<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
or	O
simply	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Gemma	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
gameplay	O
roughly	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
role-playing	O
statistical	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Mystic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
many	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
remake	O
,	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
hero	O
and	O
the	O
heroine	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
of	O
Glaive	O
and	O
his	O
sorcerer	O
assistant	O
,	O
Julius	O
,	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
Tree	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
dooming	O
their	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
many	O
familiar	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chocobos	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
feature	O
common	O
enemies	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
reviewers	O
have	O
considered	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
adventure	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
spawned	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
a	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
role-playing	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
:	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
camera	O
angle	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
divided	O
up	O
into	O
many	O
different	O
squares	O
that	O
can	O
fit	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
can	O
move	O
up	O
,	O
down	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
right	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Hero	O
escapes	O
imprisonment	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
is	O
seeking	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sanctuary	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
an	O
energy	O
source	O
that	O
sustains	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
meet	O
Cibba	O
,	O
he	O
plays	O
a	O
message	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
Heroine	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
guardians	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
her	O
pendant	O
is	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Hero	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Heroine	O
is	O
under	O
Julius	O
 '	O
mind	O
control	O
and	O
has	O
opened	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julius	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
Vandole	O
Empire	O
,	O
the	O
empire	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
and	O
handily	O
defeats	O
the	O
Hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
then	O
raises	O
Dime	O
Tower	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sanctuary	O
and	O
meets	O
a	O
robot	O
known	O
as	O
Marcie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
and	O
passing	O
the	O
sword	O
's	O
trials	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Julius	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
Heroine	O
's	O
mother	O
and	O
before	O
dying	O
,	O
asks	O
the	O
Heroine	O
to	O
succeed	O
her	O
current	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heroine	O
agrees	O
and	O
bids	O
farewell	O
to	O
the	O
Hero	O
as	O
she	O
becomes	O
the	O
next	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hero	O
her	O
guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
trademarked	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
in	O
1987	O
intending	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
project	O
subtitled	O
The	O
Emergence	O
of	O
Excalibur	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
Kazuhiko	O
Aoki	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
early	O
advertisements	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
five	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
titles	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letter	O
also	O
suggested	O
to	O
consider	O
placing	O
an	O
order	O
on	O
another	O
upcoming	O
Square	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Square	O
offered	O
designer	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
to	O
direct	O
a	O
spin-off	O
series	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Gemma	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
;	O
eventually	O
,	O
Square	O
revived	O
the	O
trademarked	O
name	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Mystic	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fictional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ishii	O
's	O
opinion	O
,	O
Mana	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
world	O
which	O
is	O
illustrated	O
by	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
through	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
abstract	O
images	O
from	O
his	O
memories	O
of	O
childhood	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
films	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
books	O
that	O
captivated	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
albums	O
were	O
compiled	O
into	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sound	O
Collections	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
CD	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Sunsoft	O
obtained	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
it	O
and	O
re-released	O
it	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
having	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
support	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
not	O
enhanced	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
reported	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
that	O
Square	O
was	O
polling	O
die-hard	O
customers	O
,	O
testing	O
the	O
feasibility	O
of	O
porting	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
they	O
wanted	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
called	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
remake	O
,	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
ports	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
titled	O
Rock'n	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
by	O
Shigeto	O
Ikehara	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Comic	O
BomBom	O
from	O
October	O
1989	O
to	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
re-release	O
version	O
noting	O
its	O
strong	O
story	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
additionally	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
as	O
innovative	O
and	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
though	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
role-playing	O
gameplay	O
did	O
not	O
blend	O
well	O
with	O
its	O
action-oriented	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
titles	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
also	O
gave	O
similar	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
noting	O
it	O
being	O
vastly	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
named	O
it	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
as	O
definitive	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
providing	O
"	O
hours	O
of	O
role-playing	O
"	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sentiment	O
was	O
shared	O
by	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
ranked	O
the	O
titles	O
together	O
8th	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
classic	O
with	O
well-written	O
scripts	O
and	O
solid	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
praised	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
really	O
great	O
action-RPG	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
terms	O
of	O
buying	O
and	O
enjoying	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
many	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
interesting	O
leveling	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
collectible	O
items	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
poor	O
English	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
