Children of Mana Secret Bonus (DS)

Children of Mana, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana is the latest entry in the Seiken Densetsu series as part of the World of Mana compilation launched by Square Enix Co., Ltd.. Children of Mana is the first game of the World of Mana compilation, and was developed for the Nintendo DS handheld by Nex Entertainment under the supervision of Koichi Ishii. In the middle of the island of Illusia stands the famous Tree of Mana. Several years ago, a great disaster took place at the base of the tree and many lives were lost, leaving the main characters as orphans.

A brave young boy and girl used the Sword of Mana to save the world from disaster. Now, years later, the main characters set out to investigate the details of the event that took so many loved ones away from them. It was released on March 2, 2006 in Japan and was subsequently released on October 30 and January 12 in North America and Europe respectively. It received mixed reviews, with generally positive reviews in Japan, and negative ones in the United States.

Unlockables

Secret Bonus Dungeon
When you've nearly beaten the game, equip an elemental spirit and speak to that same spirit in the Mana Village. The spirit should send you on a quest to meet the Benevodon of the corresponding element in another dungeon, and you'll obtain a special 'lex' item for completing the quest.

Repeat this process for the other 7 elemental spirits and once you've gotten all 8 'lex' items, proceed through the game as normal until you beat it. When the game returns you to the Mana Village after the ending, the Mana Tree mural should be glowing. Approach it and you'll be transported to a secret bonus portion of the final dungeon, complete with new enemies.

Secret Bonus Dungeon - Complete All 8 Benevodon quests and beat the game

Here's the intro cutscene of the game, featuring anime-style graphics: