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- For other games in the series see Mana.
Secret of Mana (Japanese: 聖剣伝説2, Seiken Densetsu 2) is the second game in the Seiken Densetsu series. The game is a highly acclaimed action-adventure RPG that is ranked as one of the best released on the SNES. You try to get the three young heroes to stop the terrible prophecy that may very well destroy the entire world. The game allows three players to simultaneously control one of the three characters. Unlike many turn-based RPG's Secret of Mana uses a real-time movement and combat style like that of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) to keep the game fast-paced and exciting. That coupled with a very nice story line and exceptional graphics and music for the time allowed Secret of Mana to rise above many other games of the time.
The Wii and Wii U releases of this game emulate this version, so their music is the same.
Screenshots
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The title screen.
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Registering a new character.
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Watching the introduction.
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An early scene in the game.
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We're into the thick of it now!
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Gaia's Navel with the full party.
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Music
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The game features beautifully colorful graphics, well put-together controls and menus, and also some of the best music for the entire SNES platform. There are magnificent mood inspiring instrumentals throughout the entire game. Because the soundtrack was released in Japan over a year before it was released in America, many different translations can be found for the titles. However, the titles here come from the American release of the soundtrack. The order of the music comes from the normal order you'd hear in the game, excluding boss battles and fanfares.
Secret of Mana's music quality comes from a trick of the SNES audio hardware. The SNES audio chip has 8 channels that must be shared between music and sound effects. Many developers would divide these and dedicate some channels for music and some for sound, but the developers at Square decided to use all 8 channels for music, and just interrupt the music when a sound effect needed to be played. This allowed for a much greater music quality, and for the most part, the interrupted music is unnoticeable. However, there are a few places in the game where the interruption is obvious. For example, the song What the Forest Taught Me, which plays in Upperland, is noticeably paused when a monster is killed.
Recording
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Composer | Arranger |
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| 01.1 |
Fear of the Heavens |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:33 |
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| 01.2 |
Fear of the Heavens (With Whales) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:42 |
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| 02 |
Menu Screen |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
0:27 |
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| 03 |
In the Dead of the Night |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:09 |
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| 04.1 |
Together Always |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:00 |
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| 04.2 |
Together Always (No Waterfall) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:00 |
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| 05.1 |
Into the Thick of It |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:27 |
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| 05.2 |
Into the Thick of It (Echo) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:27 |
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| 06 |
The Color of the Summer Sky |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:22 |
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| 07 |
I Won't Forget |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:31 |
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| 08 |
Spirit of the Night |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:45 |
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| 09.1 |
Whisper and Mantra |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:49 |
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| 09.2 |
Whisper and Mantra (Echo) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:49 |
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| 10.1 |
Dancing Animals |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:22 |
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| 10.2 |
Dancing Animals (Echo) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:22 |
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| 11 |
Phantom... and... a Rose |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:28 |
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| 12 |
Distant Thunder |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:20 |
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| 13 |
It Happened Late One Evening |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:03 |
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| 14 |
Did You See the Ocean? |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:55 |
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| 15 |
Fond Memories |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:45 |
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| 16 |
Eternal Recurrence |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:02 |
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| 17 |
Mystic Invasion |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:11 |
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| 18 |
Ceremony |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:44 |
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| 19 |
A Curious Happening |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:54 |
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| 20 |
What the Forest Taught Me |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:54 |
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| 21 |
Secret of the Arid Sands |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:01 |
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| 22 |
Monarch On the Shore |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:25 |
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| 23.1 |
A Wish... |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:47 |
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| 23.2 |
A Wish... (No Pop) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:47 |
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| 24 |
The Little Sprite |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:30 |
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| 25 |
A Bell Is Tolling |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:49 |
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| 26 |
A Curious Tale |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:30 |
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| 27 |
Steel and Snare |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:09 |
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| 28 |
Flight Into the Unknown |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:43 |
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| 29 |
The Wind Never Ceases |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:08 |
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| 30 |
The Legend |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:45 |
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| 31.1 |
The Dark Star |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:19 |
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| 31.2 |
The Dark Star (No Echo) |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:19 |
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| 32 |
Prophecy |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:14 |
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| 33 |
Still of the Night |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
5:06 |
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| 34 |
A Conclusion |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:09 |
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| 35 |
Leave Time For Love |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:11 |
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| 36 |
Danger |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
4:13 |
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| 37 |
Calm Before the Storm |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:48 |
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| 38 |
The Curse |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:10 |
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| 39 |
The Oracle |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:02 |
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| 40 |
Morning Is Here |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:48 |
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| 41 |
One of Them Is Hope |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
1:46 |
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| 42 |
Meridian Dance |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
3:38 |
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| 43 |
Now Flightless Wings |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
2:11 |
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| 44 |
The Second Truth From the Left |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
4:39 |
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| 45 |
I Closed My Eyes |
Hiroki Kikuta | Hiroki Kikuta |
0:26 |
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| 46 |
Boss Defeated |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:10 |
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| 47 |
Victory Theme |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:03 |
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| 48 |
Orb Chime |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:01 |
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| 49 |
Partner Joined |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:05 |
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| 50 |
Got Weapon |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:01 |
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| 51 |
Got Magic |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:02 |
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| 52 |
Flammie |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:05 |
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| 53 |
Got Item |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:02 |
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| 54 |
Got Key |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito | Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito |
0:01 |
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Credits
- Rippers: androl, AtLaS, Forte|MP3, Datschge, and Ichiban
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Albums
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1993-08-06
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1993-10-29
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1994-12-01
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1995-08-25
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1995-08-25
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2004-10-01
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2004-10-02
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Game Rip
The SPC logs were recorded during actual game play. The titles come from the US soundtrack. Most of the songs are ordered based on their appearance in the game, but some common music is placed near the end with several jingles. Numerous sound effects have been included in the rip as well, but a few other could be added like the health filled chime, the sealed seed chime, and the level up chime.
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