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- Game made for Super Famicon (Japanese Super Nintendo Equivalent), but playable on US Super Nintendos with an adapter
- Sequel to Squaresoft’s Secret of Mana
- All in Game text in Japanese
Product Description
Game made for Super Famicon (Japanese Super Nintendo Equivalent), but playable on US Super Nintendos with an adapter.
Sequel to Squaresoft’s Secret of Mana.
All in Game text in Japanese… More >>
Secret of Mana 2 Super Nintendo Game
November 21, 2009 at 1:38 pm
SECRET OF MANA was a pretty good game with a few glaring flaws. The pointless “weapon charging” system, magic-leveling system and the fact that your characters had a habit of getting snagged on just about everything.
SEIKEN DENSETSU 3 fixed ALL of that . . . and more.
So between the two, which SECRET OF MANA is the best? Read on . . .
PROS:
–You start the game with one of six characters. Depending who you pick will determine locations/events later on in the game.
–You can move around INDEPENDENTLY of your other two characters. NO MORE GETTING SNAGGED!
–Characters learn up to three Techniques for their weapons, which can be activated when so many hits have been achieved.
–Magic and abilities are learned/increased by increasing your stats–no more magic-grinding!
–Cleaner inventory system
–Class-changing system adds a nice level of variety.
–While very cliche, the storyline is more complex than its predecessor.
–Decent music. Sometimes even good.
–SD3 has MUCH better graphics. Very heavy use of Mode 7 both on the overworld and during battles.
CONS:
–Very repetitive. This is what I would call a “By-the-Numbers RPG”. First you have to gain the powers of the 8 Guardian Spirits which are scattered all over. Then you have to defeat the 8 God-Beasts. And then you have to fight 2 or 3 enemies you’ve already fought before, only stronger this time around.
–The music is not as good as SOM. Some of the tracks are absolutely terrible, like the redundant tinkling sound that repeats every few seconds in the icy part of the world.
–The storyline is very cliche at times.
–Like SOM, expect to do LOTS of grinding to build your levels.
–One common denominator I’ve noticed in FF6, FF7 and CT is the inclusion of MINI-GAMES. FF6 had the opera scene and the strategic battles where you took turns moving your groups of characters around. FF7 had snowboarding, Chocobo-racing and also a strategic game. CT had the futuristic Bike Race and the festival events.
SEIKEN DENSETSU 3 has no mini-games, which means that formula of “go-here, fight through the lesser-enemies, fight boss” gets old and repetitive.
OVERALL:
If you liked SECRET OF MANA then I’m pretty sure you’ll like this game even more!
If you are looking for something as great as FINAL FANTASY 6 or CHRONO TRIGGER you might find that this game falls a little bit short, but still worth playing.
Rating: 4 / 5
November 21, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Unfortunately, we don’t seem to have any copies right now.
But, if you liked Secret of Mana- or indeed, any Mana game- you will adore this title. You must get it. It compels you. It has incredible replay value for its time, it has a moderately linear plotline that differs for each character, it has the ability to form your own permanent party. It’s an incredible game I guarantee you will love for years and years.
Rating: 5 / 5