Sword of Mana (Game Boy Advance, 2003)

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ok pay no attention to the person who wrote this review before me... because he has no clue what he's talking about...... basically this game has nothing to do with final fantasy...... because that's turn based and this is active time battle but, aside from that everything about this game is awsome the combat, the graphics, everything.... except the story could us a little work... if you don't have this game yet then since your here on ebay. make sure you pick it up... you won't be dissapointed

Sword of Mana was originally released as Final Fantasy Adventure for the original GameBoy. I purchased FFA 10 years ago, and when I heard of the whole "Final Fantasy name sells better" thing, I decided on buying Sword of Mana.
Sword of Mana is an adventure game were you take control of either a boy or a girl and try to save the world from an evil that wants the power of the mana tree. The boy part is the real remake of the original FFA, the girl part is just a little bit different.
The graphics are the best part of the game. There are many fluid movements that left me really amazed like the battle animations, and even when you plant your first cactus house. Another cool part is that when you talk to almost all of the people in the game you get a small portrait of him/her/it next to the dialog box. A total facelift from FFA.
The sound is ok. The game has a lot of sound Fx that flesh out the circumstances, but some of the songs get a little repetitive. Don't get me wrong, these aren't crappy songs.
The controls were very easy to understand, but the shortcuts were confusing at first.
The gameplay is great, but there is very little replay value once you've beaten both the Boy and the Girl scenarios.
The game is overall a good addition to anyone's GBA library. I really liked this game because it makes me remember when I used to take my GB pocket to school and play FFA.

Storyline was good. Game was a bit linear. The fighting system was great. Woulda been better if it supported the multiplayer feature like Secret of Mana. Overall I'd recommend the game to all Secret/Legend of Mana fans.

I love the fact that it is similar to Legend of Mana, which is one of my Fave games from Playstation.

I loved it just as much as I did on the original. This was a great find and an awesome game. Anyone a fan of the square-enix line will love it.

I loved the first Mana title for SNES, but this one is not as fun. I know it's hard to make games for the GBA, but they could have done better. I think if the screen were brighter, it would improve the game a lot. Fun, but hard to see, especially when the scenery goes to night time.

This is an excellent game.

I have put about 80 hours into this game and still love it.

You have many different skills that you can level up, and also many different spirits, that can heal you, power you up, and attack.

This is another great game from Square Enix and one of the best in the Sword of series.

This game is worth every penny, you can play as either a girl or a boy, and both have different storylines, and they join together in the end.

I recommend this game 100%. You won't be disappointed!

The music in this game is very good too, what you can expect from the Japanese Game Developers, good gameplay and good music. Sword of Mana.

its a good game I just want to comment on seller - geo9313 for item - 160295860412, he is a liar and trickster.
in the auction he used a pic of PS3 game and in his description (in his own words) he says
" You are looking at a used but in mint shape PS2 game Fantastic 4 Rise Of The Silver Surfer,
the disc is perfect no scratches and has all the paperwork with it " - the game disc was full of scratches and
the game box was full of dust and old and didn't close properly. that's why he mention "All items are as is NO RETURNS" -
why didn't he use original pic when his other auctions have original pix ?
Thank God ebay changed their feed back rules and I was able to Leave Neutral FB.
I should have left Negative, before I was forced to leave positive FB for undeserving seller,
I hope allot of people read this and be more careful on who you are buying from.

It has good action and look a lot better than the original. The class system is good if you're actually aware of it or how to choose which class you wish to pursue. The forging system (strengthening weapons/armor with fruits and veggies)could probably be better. It was pretty complicated, I mean you have plant a certain mixture of seeds at a specific time to get a specific fruit or veggie gets pretty aggravating (unless you like that stuff, then its more fun than a barrel of monkeys.) Other than these two draw backs, this is a solid game with hours of fun at a reasonable price.

Love how its still very brand new and not open, and shipment was excellent no dent or damage to the item. Game is excellent one of my most favorites games..

Brought this game about 1 month ago. It is a nice RPG game. Did not get any instructions with the game but downloaded some from the internet. Get a different weapons that you can use to fight with, but with some enemies you will have to figure out which weapon to use. Still playing the game and liking it so far. If you like RPG try this one out.

The best of the Mana series, in my personal oppinion. The freedom to rome around and collect things to add to the inventory, along with the leveling up system, bring flare and fun to the series. This game makes the two for the DS look and play horribly.

Rating: A keeper.

Final Fantasy Adventure was my favorite game for the original GameBoy when I was a kid. When I heard that Sword of Mana for GameBoy Advance was in reality a remake of FF Adventure, I knew I had to have it. So far the experience has been excellent. The graphics and sound are top-notch (for a GBA game) and the overall story progression is solid. It's great hearing the original songs again only improved for the GBA. The storyline is very similar to before, but there are some changes. Also the weapons upgrade system and character level customization have been given more depth to give the player more RPG type options. Some of the changes took some getting used to, but I like them overall. The only things I don't like are the removal of the puzzle elements in the dungeons that were soooooo good in the original version. Also, the responsiveness of the controls seems a bit slower than the original, but doesn't inhibit the gameplay much. Overall, a must have for the GBA.

As usual for this series it's simply a rework with a similar beginning, slightly modified story, and a few new names, it's not horribly exciting, but it's a passable RPG with some minorly challenging combat scenes. What it lacks in depth it attempts to make up for in moderately amusing dialog, and it tries a bit too hard. You're better off picking up one of the console titles from this series rather than one of the portables as they have some really good content to most of them.

While this is not Seiken Densetsu 3 or Secret of Mana, Square still hit it right with this one. It's almost as if keeping the game similar to the games fans want works... This is a remake of an old Gameboy game called Final Fantasy Adventure(which i loved, unfortunately i deleted my awesome save file and never got around to beating it again) Final Fantasy Adventure/Sword of Mana is really the first Seiken Densetsu game then followed by the fan favorite Secret of Mana. This game remains pretty true to Final Fantasy Adventure in terms of story and gameplay, it also adds in elements of Secret of Mana such as the ring commands and they made the overdrive/limit break/whatever system similar to Seiken Densetsu 3. Not much has been changed and if you are a fan of Final Fantasy Adventure or the Mana series you will feel right at home with this game.

I bought a game from new fire gaming and thhey sent it out to me and on the sticker of the product at said sword of mana the game that i was going to buy. When i went to turn the game of it was a totaly diffent game called Dragon Ball Z buu fury so i contacted the seller and he ask that i send the game back and her would send me the right game and sure enough her did and he refunded the shiping that I had to pay to send it back. I really enjoy the game that I bought and i have all ready put 20 hour on to it in game play, and i got the game because it was an old game that i had about 6 years ago. I thank New Fire Gaming and i will contune to buy game from them in the future.

I haven't found a Mana title that I haven't liked. Squaresoft carries a lot of IPO's. This is definitely a good one for RPG fans. The original Super NES and PS1 Mana games are great too.

Another great Mana game. Fantastic RPG. You don't have to blast straight through this game,either. You can go on side-adventures. The Mana series is a great RPG series.

Haven't received the game, nor have I had any response whether the game was returned a second time in the mail to the seller or if my money had been or will be refunded.

I searched for a good rpg game for my sister this christmas seeing the graphics i thought it was awesome and guess what it is!!! The story line takes a while to progress and longer cutscenes which you can't skip, and something in the game are time activated such as when you go from screen to screen it changes to dawn, morning, and then mid-day .... ect. it gets a little annoying. Apart from the boss you have to kill by hitting him 200 times it is good if you get by him it gets fun. You can acquire different weapons and upgrade them for devastating damage. Overall it is really a good game for the gameboy advanced!

I bought this for my grandson but played it, too. I liked it. Lots of things to figure out, some real challenges, and hours of play.

I am really picky when it comes to games but this one gets my approval. Hours, and hours of fun. I recommend it to any Action RPG fans.

Hours of fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would buy it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: ) EXCELLRNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY IT YOU WILL LIKE IT TOO!!!!!!!!! ;)