If you’ve been following and playing games on mobile for a few years, you know how unpredictable Square Enix can get with what the company ports and updates. In recent times, mobile gamers have seen many Square Enix premium releases arrive including some releasing day and date with the console and PC versions like SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions. Square Enix’s Mana series has had an interesting history on mobile with the 3D remake of Adventures of Mana and the original 2D version of Secret of Mana being available right now.
When Square Enix remade Secret of Mana for PS4, PS Vita, and PC, it had a mixed reception but I enjoyed it quite a bit. That remake never hit iOS or Android and I figured it was because of the $40 price tag. When Square Enix announced a remake of Trials of Mana for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC and released it in 2020, I figured a mobile version was unlikely because Trials of Mana was priced at $49.99 on consoles and PC. Just about a year later, Square Enix had its anniversary Mana stream over the weekend and revealed Trials of Mana remake for iOS and Android at less than half the asking price of the console and PC version. Watch some iOS gameplay below from the live stream from about 42 minutes onwards:
The Trials of Mana remake is titled Trials of Mana and it is a full 3D remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 that never saw an official English release until the Nintendo Switch Collection of Mana release. Trials of Mana is a gorgeous 3D action R...