The world of Mana is raising once again, But how exciting is it?

User Rating: 9 | Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana DS
For us who is old enough remebers the old Secret Of Mana, A game so fantastic and beautiful, it had it all, A wonderful Story, A all to love gameplay,
And the graphics was stunning.

But as always they have to almost milk the game untill there's nothing left.


I was afraid that Children of mana would be just nothing, At first i thought i was right, Because the game doesn't look much to the world at the beginning.
But as i come further into the game the more it starts too shine, i start too see those things that made the "Secret Of Man" Games so beautiful,
The graphics arent so bad and the gameplay is just as it should be and then we have the most important thing ... the story....

The Story is beautiful but still a bit lame...
You see everything is there (all the parts that should be in a Mana game)
The Mana tree (Obviously), And we have the Sword Of Mana.
But somthing isn't right, Somewhere between the Mana Tree and Sword Of Mana the story loses it's self, But the story findes it's way back, And when it does you just forget that hour with no story.

The story takes place in the world of mana,
Ten years after a cataclysmic-war between the godess of mana (and all good living things) and the forces of evil.... (the godess wins) you start out in the town of Mana as a young "Hero" ,
everything seems fine.... Untill..... People and spirits start to talk about how the world have started to act crazy, and one of the town priestess (Tess) say that she fellt disturbing feelings from the Mana tree. And there the game starts ( i aint gonna say one more word from the story i dont want to spoil)....

The Graphics are just as it should be in a Mana game...
it looks just like a candymaker's wet dream, Its super cute with like sugar colours or should i refer to pastel colours?,
but the graphics does it 's job, and i like the little Anime videos that they play sometimes (very neat)...

For the characters i dont realy know what to say (i have only played as one of the four playable characters)
But what i can say about them is how nicely they are done,
They are very beautiful and very cute.

(character list)

Ferrik : A youth who lost his family in the cataclysm. Stout-hearted and generally dependable, but with a bransh and reckless side...

Tamber : An experienced dancer and acrobat, Tamber lost her family in the cataclysm. She has not lost her strong sense of duty, Though.

Wanderer : A restless nomad, The Wanderer has taken a special liking to illusia. (island of the Mana tree) Poppen : Fearless despite having to grow up on his own, Poppen regards Ferrik and Tamber as his true brother and sister.

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As Closeup words i say.... if you liked the old Secret Of Mana... you would probably like this game, just give it a fair chance. Because it got a lot to give and all it wants its just a bit of your time, and it's worth it, every single minute, it's just a misunderstood love.......