ManaPop!

Note: This game is in Japanese only. All in-game text is Japanese, with no English option at launch.

Game Features

A new kind of Puzzle × Magic Battle!!

♦ Fight with magic! A competitive falling-block puzzle game!

Connect and clear the falling Mana to build up magic power (your Mana Stock), then pick your moment and cast a Spell!

Spells damage your opponent when they hit.
When a spell hits, it also drops *Junk Mana onto your opponent's board along with the damage.

Clear! Store! Cast! Strike!
That is the basic flow of the game.

*Junk Mana … Can't be cleared by connecting it. As it piles up, there is less room for other mana, and if your board overflows, you lose

How a battle is won
- Reduce your opponent's HP to 0 or make their board overflow with mana, and you win.
- If your HP reaches 0, or your own board overflows, you lose.
- If time runs out, the player with more HP wins.


♦ Cancel out spells

When your opponent casts a spell, stay calm and cast one back!
When the two spells collide, they cancel each other out, with one of these results:

• Your spell is stronger … It cancels theirs, and yours hits them
  
• Equal strength … Both spells cancel each other out (no damage)
  
• Your spell is weaker … It reduces the damage of their spell, but you still take the rest

♦ Each character's signature move

Every character has different stats and one signature move of their own: the EX Skill.
EX Skills also charge as you clear mana, and once full, you can unleash them whenever you choose.

Timing your EX Skill is the key to victory.

Story Mode

Set in Asteria Magic Academy, each character's story unfolds around the Trial of Succession.

Prologue (excerpt)

Long ago,
the world was ruled by beings known as Demons, and shrouded in deep darkness.

Then a certain person created Magic.
It became the signal for a counterattack, and the long war against the Demons came to an end.

More than a hundred years later, in an age of peace,
Magic was passed down to later generations, along with the name of the one who defeated the Demons.

Asteria Magic Academy:
a school that has raised many mages, regardless of race.

Now, its apprentices are about to face the Trial of Succession, the gate to becoming full-fledged mages.

A trial to inherit the will of those who came before, passed down together with Magic.

Characters

Flare (Fire) Human / Age 15
A hot-blooded boy who acts before he thinks.
Hopeless in class, but his instinct and explosive power in practice are the best in the academy.
EX Skill: Mana Rush … Instantly boosts the mana you need for spells


Aqua (Water) Elf / Age 14
A kind, earnest girl with a strong core.
Her dream is to become a mage who can heal people beyond her village.
EX Skill: Heal Tide … Restores HP and clears half of the junk mana on your board


Windy (Wind) Beastkin / Age 14
She studies magic to uncover the mysteries of the world.
A prodigy who devised her own magic to control time and space.
EX Skill: Time Freeze … Freezes your opponent's board for 4 seconds


Gaia (Earth) Dwarf / Age 16
An easygoing, kind-hearted boy who lives by the creed of living with the mountains.
He is good at stacking stones without toppling them.
EX Skill: Reflect … Reflects your opponent's spells for a while


Rei (Light) Elf / Age unknown
Headmaster of Asteria Magic Academy, and an educator who has raised many mages.
Calm and gentle in manner, but never holds back in the Trial.


And behind the Trial moves one more shadow...

The game continues beyond the story

Finish one story, and new modes are added.

• Gauntlet Mode … A trial with no end. How many opponents can you defeat in a row?
  
• Endless Mode … A single-player endless mode where you withstand the mana storm and chase a high score

And in Extras (Story Replay / Gallery / Music Player / Lore), more art and music unlock the more you play.

Versus Modes

• VS CPU … Battle the computer. Pick its strength. Best of 3 or best of 5 also available
  
• 2P Versus … Same-screen battles between players, with handicap, BGM and match length settings

Rankings, Stats and Records

• Rankings … Story Mode battle scores are recorded by difficulty. Gauntlet Mode and Endless Mode are recorded too
  
• Play Stats … Your play history, tracked automatically
  
• Replays … Save up to 5 favorite matches and watch them later

Accessibility

• Built-in tutorial covering the basics, plus an 11-chapter how-to guide
  
• Progress, records and settings are saved automatically (no manual saving)
  
• 3 difficulty levels for Story Mode. On Easy, even puzzle newcomers can enjoy the story
  
• Supports keyboard and gamepad
  
• Fully remappable keys and buttons
  
• 2P Versus works with two players on one keyboard, or with two gamepads
  
• 3 mana styles to choose from. Patterned mana helps if colors are hard to tell apart
  
• 23 Steam Achievements