<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
1993	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
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1991	O
game	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Mystic	O
Quest	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
like	O
contemporaneous	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
features	O
real-time	O
battles	O
with	O
a	O
power	O
bar	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
programmed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Nasir	O
Gebelli	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
veteran	O
Square	O
designer	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
and	O
the	O
customizable	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
settings	O
for	O
computer-controlled	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
re-released	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
3D	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
displays	O
a	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>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
control	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
;	O
whichever	O
character	O
is	O
currently	O
selected	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
companions	O
are	O
controlled	O
via	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
,	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
Super	O
Multitap	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
three-player	O
gameplay	O
via	O
additional	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
or	O
Classic	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
,	O
while	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
magic	O
,	O
masters	O
weapons	O
at	O
a	O
quicker	O
rate	O
;	O
the	O
girl	O
is	O
a	O
healer	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
cast	O
restorative	O
and	O
support	O
spells	B-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
sprite	O
casts	O
offensive	O
magic	O
to	O
damage	O
and	O
impair	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
equipment	O
,	O
casting	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
or	O
checking	O
status	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
cycling	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Ring	O
Commands	O
,	O
a	O
circular	O
menu	O
which	O
hovers	O
over	O
the	O
currently	O
controlled	O
party	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eight	O
Elementals	O
represent	O
different	O
elements	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
water	O
,	O
earth	O
,	O
and	O
life	O
—	O
and	O
each	O
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
specific	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
has	O
skill	O
levels	O
similar	O
to	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
magic	O
spell	B-Application
costs	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
to	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travel	O
may	O
be	O
expedited	O
with	O
Cannon	O
Travel	O
Centers	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
party	O
may	O
be	O
launched	B-Application
to	O
faraway	O
destinations	O
via	O
a	O
giant	O
cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sequences	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
Mode	O
7	O
capability	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
rotatable	O
background	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
ground	O
beneath	O
Flammie	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
an	O
ethereal	O
energy	O
source	O
named	O
"	O
mana	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ancient	O
,	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
civilization	O
exploited	O
mana	B-Application
to	O
construct	O
the	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
Fortress	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
flying	O
warship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
was	O
globally	O
destructive	O
and	O
nearly	O
exhausted	O
all	O
signs	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
until	O
a	O
hero	O
used	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
fortress	O
and	O
the	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
opens	O
,	O
an	O
empire	O
seeks	O
eight	O
Mana	B-Application
Seeds	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
"	O
unsealed	O
"	O
will	O
restore	O
mana	B-Application
to	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
empire	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
release	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
names	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
;	O
their	O
names	O
were	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
,	O
is	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
Elder	O
of	O
Potos	B-Application
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
mother	O
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
three	O
boys	O
from	O
the	O
small	O
Potos	B-Application
village	O
disobey	O
their	O
Elder	O
's	O
instructions	O
and	O
trespass	O
into	O
a	O
local	O
waterfall	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
treasure	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villagers	O
interpret	O
the	O
sword	O
's	O
removal	O
as	O
a	O
bad	O
omen	O
and	O
banish	O
the	O
boy	O
from	O
Potos	B-Application
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
traveling	O
knight	O
named	O
Jema	O
recognizes	O
the	O
blade	O
as	O
the	O
legendary	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
and	O
encourages	O
the	O
hero	O
to	O
re-energize	O
it	O
by	O
visiting	O
the	O
eight	O
Mana	B-Application
Temples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Empire	O
succeeds	O
in	O
unsealing	O
all	O
eight	O
Mana	B-Application
Seeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Thanatos	O
betrays	O
the	O
Emperor	O
and	O
his	O
henchmen	O
,	O
killing	O
them	O
and	O
seizing	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Fortress	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
and	O
his	O
party	O
journey	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
the	O
focal	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
life	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anticipating	O
their	O
arrival	O
,	O
Thanatos	O
positions	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Fortress	O
over	O
the	O
Tree	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charred	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
Tree	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
heroes	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
a	O
giant	O
dragon	O
called	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Beast	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
summoned	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
once	O
the	O
human	O
wife	O
of	O
Serin	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Mana	B-Application
Knight	O
and	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
heard	O
at	O
Potos	B-Application
 '	O
waterfall	O
was	O
that	O
of	O
Serin	O
's	O
ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
flies	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Fortress	O
and	O
confronts	O
Thanatos	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
preparing	O
to	O
transfer	O
his	O
mind	O
into	O
Dyluck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mana	B-Application
Beast	O
finally	O
flies	O
in	O
and	O
attacks	O
the	O
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
expresses	O
reluctance	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
Beast	O
,	O
fearing	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
dispersal	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
from	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
sprite	O
will	O
vanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
sprite	O
's	O
encouragement	O
,	O
he	O
uses	O
the	O
fully	O
energized	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
Beast	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
explode	O
and	O
transform	O
into	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sprite	O
child	O
vanishes	O
into	O
an	O
astral	O
plane	O
,	O
the	O
girl	O
is	O
returned	O
home	O
and	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
seen	O
welcomed	O
back	O
in	O
Potos	B-Application
,	O
returning	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
to	O
its	O
place	O
beneath	O
the	O
waterfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
predecessor	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
feels	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
more	O
"	O
his	O
game	O
"	O
than	O
other	O
projects	O
he	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
hoped	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
included	O
several	O
modified	O
elements	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
popular	O
Square	O
titles	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
having	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
attack	O
power	O
gauge	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
engaging	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
weapon	O
leveling	O
system	O
replaced	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
system	O
of	O
leveling	O
up	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
system	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mana	B-Application
game	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
temporary	O
companions	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
upgraded	O
,	O
party	O
members	O
became	O
permanent	O
protagonists	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
its	O
creators	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
flagship	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
for	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
leveling	O
up	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
features	O
mechanics	O
that	O
had	O
first	O
been	O
considered	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
unused	O
features	O
in	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
were	O
appropriated	O
by	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
team	O
,	O
which	O
(	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
action-based	O
,	O
dynamic	O
overworld	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
wound	O
up	O
not	O
being	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
anymore	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
became	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
"	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
before	O
finally	O
becoming	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
always	O
felt	O
like	O
a	O
sequel	O
"	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
SNES-CD	B-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
contract	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sony	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
add-on	O
failed	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
repurposed	O
its	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
SNES-CD	B-Device
into	O
the	O
competing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
Square	O
adapted	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
altered	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
storage	O
space	O
of	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
as	O
recently	O
as	O
that	O
April	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Party	O
Action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
"	O
,	O
before	O
eventually	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
instead	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
translation	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
only	O
30	O
days	O
,	O
mere	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
was	O
initially	O
advertised	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
only	O
named	O
the	O
three	O
protagonists	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
while	O
Western	O
versions	O
omitted	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
names	O
until	O
the	O
enhanced	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Kikuta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Kikuta	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
started	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
Kikuta	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
encountered	O
difficulties	O
in	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
having	O
sound	O
engineers	O
create	O
the	O
samples	O
of	O
instruments	O
like	O
most	O
game	O
music	O
composers	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Kikuta	O
made	O
his	O
own	O
samples	O
that	O
matched	O
the	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
custom	O
samples	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
know	O
exactly	O
how	O
each	O
piece	O
would	O
sound	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
composition	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuta	O
stated	O
in	O
2001	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
his	O
favorite	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
the	O
sound	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
memory	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
a	O
difficult	O
technical	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
,	O
containing	O
44	O
musical	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
aside	O
from	O
its	O
localized	O
packaging	O
and	O
track	O
titles	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
as	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
making	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
games	O
to	O
inspire	O
a	O
localized	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
of	O
arranged	O
music	O
from	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
1993	O
as	O
Secret	O
of	O
Mana+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
of	O
Mana+	O
contains	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
"	O
,	O
that	O
incorporates	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
both	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
2012	O
arranged	O
album	O
titled	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Genesis	O
/	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
2	I-Application
Arrange	O
Album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16	O
tracks	O
are	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
Kikuta	O
said	O
in	O
the	O
liner	O
notes	O
for	O
the	O
album	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
how	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
sound	O
when	O
he	O
wrote	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
album	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Square	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
to	O
Bandai	O
's	O
handheld	O
system	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
nine	O
planned	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
port	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
App	O
Store	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
ports	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Collection	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
Oh	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
second	O
top-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
US	O
Babbage	O
's	O
chart	O
in	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
below	O
only	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
remaining	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
top	O
ten	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
charts	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
up	O
until	O
October	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
top-selling	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
that	O
month	O
(	O
below	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
shipped	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
330,000	O
abroad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
magazine	O
's	O
reviewers	O
heavily	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
music	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
heard	O
from	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
review	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
"	O
first-rate	O
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
positively	O
massive	O
"	O
world	O
"	O
dwarfing	O
even	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
"	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
action/RPGs	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
enthralling	O
epic	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
sites	O
and	O
terrain	O
,	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
"	O
Beautiful	O
graphics	O
and	O
great	O
depth	O
of	O
play	O
"	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
unnecessarily	O
long	O
"	O
sword	O
powering-up	O
and	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
item	O
selection	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
sounds	O
and	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
three-player	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
and	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
annual	O
Megawards	O
,	O
GameFan	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Action/RPG	O
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Lufia	B-Application
and	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
as	O
runners-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edges	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
better	O
than	O
contemporary	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Landstalker	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
of	I-Application
King	I-Application
Nole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
"	O
includes	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
features	O
ever	O
seen	O
:	O
simultaneous	O
threeplayer	O
action	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
combat	O
system	O
ever	O
designed	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
player	O
interface	O
ever	O
designed	O
,	O
a	O
superb	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
yes	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
engrossing	O
and	O
rewarding	O
gameplay	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
or	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Sandy	O
Petersen	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Dragon	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
much	O
like	O
Zelda	B-Application
but	O
with	O
conventional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peterson	O
concluded	O
that	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
game	O
than	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
more	O
types	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
character	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
fortresses	O
to	O
explore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
;	O
one	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
magnificence	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
III	I-Application
seems	O
stale	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
incredible	O
features	O
found	O
within	O
this	O
refreshing	O
,	O
exhilarating	O
adventure	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
comes	O
the	O
closest	O
yet	O
"	O
to	O
surpassing	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
graphical	O
RPGs	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
in	O
1994	O
that	O
Mana	B-Application
was	O
"	O
doing	O
for	O
adventure	O
games	O
now	O
what	O
Zelda	B-Application
did	O
several	O
years	O
ago	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Mana	B-Application
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
this	O
year	O
and	O
more	O
playable	O
than	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
formative	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
of	O
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
for	O
its	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
described	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
high	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
16bit	O
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
Secret	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
release	O
,	O
its	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
had	O
been	O
surpassed	O
only	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
lists	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
13th-highest	O
rated	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
12th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
ranked	O
it	O
eighth	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
42nd	O
place	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
's	O
2006	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
86th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Level	O
magazine	O
claimed	O
that	O
Secret	O
of	O
Manas	B-Application
rocky	O
development	O
was	O
Square	O
's	O
main	O
inspiration	O
to	O
move	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
to	O
Sony	O
consoles	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
an	O
influential	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
influence	O
continued	O
into	O
the	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
radial	O
ring	O
menu	O
system	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
Edge	O
as	O
"	O
oft-mimicked	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
borrowed	O
by	O
later	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
mentioned	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
