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As you've probably guessed, the gameplay in Sword of Mana is typical of the action adventure genre, replete with weapon-hacking and spellcasting. You'll gain a wide assortment of weapons throughout the game, each of which has different attack styles and one of three attributes (slash, jab, or bash). Furthermore, you can pull off rudimentary combos with your weapons by properly timing your button presses, and your proficiency with a given weapon will level up as you use it. Your available spells are determined by the spirits you've met along the way, and each one has an offensive and defensive spell attached to it. These will also level up with use, and the spells even vary depending on which weapon you currently have equipped. Overall, there's a lot more to the combat mechanics here than you'll find in less RPG-like action adventures.
Tech InfoPublisher: Nintendo
Developer: Brownie Brown
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Release Date: Mar 19, 2004 (more)
ESRB: EVERYONE