Dawn of Mana

by Square Enix

Product Features

• Includes Dawn of Mana Soundtrack. Main theme composed by Academy Award®-winning composer/musician Ryuichi Sakamoto
• A lush and vast fantasy environment full of interactive objects is yours to explore, destroy and manipulate in your fight against dark forces.
• Three weapon types offer a variety of combat styles: a sword for close encounters, a slingshot for ranged attacks, and a whip for grabbing and throwing objects and enemies.
• Four difficulty levels, gameplay-altering emblems and a battle arena with collectable pets add customization to the adventure and increase replay value.
• The Elemental Spirits return! Discover all eight of the Elemental spirits, who offer their power in battle as well as add to the narrative.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P0ZTCO
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,174 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #97 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Role-Playing

Product Description

Edition: with Dawn of Mana Soundtrack

Long ago, when the world was at peace and magic was yet unknown to man, a beautiful isle called Illusia floated in the center of the Inner Sea. Over the island towered the Great Tree, the source of all life. But over time, the Tree gradually turned to stone and slept as though death had come at last. So unfolds the story of how a boy came to wield a sacred sword and how a maiden became a goddess--entwining the fate of spirits, mortals, and the entire world into an engaging and entertaining tale of ultimate hope.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, May 31, 2007

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dawn of Mana Bundle (Includes Dawn of Mana Soundtrack) (Video Game)

The Mana series goes back a ways, which helped Dawn of Mana achieve a certain amount of hype prior to it's release. Sadly though, Dawn of Mana is a very disappointing platformer/RPG hybrid that doesn't do much of anything right in any department. The story of Dawn of Mana is pretty interesting and longtime fans will get enjoyment out of it to be pure, but that's about it. The game is more an action/platformer than an RPG, as you fling monsters around and into each other. While this is entertaining for a while, it becomes boring quickly, and the sloppy and sluggish controls don't help matters much when it comes to targeting. The sloppy controls also supremely hurt the platforming elements peppered throughout Dawn of Mana, and the game's schizoid camera doesn't help matters much either in this department. The only real pluses of Dawn of Mana are the game's nicely rendered graphics and a decent list of spells to work with, but other than that, this game is a dud. All in all, Dawn of Mana is a very disappointing game that could have been so much better than what we get here. This edition of Dawn of Mana includes the game's soundtrack bundled with the game. The soundtrack itself is one of the better video game soundtracks you'll come across, and it worth checking out on it's own if you like video game music. That aside, if you want to check out a good action/RPG game, check out Odin Sphere instead.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars battle sequence, July 8, 2007

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Michael A. Hardee Jr. "Mike Hallmark" (S.C.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dawn of Mana Bundle (Includes Dawn of Mana Soundtrack) (Video Game)

The battle sequence iss quite uniqe. I have never seen anything like it before. It is really fun, but the only thing that I personally dont like about it is that you have to start all over with experience everytime you start a new part in your adventure.

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