<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Seiken	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
as	O
Mystic	O
Quest	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	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
and	O
heroine	O
as	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
from	O
enemies	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
misuse	O
its	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
incorporating	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
generally	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
,	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
involved	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
removes	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
marketing	O
ploy	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
in	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
artistic	O
styles	O
from	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Takeo	O
Oin	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
developed	O
by	O
employees	O
of	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Adventures	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
and	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
with	O
elements	O
added	O
from	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sword	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
non-selected	O
character	O
is	O
controlled	O
via	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
direct	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
connect	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advances	I-Device
together	O
via	O
a	O
Link	B-Device
Cable	I-Device
to	O
give	O
their	O
characters	O
powerful	O
attacks	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Amigo	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
cause	O
damage	O
or	O
defend	O
the	O
protagonists	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
weapon	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
holding	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
Ring	O
Command	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
combat	O
to	O
select	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
day-and-night	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereby	O
some	O
enemies	O
are	O
only	O
present	O
at	O
different	O
times	O
of	O
day	O
,	O
which	O
changes	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
forge	O
weapons	O
and	O
plant	O
produce	O
in	O
an	O
orchard	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Hot	O
House	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
has	O
a	O
similar	O
story	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
with	O
additional	O
details	O
and	O
dialogue	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
head	O
toward	O
Wendell	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
discover	O
that	O
women	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
tribe	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
heroine	O
belongs	O
to	O
,	O
are	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
vampires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wendell	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
protagonists	O
learn	O
that	O
Bogard	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
knights	O
were	O
instrumental	O
in	O
overthrowing	O
the	O
Vandole	O
Empire	O
twenty	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
abusing	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
states	O
his	O
intention	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
legendary	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
parents	O
and	O
the	O
heroine	O
reveals	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
pendant	O
from	O
her	O
stepmother	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
gaining	O
the	O
pendant	O
he	O
mind	O
controlled	O
the	O
heroine	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
pendant	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
,	O
which	O
Vandole	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
do	O
prior	O
to	O
being	O
overthrown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julius	O
defeats	O
the	O
hero	O
and	O
heroine	O
,	O
and	O
heads	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
and	O
heroine	O
split	O
up	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
hero	O
passes	O
trials	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
sword	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
rusty	O
blade	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
storm	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
and	O
defeat	O
Julius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
tree	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
;	O
prior	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
tree	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
the	O
heroine	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
the	O
heroine	O
to	O
replace	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
Mana	B-Application
Tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
1999	O
's	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
left	O
Square	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
new	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
that	O
stayed	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
those	O
behind	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
to	O
make	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
outsourced	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishii	O
had	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
adding	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
,	O
sought	O
to	O
add	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ring	O
Command	O
menu	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
removed	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
its	O
sequels	O
moved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
distinct	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
heroine	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
element	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
become	O
known	O
for	O
was	O
added	O
by	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
link	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advances	I-Device
together	O
to	O
trade	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bogard	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
has	O
a	O
“	O
gentlemanly	O
”	O
look	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
ruffian	O
or	O
hermit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eight	O
Mana	B-Application
Spirits	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
storybook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
that	O
a	O
Mana	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Shinyaku	B-Application
Seiken	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
formed	O
from	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Square	O
and	O
Enix	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
would	O
have	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
had	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
most	O
anticipated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
Blue	O
"	O
-colored	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
a	O
carrying	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
for	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2003	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
Premium	O
Soundtrack	O
album	O
collects	O
47	O
tracks	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
277,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Justin	O
Leeper	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
beautiful	O
,	O
and	O
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
stunning	O
games	O
on	O
 [ the ] 	O
GBA	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Gifford	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
while	O
Darryl	O
Vassar	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
best-looking	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
if	O
were	O
not	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
poor	O
animation	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
update	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
without	O
innovating	O
the	O
gameplay	O
much	O
beyond	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacySword	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
manga	O
form	O
by	O
author	O
Shiro	O
Amano	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Mana''	O
.	O
</s>
