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Trials of Mana

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First release
Sep 30, 1995
Developer
M2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom, Satellaview

Trials of Mana is the third installment of the Mana series, developed by Square under the direction of series creator Koichi Ishii. The game takes place in a new world where, once again, the Mana Tree is under threat from an ancient evil thought sealed away. Players choose three from among six heroes as the chosen wielder of the Mana Sword and their two companions on the journey to claim the holy blade and preserve what remains of the Mana power.

Also known as Seiken Densetsu 3, The Legend of the Sacred Sword 3, Secret of Mana 2

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Storyline
The story takes place in a fictional world where Mana represents an ethereal, but finite, energy source. Some time in the past, the Mana Goddess created the game's world by forging the powerful Sword of Mana and defeating eight monsters of destruction, the Benevodons —"God Beasts" in earlier translations— with it, sealing them within eight Mana Stones, before turning herself into the Mana Tree and falling asleep. The game is set at a time when Mana starts to fade and peace has ended, as several people plot to unleash the Benevodons from the stones so as to gain ultimate power.Read more

The story takes place in a fictional world where Mana represents an ethereal, but finite, energy source. Some time in the past, the Mana Goddess created the game's world by forging the powerful Sword of Mana and defeating eight monsters of destruction, the Benevodons —"God Beasts" in earlier translations— with it, sealing them within eight Mana Stones, before turning herself into the Mana Tree and falling asleep. The game is set at a time when Mana starts to fade and peace has ended, as several people plot to unleash the Benevodons from the stones so as to gain ultimate power.

Release dates
Super Famicom
Sep 30, 1995
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Date to be confirmed
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
anime, shoot 'em up, magic, bullet hell, female protagonist
… All 54, action-adventure, multiple protagonists, overworld, multiple endings, princess, artificial intelligence, revenge, otaku, day/night cycle, leveling up, world map, human, loot gathering, party system, multiple storylines, special attacks, original soundtrack release, save point, sprinting mechanics, treasure chest, branching storyline, real-time combat, a.i. companion, stat tracking, coming of age, non-linear storytelling, sleeping, skill tree, tech trees, pausable real time combat, mana, drop-in drop-out, not-so-bad guys, ancient advanced civilization technology, poisoning, sleeping enemies, monster capturing, status effects, on-the-fly character switching, tragic hero, hero turned evil, class change, kill quest, pom-pom, buddy system, japan only, fan translation - english, fan translation - portuguese, late localization
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  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • 日本語interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026