<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
(	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
following	O
1995	O
's	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
an	O
unnamed	O
hero	O
as	O
they	O
restore	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Fa'Diel	O
by	O
creating	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
them	O
and	O
completing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
interrelated	O
quests	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Tree	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
incorporating	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
real-time	O
battles	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
its	O
own	O
distinct	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Akihiko	O
Matsui	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
veteran	O
Square	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
best-sellers	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Yokohama	O
Animation	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
Graphinica	O
titled	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Teardrop	O
Crystal	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
displays	O
an	O
angled	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
navigate	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
fight	O
off	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
companions	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
support	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
depends	O
on	O
what	O
quest	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
performing	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
companion	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
pets	O
,	O
and	O
golems	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
companions	O
are	O
typically	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
though	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
support	O
character	O
,	O
or	O
load	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
save	O
file	O
,	O
if	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
set	O
journey	O
through	O
a	O
fixed	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Land	O
is	O
ranked	O
from	O
0	O
(	O
no	O
presence	O
)	O
to	O
3	O
(	O
strong	O
presence	O
)	O
in	O
its	O
strength	O
in	O
each	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
;	O
this	O
in	O
turn	O
causes	O
magic	O
of	O
that	O
element	O
to	O
be	O
stronger	O
in	O
that	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
certain	O
quests	O
are	O
completed	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
delve	O
into	O
optional	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
hero	O
or	O
heroine	O
's	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
grow	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
fruit	O
in	O
the	O
orchard	O
,	O
raise	O
pets	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
adventuring	O
companions	O
,	O
create	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
golems	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pets	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
raised	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
PocketStation	B-Application
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
an	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Fa'Diel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
the	O
giver	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
life	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
burned	O
down	O
almost	O
entirely	O
nine	O
centuries	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
war	O
erupted	O
between	O
faeries	O
,	O
human	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
seeking	O
the	O
scarce	O
power	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
that	O
was	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
war	O
concluded	O
,	O
the	O
burnt	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
slept	O
as	O
it	O
regrew	O
and	O
the	O
many	O
lands	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
were	O
stored	O
in	O
ancient	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hero	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
is	O
self-charged	O
with	O
restoring	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lands	O
of	O
Fa'Diel	O
are	O
populated	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
creatures	O
,	O
including	O
humans	O
,	O
faeries	O
,	O
demons	O
,	O
the	O
jewel-hearted	O
Jumi	O
race	O
,	O
plant-like	O
Sproutlings	O
and	O
Flowerlings	O
,	O
miner	O
bears	O
called	O
Dudbears	O
,	O
and	O
shadowy	O
beings	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
known	O
as	O
Shadoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fa'Diel	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
monsters	O
from	O
other	O
Mana	B-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Rabites	O
,	O
Chobin	O
Hoods	O
,	O
and	O
Goblins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
overarching	O
plot	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
quests	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
main	O
quest	O
arcs	O
,	O
numerous	O
other	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
quest	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
main	O
arc	O
is	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Jumi	O
,	O
a	O
dying	O
race	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
external	O
jewel	B-Operating_System
hearts	O
which	O
are	O
considered	O
valuable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jumi	O
have	O
long	O
been	O
a	O
persecuted	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
magic	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
refer	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
dirt	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
pejorative	O
on	O
their	O
jewel	B-Operating_System
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elazul	O
is	O
a	O
Jumi	O
Knight	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
is	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Jumi	O
Guardian	O
Pearl	O
at	O
any	O
cost	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
jewel	B-Operating_System
hunter	O
,	O
Sandra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
which	O
path(s )	O
the	O
hero	O
decides	O
to	O
take	O
,	O
they	O
begin	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
story	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
arc	O
concerns	O
the	O
re-appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
journeys	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
scales	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
top	O
they	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
has	O
become	O
corrupted	O
and	O
the	O
tree	O
is	O
rotten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Goddess	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
winning	O
a	O
Sproutling	O
plants	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
's	O
rotten	O
trunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
upon	O
the	O
other	O
Sproutlings	O
to	O
join	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
restore	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
creator	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
developers	O
were	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
producer	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
of	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
Square	O
's	O
SaGa	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
designer	O
Akihiko	O
Matsui	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
3D-focus	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
could	O
not	O
handle	O
the	O
full	O
3D	O
world	O
Ishii	O
envisioned	O
where	O
one	O
could	O
interact	O
with	O
natural	O
shaped	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
just	O
before	O
its	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1999	O
with	O
considerable	O
hype	O
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
demos	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
future	O
releases	O
Vagrant	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
alongside	O
the	O
July	O
and	O
August	O
2000	O
releases	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
early	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
for	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
,	O
arranged	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
was	O
a	O
newcomer	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Mana	B-Application
games	O
were	O
scored	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
said	O
in	O
2002	O
that	O
she	O
considered	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
best	O
expresses	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
featured	O
the	O
first	O
vocal	O
track	O
of	O
any	O
Mana	B-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
Song	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1999	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
/	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
collects	O
55	O
tracks	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
on	O
two	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Song	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
"	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Square	O
Vocal	O
Collection	O
album	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
late	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Square	O
Millennium	O
Collection	O
at	O
a	O
budget	O
price	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
and	O
two	O
character	O
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
book	O
titled	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Ultimania	O
including	O
artwork	O
and	O
interviews	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Ultimania	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
:	O
Making	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
ASCII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
alone	O
as	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
release	O
that	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
in	O
many	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
wonderful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
Land	O
Make	O
system	O
,	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
focus	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
obscured	O
by	O
the	O
over-abundance	O
of	O
subplots	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Johnny	O
Liu	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
depth	O
and	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
short	O
quests	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Vestal	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
miniquests	O
will	O
likely	O
disappoint	O
those	O
seeking	O
an	O
action-RPG	B-Application
classic	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
fun	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
schizophrenic	O
and	O
disjointed	O
nature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Steinman	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
plotline	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
no	O
incentive	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
through	O
what	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Smith	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
complete	O
game	O
like	O
Secret	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
fun	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
48	O
on	O
Weekly	O
Famitsus	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Device
Books	I-Device
best-sellers	O
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
series	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
