Game · NDS

Children of Mana

Also known as Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana

Children of Mana is a 2006 NDS game by Square Enix.

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About the game

Some years before the action begins, a great catastrophe began at the base of the Mana Tree. This gives the main characters, Ferrik, Tamber, Poppen and Wanderer, who's parents were killed in the disaster, reason to find out what happened. The game takes place on the Island of Illusia, at the center of which lies the Mana Tree.

The game is a real time Action/RPG very similar to the style of Secret of Mana . New features include dual weapon systems, so characters can use one long range and one melee weapon at a time.

Although there is much more that can be done with each weapon, there are only four in the game, as opposed to twice as many in previous titles.

The game supports Wireless LAN for 4 players.

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Facts

Platforms
NDS
First released
2006-03-02
Developers
Square Enix
Publishers
Square Enix
Genres
action role-playing game
Ratings
MobyGames score 6.7 (15 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · United States)
    Front Cover (NDS · United States)
  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · Canada)
    Front Cover (NDS · Canada)
  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Front Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
    Front Cover (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
    Front Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
  • Children of Mana: Front Cover (NDS · Japan)
    Front Cover (NDS · Japan)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · United States)
    Back Cover (NDS · United States)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · Canada)
    Back Cover (NDS · Canada)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Back Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
    Back Cover (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
    Back Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
  • Children of Mana: Back Cover (NDS · Japan)
    Back Cover (NDS · Japan)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · United States)
    Media (NDS · United States)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · Canada)
    Media (NDS · Canada)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Media (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
    Media (NDS · Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
    Media (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
  • Children of Mana: Media (NDS · Japan)
    Media (NDS · Japan)
  • Children of Mana: Inside Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Inside Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Inside Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Inside Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Spine/Sides (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Spine/Sides (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Manual (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Manual (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Manual (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Manual (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Children of Mana: Inside Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
    Inside Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
  • Children of Mana: Inside Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)
    Inside Cover (NDS · Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands)

Screenshots

  • Children of Mana: Title screen (NDS)
    Title screen (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana title screen (NDS)
    Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana title screen (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Intro - strange quality (NDS)
    Intro - strange quality (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Further into intro it's getting better (NDS)
    Further into intro it's getting better (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Still intro (NDS)
    Still intro (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: The end of intro (NDS)
    The end of intro (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Choose your character (NDS)
    Choose your character (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Now read the story (NDS)
    Now read the story (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: I sense troubles (NDS)
    I sense troubles (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: The beginning of the game (NDS)
    The beginning of the game (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Walking around village (NDS)
    Walking around village (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Stats (NDS)
    Stats (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Equipment (NDS)
    Equipment (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: I wonder too. (NDS)
    I wonder too. (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Talking to NPC (NDS)
    Talking to NPC (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Another NPC - gnome (NDS)
    Another NPC - gnome (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Inside the building (NDS)
    Inside the building (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Is that a... dog? (NDS)
    Is that a... dog? (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Pretty characters (NDS)
    Pretty characters (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Another task done (NDS)
    Another task done (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Gems - they are quite important in this game (NDS)
    Gems - they are quite important in this game (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Choose your companion (NDS)
    Choose your companion (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: World map (NDS)
    World map (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: New location - mana tower (NDS)
    New location - mana tower (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Fighting (NDS)
    Fighting (NDS)
  • Children of Mana: Archers! (NDS)
    Archers! (NDS)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
NDS2006-03-02Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United StatesSquare Enix

Barcodes

  • 0045496463885
  • 0045496737702
  • 0045496737719
  • 4988601004466

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