Adventures of Mana

Gameplay

In Adventures of Mana for AND, PSV and iOS, the action is viewed from above. The gameplay consists largely of exploration, character development and combat. The combat system is rather arcade - the player's reflexes are more important than the protagonist's stats. The game offers a diversity of weapons that fall into six categories. During the battles, the player can also cast spells.

The game features an extensive story campaign which delivers dozens of hours of gameplay. The experience is diversified with puzzle solving and an AI-controlled female companion that joins the protagonist after a while.

Other information

Adventures of Mana for AND, PSV and iOS is an actual remake of Final Fantasy Adventures - a spin-off of the popular jRPG series, released in 1991 for Game Boy handheld. The game abandoned the turn-based combat system and the extensive storyline of the original series. Instead, it puts an emphasis on the arcade combat system and a campaign focusing on combat. The project was so popular that it gave birth to a new separate franchise. The sequel was named Secret of Mana. It threw away all the elements relating to Final Fantasy.

However, Adventures of Mana was not the first remake of that spin-off. In 2003, Sword of Mana was released on Game Boy Advance, but the game brought changes to many gameplay mechanisms and story elements. Contrary to that, Adventures of Mana for mobile devices remains faithful to the mechanisms of the original game. It brings three-dimensional visuals and makes the controls fresh again.