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Another visually striking action-adventure delivers dungeon exploration and monster battling aplenty.

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Oct 30, 2006
Published by: Square Enix
Developed by: Square Enix, Nex Entertainment

Multiplayer Modes:

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4 player CO-OP

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Review

This action RPG nailed the RPG part of the game. Too bad the action's a yawner

Oct 27, 2006

With its roots in traditional RPG fare, Children of Mana is a bit of a departure from its forerunners. It's a bit surprising that the series went in a more hack-and-slash direction than the games that preceded it (Sword of Mana, Secret of Mana, etc.). The good news is that the richness of the "Mana" world and the RPG stylings it's known for are intact. The bad news is that the hacking and slashing will lead to a lot of yawning. The story kicks off on in a land called Illusia. It's a saccharine ...

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Children of Mana

Not so much the child of SNES classic Secret of Mana as a prettier, more sociable cousin. But is it...

Apr 21, 2006

Thursday 20 April 2006 For a game most often name-checked for its menu system, Secret of Mana always had a wealth of other pleasures to offer, from its lush environments to its absorbing combat and its engaging story. And, at first sight, Children of Mana looks set to top it, with sumptuous locations and rambunctious, punchy action. But there's a caveat: this isn't an adventure. There's no story, no towns to explore, no elemental powers to unlock. A pure dungeon crawl, Children of Mana limits ... » Read Full Children of Mana preview

Children of Mana

The long-running but unreliable action-RPG series returns with more visual beauty and confounding...

Apr 20, 2006

For a game most often name-checked for its menu system, Super Nintendo classic Secret of Mana always had a wealth of other pleasures to offer, from its lush environments to its absorbing combat and engaging story. And, at first sight, Children of Mana looks set to top it with sumptuous locations and rambunctious, punchy action. But there's a caveat: this isn't an adventure. There's no story, no towns to explore, no elemental powers to unlock. A pure dungeon crawl, Children of Mana limits its ... » Read Full Children of Mana preview

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