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Harvest Moon is Back

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 27
Date: June 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Harvest Moon DS* uses the top screen for most of the "going ons" and the bottom touch screen for the rucksack, TV, Items, ect. It brings the idea of an interactive game to a whole new Lv. You can now raise ducks, sheep and cows. Along with a horse, cat, and dog given to you at the beginning of the game. With a special tool you can use the stylus and the touch screen to brush and wash all the animals. This game also makes shopping easier. All you have to do is use your phone to place an order and bam, there it is. Overall, this game is similar to the HM for GBA but it had to many new features that it's a great buy,

*I imported Harvest Moon DS (for girl's) so the version I played was in Japanese but other than not knowing "main" conversations I can play it with out a problem.

A great addition to the Harvest Moon collection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: September 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's true that the graphics aren't fantastic, but what do you expect when the Japanese are trying to keep it traditional? You are still farming in Harvest Moon DS, and many ways it is like the game cube version of Harvest Moon It's a Wonderful Life. You are in the same world, but you can telephone to Mineral Town. If you do own More Friends of Mineral Town, or Mineral Town you can have the gang come and visit on their days off.

Your marriage prospects are also a little bit different. You can still marry Muffy, Celia, and Nami, but now you can also marry Lumina, and Flora. Besides them there are a whole bunch of potential gals to court including a mermaid, a princess, a witch princess, the goddess, and the girls from mineral town. (Note: if you court the girls from mineral town and marry them your game will end).

I like the addition of ducks, along with chickens, cows, sheep etc. Also the new harvest sprite system is enjoyable. As you look for the 101 harvest sprites you unlock a gambling casino where you can get awesome items like recipe books, a teleportation necklace (no running around everywhere hurrah!), a friendship bracelet (now you know where you really stand with everyone in town) and a red cape (to move all your animals inside with a touch of a stylus!).

If you like harvest moon in general I think you will love this one!

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 20
Date: September 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Some people below are not taking into account that not everyone has played all the harvest moon games. I haven't played a Harvest Moon game in a long time. I felt like I should hold out for a while and let the improvements collect a bit before purchases another one.

As far as the graphics go, I think it looks great. Not every game needs to be the latest and greatest 3d to look good. Everything is 2d, but it is beautiful 2d IMO. We didn't stop painting once we learned to sculpt.

The game seems to take all my favorite aspects from the different Harvest Moon games and lump them in together. I like variety in these games and this installment has variety in spades. There are plenty of animals for the farm (now we have ducks as well). There is a large selection of crops. In some of the previous game they cheaped out on the crop selection, which I think is a big mistake consider this is a farming sim. Cooking is around in this game, and there are a large variety of recipes to work out. I believe this is the most bachlorettes there has ever been in a game(if you link up with a mineral town game you get even more bachlorettes choices). Marriage is included as well as children. They have included harvest sprites as hired labor, which is nice consider the large amount of fields you are given. They are tons of improvements for your farm both cosmetic and functional. Structures can be built out of a variety of material giving it varying amounts of durability. If you spend alot of time adding buildings and add-ons to your farm is can get very large, which makes the harvest sprites a great blessing. Festivals are included in this game and I believe seem to happen at a greater interval. There is a casino as well in this game, which allows you to gain some useful items. Mining is back agian and has a large variety of items to unearth. You get a dog and cat at the start of the game and a horse later on. As in real life, the cat is worthless. It just lays around the farm. They should make it chase off mice or something. The only thing it's good for is impressing the girls. They all seem to love the cat. The dog if trained will chase away wild animals. The horse as usual is good for riding and has a pack to assist in harvesting. Almost every aspect of harvest moon has been magnified. Plus it's on a portable system, which is where I believe Harvest Moon belongs. The touch pad is used for all the game's menus.

If you haven't bought a Harvest Moon in a long time, then this is the one to get.

A Harvest Moon delight...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 27
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For fans of Harvest Moon, nothing could be more rewarding than a game that finally includes both Mineral Town and Forget-Me-Not Valley. This game is more than 'A Wonderful Life' for the DS platform. It offers a very rich and varied life for the player, from farming, ranching, mining and fishing to courtship and family life. The addition of Harvest Sprite Teams and the need to 'rescue' each Sprite in order to be able to use his services adds another dimension to the game. Another new element is the Sprite Casino with three gambling games: Poker, Blackjack and a traditional Memory Game with the option to 'double up' any winnings on a game of 'High-Low'.

There are an extraordinary number of characters in this game. If you insert the GBA FoMT or MFoMT into the DS, many of the characters from Mineral Town actually will visit Forget-Me-Not Valley. Apart from the ordinary girls who are eligible for marriage, you can court a Mermaid, a Sleeping Beauty, a Witch Princess and the Harvest Goddess herself.

I would not say that this game is better than FoMT or MFoMT but it certainly is their equal in the incredible world of Harvest Moon. Finally, if you haven't experienced Harvest Moon, you really haven't LIVED!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game follows in the same line as most other harvest moon games, but seems to take place after A wonderful life. Everyone already knows your father is dead, and your not really new. You have the same problems, getting married, growing crops, raising livestock, but now, you have to find harvest sprites. Its kind of like Magical Melody, but when you rescue certin harvest sprites, they will help you with things like watering crops, petting your livestock and more. One of the many new great things about this game is the basement. you can get up to three of them, and if you dig in the mine you will find diffrent suns (spring, summer winter, fall). Using these, you are able to grow crops that grow in that sun anytime. That means during winter you can still have a good crop income. One bad thing is that your buildings can fall down if made out of something weak. If animal sheds, bird sheds, or any other building that holds things falls down, you lose what was in there. So you can lose all your animals in a bad storm.
Another good thing is that you can have more animals homes. Now you can have a eight bird or animal sheds total. However, each one only holds 4 animals. One of the other diffrent things that has not been in most games is the phone aspect. Now, you rarely leave your house to buy things. You use the phone for the grocery store, building man, blacksmith, cow and sheep place, and the chicken place.
This game is really a great game, and if your a fan for harvest moon games, you have to get this one.

YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is a nice game. get it. you can do lots of things, and read the guide cuz you can find out A LOT from it. i'm trying to marry the mermaid. darryl is weird, and dr. hardy is downright creepy. he always talks about it being "inconvenient" to live a long time. scary. the graphics aren't the best, but hey, it's at least portable so you can play it wherever (except a swimming pool). you actually can use the touch screen, but it's easier to use the buttons. i wish they put more stuff in for the stylus. oh well. GET THIS AWESOME GAME!!!!! IT'S ACTUALLY FUN!!!! YOU DON'T KNOW 'TILL YOU TRY IT!!!!!!
that is all.

The Return Of Harvest Moon!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is AMAZING! When I got mine, I played it that exact moment. There are many things in this game like there are 14 girls you can marry,there are seasons so you can plant crops and get money,you can dig in the mines to find jewls and other things,and you can befriend the villagers and meet a mermaid! The graphics on this are very well handled,the music is really nice sounding,there are alot of characters. I reccomend buying this game...it is GREAT!

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to this game, as I'm sure a lot of other people were as well. And I was not let down. From the time I bought it (the day after its delayed release date, September 15) I didn't put it down for almost 2 months! I have the old GBA version of Harvest Moon as well. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they were compatable! I've heard people complain about the controls, but they dont bother me too bad. I was happy to be able to move stuff around unlike in the GBA game (obviously). Like the GBA version, I find it highly addictive. Your money would be well spent on this game.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: November 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

an over all awesome and addicting game. I love how you use the stylus for many things. I think the glithches are over exatturated. So far I haven't experienced any. over all it is one of the most addicting games I have played. Nice job natsume =}

Addictingly fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game, I would write a longer review but I'd rather go back to playing it. :)

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