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Member Rating
94%
(5 votes)
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Console:
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Sony PlayStation
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Region: | |
Year:
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2000
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RFG ID #:
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U-061-S-04910-A
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Part #:
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SLUS-01115
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UPC:
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719593050056
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Developer:
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Tose Software
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Publisher:
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Natsume
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Rating:
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| (ESRB): Use of Alcohol |
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Genre:
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Simulator
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Sub-genre:
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Players:
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1
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Controller:
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Standard Controller
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Media Format:
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CD-ROM x1
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Collection Stats:
- 106 of 7639 collectors (1.3%) have this game in their collection
- 12 of 7639 collectors (0.1%) have this game in their wishlist.
- 0 of 7639 collectors (0%) have this game for sale or trade.
Review:
Now I know what you're thinking: "A 'farm simulator', how much fun can that
possibly be?" The answer is: very. Harvest Moon is one the most fun and
most in-depth games ever made. The story is simple: you inherit your
grandfather's neglected farm, and your job is to rebuild it to something
your grandfather would respect within three years. This is quite a
challenge. When you first start, the farm is in shambles. The field is
over grown with weeds, rocks, and trees. Your first job is to clean up the
field.
Play Harvest Moon for a little bit and you'll find it hard to put down.
The game is just plain addicting. You start out with a simple hoe, hammer,
cycle, watering can, axe, and $250.00. You can go into town to buy some
seeds to plant in your field, and then you can harvest them for profit, or
give them to the town's people to encourage friendship. Once you have
gathered enough money, and go mining, you can upgrade your tools with the
minerals that you collect from mining. Upgrading your tools is an important
part in the game and it will save you time and energy. After cutting enough
wood and saving up some more money, you can upgrade your chicken coop,
house, barn, and green house.
What kind of a farm would be complete without animals? You can buy
chickens from your neighbor and as you care for your chickens their eggs
become more valuable. You can either sell them, or put them in the
incubator and hatch another chicken. Cows and sheep are also for sale two
farms down. You can keep them in your barn, and sell the milk and wool. You
can also sell your animals (with chickens this is the better idea).
The controls are simple. You only move Up, Down, Left, and Right. No need
to worry about confusing combos or fast paced game play. All you have to
manage is your time left in the day, and your stamina. Once your stamina is
out, you lose whatever time is left in the day and the whole next day.
The sound is Harvest Moon's one draw back. It has about six different songs,
and they are about four or five notes each and they just play over and over. This little problem can be easily fixed though. All you have to do is put on a CD and listen to that instead.
Keep in mind Harvest Moon isn't for everyone. There isn't any action like
in Final Fantasy. But if you're open minded enough to play a game where the
most action you get is from cutting wood, then Harvest Moon will not
disappoint. From beginning to end, Harvest Moon is just plain fun. With the
only drawback being the music, I give Harvest Moon: Back To Nature a Whopping
95%.
RF Generation Review Score 95%
Variations:
Instructions:
Left Analog
Stick |
Move character/menu cursor
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Right Analog
Stick |
Unused
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D-pad |
Move character/menu cursor
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L1 |
Whistle for dog
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L2 |
Wistle for horse
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L3 |
Unused
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Triangle |
View rucksack/item descriptions
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Square |
Use tool
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Circle |
Cancel option
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X |
Select menu/harvest crops/pick
up/drop items
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R1 |
Changes equipped tools
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R2 |
Add/removew items in rucksack
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R3 |
Unused
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Start |
Pauses game/opens status screen
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Select |
Open map screen
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Page Credits:
Michael Collins: |
Page design, HTML code.
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Eddie Herrmann: |
Perl script.,
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Kyle Niday: |
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