<s>
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
MCF	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1991	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
releases	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
considering	O
developing	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
hero	O
who	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
heroine	O
,	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
of	O
Glaive	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
Tree	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
producer	O
,	O
Masaru	O
Oyamada	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
all	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
modern	O
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
argument	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
about	O
whether	O
the	O
remake	O
should	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
2D	O
or	O
3D	O
;	O
they	O
chose	O
3D	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
on	O
smartphones	O
and	O
because	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
potential	O
future	O
Mana	B-Application
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
hero	O
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
heroine	O
,	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
of	O
Glaive	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
Tree	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
level	O
increase	O
;	O
when	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
points	O
to	O
spend	O
on	O
four	O
different	O
disciplines	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
gives	O
the	O
hero	O
access	O
to	O
different	O
abilities	O
and	O
enhances	O
different	O
stats	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
discipline	O
:	O
Warrior	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
physical	O
attacks	O
,	O
Monk	O
with	O
defense	O
and	O
health	O
points	O
,	O
Mage	O
with	O
magic	O
attacks	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sage	O
with	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
weapon	O
limit	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
companions	O
have	O
different	O
abilities	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fuji	O
's	O
healing	O
spell	B-Application
and	O
Watt	O
's	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1991	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
removed	O
the	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
being	O
more	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
producer	O
,	O
Masaru	O
Oyamada	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
not	O
upsetting	O
what	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
good	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
things	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
possible	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
aimed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
comfortable	O
and	O
intuitive	O
to	O
play	O
:	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
switching	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
and	O
using	O
items	O
and	O
magic	O
was	O
made	O
easier	O
,	O
and	O
shortcut	O
commands	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
from	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
remake	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
heroine	O
,	O
but	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
male	O
playable	O
character	O
;	O
conversely	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
battle	O
system	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
sword	O
attack	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Sword	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
create	O
updated	O
and	O
more	O
dramatic	O
rearrangements	O
for	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
remake	O
came	O
when	O
Oyamada	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
thought	O
about	O
how	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
sequential	O
order	O
on	O
modern	O
game	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platforms	O
–	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
–	O
were	O
decided	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
thought	O
that	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
potential	O
remakes	O
of	O
other	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
;	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
Oyamada	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
consider	O
one	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
depending	O
on	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responding	O
to	O
feedback	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
examining	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
considering	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
named	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
as	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
truly	O
wonderful	O
remake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
at	O
USgamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
decent	O
re-construction	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
"	O
and	O
less	O
tedious	O
than	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Schreier	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
excellent	O
;	O
like	O
Oxford	O
,	O
he	O
preferred	O
it	O
over	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
than	O
like	O
a	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schreier	O
found	O
the	O
touch	O
controls	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
just	O
fine	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
work	O
better	O
with	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musgrave	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
monster	O
characters	O
to	O
look	O
fantastic	O
,	O
having	O
benefited	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
updated	O
3D	O
graphics	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
less	O
sure	O
about	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
human	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
thought	O
that	O
they	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
