Classic action-RPG Secret of Mana is coming to the iDevices this month, at least according to producer Masaru Oyamada. He says that it's done, and that it's aiming to release before iTunes locks out all App updates for six days on the 23rd.
All other details are a mystery. Square has revealed that the game will not cost $0.99, but that it will be cheaper than Chaos Rings. Unfortunately, that puts the price anywhere between two bucks and twelve dollars, so that's not saying much.
Secret of Mana is a classic top-down action RPG that was originally released on the SNES. People basically love it, so I expect this'll shift a few copies. Unless they arrogantly charge ten bucks for the thing. How much would you pay for an iOS port?
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8:00 AM on 12.18.2010 | 
I personally honestly did not like Secret of Mana at all.
I felt that the combat system wasn't fun and always boiled down to
Attack -> Run back -> wait for attack to recharge -> repeat
And I couldn't get the hang of the menu system, which frustrated me to no end.
But I'm probably just weird, so there is that.
But Secret of Mana's combat has aged like shit.
I wonder how much FFT is gonna be, and if it'll not have the PSP version's notorious slowdown.
GOOD SHIT SQUARE ENIX, button icons are sweet
I expect them to charge much more for it in which case I will pass until price drop.
I guess I'm the only one excited for an Android-based Playstation phone. I've been using my Droid's keyboard to play SNES and GBA emulated games for over a year, and I'd gladly trade for a phone with a dedicated gamepad.