Ok, first, sorry for no free play friday, I was distracted....
Now, on to today. You may be asking yourself, "Hey, isn't today MONDAY, and doesn't a game like Secret of Mana belong on Retro THURSDAY?" Well, normally you would be right. However, Nintendo's Virtual Console released Secret of Mana today!!!!!
Secret of Mana is a slightly different take on the classical square RPG. It is an Action RPG (like Zelda) which is playable by up to 3 characters. You control either the "boy", "girl", or the magical "Sprite".
As you progress through the game you receive a number of different "Mana" weapons that can be upgraded into different forms throughout the game. Most notable of these weapons is the "Mana Sword". These weapons are the Boy's mainstays but are also used by the Girl and the Sprite. The Girl also has defensive magic, were as the Sprite has Offensive magic. Magic takes the form of Elemental creatures who lend their powers to the other characters.
Square also implemented a lot of the SNES "Mode 7" graphics engine. You see this alot in the world map navigation ( like Final Fantasy 6) and even in some of the boss battles.
I really enjoy the music of Secret of Mana, it is a bit different from Nobuo Uematsu, or Yasunori Mitsuda's works, but it is still epic and really suits the mood of this game.
Epic Title Screen
Not really much else to say about this. If you have a freind,or family member who loves zelda, or square games, you should check this out on the Virtual Console.
The only draw back of the VC release... No online multiplayer. I really hate you sometimes Nintendo, I really do.
Anyway, if you don't own the cart, I recommend it. It's 800 points and well worth it.
~k
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