The Secret Of Mana Laid Bare On The iPhone

Proving once more that iTunes cards make excellent Christmas gifts, today Square Enix brings the classic Super Nintendo action role-playing [[link]] game The Secret of Mana back to life on the iPhone. The Secret of Mana is the Super Nintendo sequel to the Japanese Game Boy title Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden, released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure. It’s the story of a young boy who stumbles upon a magical sword and winds up being the only person who can save the world [[link]] from imminent destruction. It sounds pretty unoriginal, but back in 1993 when the game was [[link]] first released it was…okay, still pretty unoriginal.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); But the action-RPG gameplay is top notch, the graphics were pretty gorgeous by Super Nintendo standards, and the game launched a long-lived series that’s had fans eagerly awaiting a new entry since 2007’s Heroes of Mana for the Nintendo DS. The iPhone version of the game features all of the role-playing goodness of the original, with touch-screen controls replacing the standard Super Nintendo game pad. What’s not to like? Well $8.99 seems like a hefty price for a Super Nintendo port, but who can put a price on nostalgia? Square Enix can, and that price is $8.99. Who’s buying?