Harvest Moon

"Who knew farming was this fun?"

Introduction:
This was the very first Harvest Moon game ever made. I'll bet Natsume never thought it would turn out to be a multi system success like it is today.

Graphics: 10
Harvest Moon goes into great detail uses the Super Nintendo's whole 32 bit graphic capabilities to create very cool graphics. The color changing with the seasons,and with the time of day is great, how how the bushes wilt in the Fall and the clouds go by in the summer is just excellent.

Sound: 10
The sound effects are great fom milking cow to chopping up a log they all sound real. The game has multiple songs varieing with the change of the seasons and where you are, they all fit the area and the time perfectly.

Play Control: 9
The controls of Harvest Moon are quick and responsive. The only problem is its the littlest bit hard to line your tool up with the object you want to use it on which can get slightly annoying.

Replay Value: 10
Harvets Moon will have anyone playing over, and over, and over again like the Energizer Bunny because each of the different things that happen depend on who you marry, what you do, what you plant, etc. But there is one medium sized problem. After 3 and a half years your dad comes back to rate you and unfortunately your game ends...

Story: 8
The story is simple. Your parents and you live on a farm and they leave you in charge of it. They want you to fix it up, get a wife, and raise livestock successfully. They tell you they'll be back in three and a half years to see what you've done with the place.

Game Design: 10
Natsume designed a great game that doesn't involve mass killings, terrorists, or blowing things up. It lasts 320days or like I've said before three and a half years. You try to plant crops, such as Tomatoes and Corn, harvest things from the mountains, and raise livestock to make a successful living. There are mountains, a town, your ranch, and five different girls you can marry.

Overall: 10
Overall Harvest Moon is one of the greatest games of all time! It is unique, original and the only thing like it is Sim Farm which is nothing compared to this. The Harvest Moon series is great and that's the only way to describe it. And of course, it's rated ''E'' for Everyone.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/06/00, Updated 01/18/02