 It is the ninth game of the "Mana" series and the fourth entry in the "World of Mana" subseries, following the release of "Dawn of Mana" three months prior.Set in a high fantasy universe, "Heroes of Mana" follows a young soldier, Roget, as he journeys to defend several nations from the ruthless aggression of his own country in a series of battles.While it contains some small role-playing elements, "Heroes of Mana" diverges from the prior action role-playing game titles of the series to instead be a real-time strategy game.