The hard-hitting, RPG-maker Square Soft once more emerges from its laboratories with an exquisite role-player on SNES with Secret of Mana. This 16-meg cart presents a Final Fantasy-like exterior, with action gameplay not unlike that seen on Zelda III. The story revolves around the restoration of a mysterious energy powersource called "mana," although the showstopper in this RPG is more on the gameplay front. Smart AI, real-time combat, extensive weapon variety, and an optional cooperative, two-player mode may make Mana more palatable to American audiences than the traditional, turn-based affair. Or at least Square thinks so.