| Seiken Densetsu | |
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| Developer(s) | Square, Brownie Brown |
| Publisher(s) | Square, SquareSoft, Square Enix |
| Year introduced | 1991 |
| 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 | edit source]
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 |
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| 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 |  GB (2016) Phones, PSV
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| 2 | 聖剣伝説2 Holy Sword Legend 2 |
Secret of Mana | 1993 | SNES (2018) PS4, PSV, MS-Win
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| 3 | 聖剣伝説3 Holy Sword Legend 3 |
Trials of Mana | 1995 |  SNES SNES (fan translation)
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| 9 | - | Secret of Evermore | 1995 |  SNES
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| 9 | 聖剣伝説 LEGEND OF MANA Holy Sword Legend: Legend of Mana |
Legend of Mana | 1999 | PS1
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| 1 | 新約 聖剣伝説 New Version: Holy Sword Legend |
Sword of Mana | 2003 | GBA
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| 4 | 聖剣伝説4 Holy Sword Legend 4 |
Dawn of Mana | 2006 | PS2
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| 9 | 聖剣伝説DS CHILDREN of MANA Holy Sword Legend DS: Children of Mana |
Children of Mana | 2006 | NDS
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| 9 | 聖剣伝説 HEROES of MANA Holy Sword Legend: Heroes of Mana |
Heroes of Mana | 2007 | Strategy | NDS
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Online games[edit | edit source]
| Original title | Localized title | Released | Shut down | Genre | Systems |
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| 聖剣伝説 フレンズ·オブ·マナ Holy Sword Legend: Friends of Mana |
- | 2006 | 2011 | Multiplayer | Phones
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| 聖剣伝説 CIRCLE of MANA Holy Sword Legend: Circle of Mana |
- | 2013 | 2015 | Trading cards | Phones
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| 聖剣伝説 RISE of MANA Holy Sword Legend: Rise of Mana |
- | 2014 | 2016 | MMORPG | Phones
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Multiplayer option[edit | edit source]
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).
Pages in category "Seiken Densetsu"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.