Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. RPG Fan
    90
    Mana Khemia is an incredibly fun game with a fairly large scope, that takes a minimum of 40 hours to complete. And, with a simple New Game Plus feature, serious fans can get all of the character-specific endings without doing much work.
  2. Worth Playing
    85
    It isn't particularly deep or thought-provoking, or noticeably challenging. It's just fun.
  3. Hardcore Gamer
    85
    Anyway, Mana Khemia has a solid story, hilarious character dialogue, and an engaging combat system, and it lets you make giant swords using only dirt, vegetables, woodchips, and household cleaning products.
  5. GotNext
    80
    Mana Khemia offers plenty of humor, great looking 2D graphics, solid music, and a combat system that makes the turn-based approach a little more hands on.
  6. G4 TV
    80
    NIS America picked a nice, light RPG to bring out in Mana Khemia, and its localizations are steadily improving.
  7. AceGamez
    80
    Its most distinguishing feature is the quality that permeates the experience; a light-hearted-but-engaging romp in a fantastical world of alchemy and demonic teddy bears, Mana Khemia is a testament to the flexibility of RPG design - and it's a lot of fun (except that damn theme song!)
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  8. ZTGD
    75
    The deep alchemy system and unique grow book are worth the price of admission alone and the collector’s edition is chock full of fan-service.
  9. GameSpot
    75
    It seems old-fashioned at first, but Mana Khemia takes a surprisingly fresh look at old role-playing conventions.

Awards & Rankings

25
#25 Best PS2 Game of 2008
13
#13 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
10
#10 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 56
  3. Negative: 9 out of 56
  1. blakfayt
    Mar 29, 2011
    10
    Mana Khemia is the absolute best JRPG on the PS2. The characters are inventive and original, the story is interesting, and at times a bit of aMana Khemia is the absolute best JRPG on the PS2. The characters are inventive and original, the story is interesting, and at times a bit of a mystery, and the leveling system is innovative. Simply put if you own a PS2 and enjoy JRPGs such as Final Fantasy, Tales of, and especially the Atelier series, you should own this game. The graphics aren't great, but if graphics are all you care about then JRPGs probably aren't your thing, the music is great, and memorable, plus with 8 different endings the replayability is sky high. Believe me when I say this game is must have for your PS2 collection, it's so great I personally had to buy 2 copies, one got scratched up so bad I couldn't play it because I played it so much. If you have managed to skip over this game, stop, and pick it up, the used price tag isn't bad nowadays, and if you already have it, you could always buy the PSP version on the PSN for 9.99, either way, it's a great deal for a fantastic game.… Full Review »
  2. [anonymous]
    Apr 9, 2008
    10
    Worth checking out, best PS2 RPG thus far this year... might be the last good game for this system.
  3. ThankYouTheFang
    May 2, 2023
    8
    Pros:
    -The battle themes slaps
    -Combat is pretty solid
    -The characters are charming

    Cons
    -Taking classes are hard
    -Time constrains
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