad omen he is
banished however he is soon told by an
elderly knight of the swords origins and
sets out on a quest to eight mana
temples to re-energize it and stop the
evil yet unleashed throughout the course
of his journey the hero whom players
name is joined by an amnesiac sprite
trying to recover his lost memories and
the daughter of a nobleman requesting to
find her lost love meanwhile they must
contend with the forces of the emperor
and an ancient sorcerer
who wishes to revive the flying mana
warship presented with a 16-bit top-down
perspective the secret of mana is famous
for allowing players to navigate a vast
terrain and fight hordes of creatures in
real-time battles it is also well known
for merging typical RPG elements with a
unique ring command menu that
momentarily pauses the action when
playing alone gamers can decide which of
the three characters will be their
primary hero with the computer
controlling their companions however you
can also play with up to two other
friends with drop in and out co-op this
was once accomplished with the super
Nintendos multi-tap accessory but is now
a standard feature of the Wii Virtual
Console however as an RPG playing with
others requires a certain amount of
coordination this is due to each
character possessing several strengths
and weak
for example the primary hero is a
fighter that is unable to use magic the
nobleman’s daughter is a healer that can
cast support spells and the sprite is
physically weak but wields devastating
offensive magic players must also work
together to balance their attack
strength meter power their magic through
rescuing elementals wield eight
different types of weapons and unlock
skill levels to gain new charge attacks
weapon upgrades are made possible
through acquiring weapon orbs from boss
battles and taking them to a blacksmith
to forge one of the greatest and most
epic RPG adventures of all time Secret
of Mana has been praised for its
inclusion of a spectacular storyline
mode 7 3d graphics memorable music and
above all enjoyable multiplayer gameplay
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