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{{Series
|name=Seiken Densetsu
|image=Seiken Densetsu logo.jpg
|developer=[[Square]], [[Brownie Brown]]
|publisher=[[Square]], [[SquareSoft]], [[Square Enix]]
|year=1991
|genre=[[Action]], [[Adventure]], [[RPG]]
}}
The {{nihongo|'''''Seiken Densetsu'''''|聖剣伝説|extra=lit. "Holy Sword Legend"}} series is developed and published by [[Square Enix]] (formerly [[Squaresoft]] and [[Enix]]). The original ''Seiken Densetsu'' was renamed ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'', ''Seiken Densetsu 2'' was renamed ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', and ''Seiken Densetsu 3'' was renamed ''[[Trials of Mana]]'' when it was finally localized to the US as part of ''[[Collection of Mana]]'' (there are numerous English translations of the ROM, which generally refer to the game as ''Seiken Densetsu 3'').


[[Image:Seiken Densetsu logo.jpg|right|190px]]
'''''Trials of Mana''''' was the first video game ever to be translated in English by fans.
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The {{nihongo|'''''Seiken Densetsu'''''|聖剣伝説|extra=lit. "Holy Sword Legend"}} series is developed and published by [[Square Enix]] (formerly [[Squaresoft]] and [[Enix]]). The original ''Seiken Densetsu'' was renamed ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'', ''Seiken Densetsu 2'' was renamed ''[[Secret of Mana]]'', and ''Seiken Densetsu 3'' was never localized to the US (there are numerous English translations of the ROM, which generally refer to the game as ''Seiken Densetsu 3'').


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'''''Secret of Evermore''''' is the only title developed in the USA instead of in Japan. It is just loosely related to the Mana series. The lead programmer declared in an interview: ''"We were, simply put, to make an American-flavored Secret-of-Mana-like game".''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110716163947/http://www.super-nes.com/evermoreinterview.htm Interview to Brian Fehdrau]</ref>
=== Series titles ===
'''''Seiken Densetsu 3''''' was the first video game ever to be translated in English by fans.


'''''World of Mana''''' was a commercial process to revive the series. It includes four games released within one year, as well as other media.
'''''World of Mana''''' was a commercial process to revive the series. It includes four games released within one year (spring 2006 - spring 2007), as well as other media.


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== Games ==
If you sort the table by '''Number''' (N.), the numbered titles will be displayed close to each other. This includes the first title and its remake.
If you sort the table by '''Number''' (N.), the numbered titles will be displayed close to each other. This includes the first title and its remake.


{|{{prettytable|sortable=1|text center=1|notwide=1}}
{| {{prettytable|sortable=1}}
! N. !! Original title !! Localized title !! Year !! System !! Notes
! N. !! Original/Japanese title !! Localized/English title !! Year !! Genre !! Systems
|-
| 1 || 聖剣伝説 ～ファイナルファンタジー外伝～ <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: A Final Fantasy Adventure ''|| [[Final Fantasy Adventure]] (US) <br/>Mystic Quest (EU) || 1991 || || {{icon|globe}} [[GB]] <br>{{icon|globe}} (2016) Phones, [[PSV]]
|-
| 2 || 聖剣伝説2 <br/>''Holy Sword Legend 2 ''|| [[Secret of Mana]] || 1993 || || {{icon|globe}} [[SNES]] <br>{{icon|globe}} (2018) [[PS4]], [[PSV]], [[MS-Win]]
|-
| 3 || 聖剣伝説3 <br/>''Holy Sword Legend 3 ''|| [[Trials of Mana]] || 1995 || || {{icon|jp}} SNES <br/> {{icon|globe}} SNES (fan translation)
|-
|-
| 1        || Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden || '''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]''' || 1991 || [[GB]]  ||  
| <font color="white">9</font> || {{n/a|-}} || [[Secret of Evermore]] || 1995 || || {{icon|us}} SNES
|-
|-
| 2        || Seiken Densetsu 2                    || '''[[Secret of Mana]]'''          || 1993 || [[SNES]] ||
| <font color="white">9</font> || 聖剣伝説 LEGEND OF MANA <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: Legend of Mana ''|| [[Legend of Mana]] || 1999 || || {{icon|globe}} [[PS1]]
|-
|-
| 3        || '''[[Seiken Densetsu 3]]'''          || {{n/a|-}}                         || 1995 || [[SNES]] || Japan only; fan-translated
| 1 || 新約 聖剣伝説 <br/>''New Version: Holy Sword Legend ''|| [[Sword of Mana]] || 2003 || || {{icon|globe}} [[GBA]]
|-
|-
| <font color="white">5</font> || Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana      || '''[[Legend of Mana]]'''          || 1999 || [[PS1]] ||
| 4 || 聖剣伝説4 <br/>''Holy Sword Legend 4 ''|| [[Dawn of Mana]] || 2006 || || {{icon|globe}} [[PS2]]
|-
|-
| 1        || Shin'Yaku Seiken Densetsu            || '''[[Sword of Mana]]'''          || 2003 || [[GBA]] || Enhanced remake
| <font color="white">9</font> || 聖剣伝説DS CHILDREN of MANA <br/>''Holy Sword Legend DS: Children of Mana ''|| [[Children of Mana]] || 2006 || || {{icon|globe}} [[NDS]]
|-
|-
| 4        || Seiken Densetsu 4                    || '''[[Dawn of Mana]]'''            || 2006 || [[PS2]]  || World of Mana
| <font color="white">9</font> || 聖剣伝説 HEROES of MANA <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: Heroes of Mana ''|| [[Heroes of Mana]] || 2007 || Strategy || {{icon|globe}} NDS
|}
 
=== Online games ===
{| {{prettytable|sortable=1|notwide=1}}
! Original title !! Localized title !! Released !! Shut down !! Genre !! Systems
|-
|-
| <font color="white">6</font> || '''[[Seiken Densetsu: Friends of Mana]]''' || {{n/a|-}}                   || 2006 || Mobile phones || World of Mana; Japan only
| 聖剣伝説 フレンズ·オブ·マナ <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: [[Friends of Mana]] ''|| {{n/a|-}} || 2006 || 2011 || Multiplayer || {{icon|jp}} Phones
|-
|-
| <font color="white">7</font> || Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana  || '''[[Children of Mana]]'''        || 2006 || [[DS]]  || World of Mana
| 聖剣伝説 CIRCLE of MANA <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: [[Circle of Mana]] ''|| {{n/a|-}} || 2013 || 2015 || Trading cards || {{icon|jp}} Phones
|-
|-
| <font color="white">8</font> || Seiken Densetsu: Heroes of Mana      || '''[[Heroes of Mana]]'''          || 2007 || [[DS]]  || World of Mana
| 聖剣伝説 RISE of MANA <br/>''Holy Sword Legend: [[Rise of Mana]] ''|| {{n/a|-}} || 2014 || 2016 || MMORPG || {{icon|jp}} Phones
|}
|}


== Multiplayer option ==
The following games can be played cooperatively:
* Secret of Mana (SNES, 1993): 1 to 3 players
* Trials of Mana (SNES, 1993): 1 or 2 players
* Legend of Mana (PS1, 1999): 1 or 2 players
* Children of Mana (NDS, 2006): 1 to 4 players
* Heroes of Mana (NDS, 2007): 1 or 2 players
The three Japan-only online games are multiplayer, too, but they are better described as massively multiplayer online (MMO).
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 18 October 2021

Seiken Densetsu
The logo for Seiken Densetsu.
Developer(s)Square, Brownie Brown
Publisher(s)Square, SquareSoft, Square Enix
Year introduced1991
Genre(s)Action, Adventure, RPG

The Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説? lit. "Holy Sword Legend") series is developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft and Enix). The original Seiken Densetsu was renamed Final Fantasy Adventure, Seiken Densetsu 2 was renamed Secret of Mana, and Seiken Densetsu 3 was renamed Trials of Mana when it was finally localized to the US as part of Collection of Mana (there are numerous English translations of the ROM, which generally refer to the game as Seiken Densetsu 3).

Trials of Mana was the first video game ever to be translated in English by fans.

Secret of Evermore is the only title developed in the USA instead of in Japan. It is just loosely related to the Mana series. The lead programmer declared in an interview: "We were, simply put, to make an American-flavored Secret-of-Mana-like game".[1]

World of Mana was a commercial process to revive the series. It includes four games released within one year (spring 2006 - spring 2007), as well as other media.

Games[edit]

If you sort the table by Number (N.), the numbered titles will be displayed close to each other. This includes the first title and its remake.

N. Original/Japanese title Localized/English title Year Genre Systems
1 聖剣伝説 ～ファイナルファンタジー外伝～
Holy Sword Legend: A Final Fantasy Adventure 		Final Fantasy Adventure (US)
Mystic Quest (EU)		 1991 Globe.svg GB
Globe.svg (2016) Phones, PSV
2 聖剣伝説2
Holy Sword Legend 2 		Secret of Mana 1993 Globe.svg SNES
Globe.svg (2018) PS4, PSV, MS-Win
3 聖剣伝説3
Holy Sword Legend 3 		Trials of Mana 1995 Flag of Japan.svg SNES
Globe.svg SNES (fan translation)
9 - Secret of Evermore 1995 Flag of the United States.svg SNES
9 聖剣伝説 LEGEND OF MANA
Holy Sword Legend: Legend of Mana 		Legend of Mana 1999 Globe.svg PS1
1 新約 聖剣伝説
New Version: Holy Sword Legend 		Sword of Mana 2003 Globe.svg GBA
4 聖剣伝説4
Holy Sword Legend 4 		Dawn of Mana 2006 Globe.svg PS2
9 聖剣伝説DS CHILDREN of MANA
Holy Sword Legend DS: Children of Mana 		Children of Mana 2006 Globe.svg NDS
9 聖剣伝説 HEROES of MANA
Holy Sword Legend: Heroes of Mana 		Heroes of Mana 2007 Strategy Globe.svg NDS

Online games[edit]

Original title Localized title Released Shut down Genre Systems
聖剣伝説 フレンズ·オブ·マナ
Holy Sword Legend: Friends of Mana 		- 2006 2011 Multiplayer Flag of Japan.svg Phones
聖剣伝説 CIRCLE of MANA
Holy Sword Legend: Circle of Mana 		- 2013 2015 Trading cards Flag of Japan.svg Phones
聖剣伝説 RISE of MANA
Holy Sword Legend: Rise of Mana 		- 2014 2016 MMORPG Flag of Japan.svg Phones

Multiplayer option[edit]

The following games can be played cooperatively:

  • Secret of Mana (SNES, 1993): 1 to 3 players
  • Trials of Mana (SNES, 1993): 1 or 2 players
  • Legend of Mana (PS1, 1999): 1 or 2 players
  • Children of Mana (NDS, 2006): 1 to 4 players
  • Heroes of Mana (NDS, 2007): 1 or 2 players

The three Japan-only online games are multiplayer, too, but they are better described as massively multiplayer online (MMO).

  1. ↑ Interview to Brian Fehdrau
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