Tag: Secret of Mana

Secret of Mana Review

Now With More Accordion

HIGH The option to switch back to the original soundtrack.

LOW The fact that said option was necessary.

WTF So we get this game, but still no Seiken Densetsu 3 localization?


Stranded on a 16-bit island

As I write this, I'm in a tiny little town in middle-of-nowhere Oklahoma. My cell phone barely holds a signal. The sole television in the house is a 12-inch that only shows programs of a religious nature. All the food is vegan. Alcohol is prohibited. The lone internet connection is a dial-up through a computer that takes several seconds to display a word after it has been typed. Oh yeah, and videogame playing is expressly forbidden.

Heroes of Mana – Review

Read review of Heroes of ManaHeroes of Mana feels like Dawn of Mana, take two. It's gorgeous and somewhat interesting, but undermined by basic flaws in its ability to let players see what's going on. Here's hoping there's no take three in the works.

Dawn of Mana – Review

Read review of Dawn of ManaI don’t know what went wrong with Dawn of Mana. Its worlds are bright fairylands; its characters are pretty without looking sickly cute. The gameplay itself is an interesting twist on Devil May Cry-style combo-racking, with few lulls in the action and lots of property to destroy. Unfortunately, a lousy camera and odd difficulty levels make the game much more frustrating than it should be.