Heroes of Mana

 DS
Heroes of Mana Image
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: Breathing new life into the vaunted Mana franchise, Heroes of Mana takes the series into an entirely new dimension. Generals plan, plot and strategize their way to victory on the battlefield. Command an army of heroes, creatures and beloved rabites with the use of the Nintendo DS TouchBreathing new life into the vaunted Mana franchise, Heroes of Mana takes the series into an entirely new dimension. Generals plan, plot and strategize their way to victory on the battlefield. Command an army of heroes, creatures and beloved rabites with the use of the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, and experience an all-new perspective on the ever-evolving battle for the Mana Tree. Skilled players can see how they rank among other players around the world through the Nintendo Wi-Fi ranking system. [Square Enix]… Expand
Buy Now
Buy on

Trailer

Play Sound
Please enter your birth date to watch this video:
You are not allowed to view this material at this time.
Heroes of Mana Cutscene 1

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 32
  3. Negative: 4 out of 32
  1. Play Magazine
    85
    Heroes will go down as the game that got me into real-time strategy. [Aug 2007, p.72]
    All this publication's reviews
  2. My Gamer
    78
    Only try it if you are a hardcore fan, or if you are willing to master an inefficient and frustrating control system.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    75
    To have this style of game on a handheld like the DS is unexplored territory and is quite remarkable. However, those looking for an RPG are left out in the dark.
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    63
    Geez, how many disappointing "Mana" titles will we have to suffer though before Square Enix puts this once-proud franchise out of its misery? [Sept 2007, p.100]
    All this publication's reviews
  5. Edge Magazine
    60
    Watching your carefully directed army walk into each other and painfully slowly correct themselves by walking one square left, two squares up, one square right, while an army approaches is frustrating to say the least. [Oct 2007, p.97]
    All this publication's reviews
  6. Game Informer
    50
    Even if you consider yourself a fan of the series, don’t waste your time here. There was a time when the Mana name meant something, but this is a disappointing entry that drags the franchise through the mud.
  7. GameCritics
    35
    Heroes of Mana feels like Dawn of Mana, take two. It's gorgeous and somewhat interesting, but undermined by basic flaws in its ability to let players see what's going on. Here's hoping there's no take three in the works.

See all 32 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. DrewF.
    Sep 4, 2007
    7
    Not sure why this game is getting so trashed. It's actually a pretty good attempt at an RTS on the DS. Yes there is a minor pathfinding Not sure why this game is getting so trashed. It's actually a pretty good attempt at an RTS on the DS. Yes there is a minor pathfinding issue (two units cannot occupy the same space at the same time, so sometimes this forces the odd unit to take a RIDICULOUS path to get from one point to the other, and more often then not results in that unit dying), but once you adjust to it it's not that troublesome. If you're an RTS fan, you may want to bump this rating up to an 8. I've been having alot of fun with the game, and it takes ALOT for me to stick with a game all the way thru to the end, lately.… Expand

Trailers

Awards & Rankings

85
#85 Best DS Game of 2007
64
#64 Most Shared DS Game of 2007