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| From: Natsume, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $46.99
You Save: $3.00 (6%)
New (11) Used (3) from $40.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 400
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 12001
Model: WII12001
UPC: 719593120018
EAN: 0719593120018
ASIN: B0018RYC9Y
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful! November 6, 2008
This version of Harvest Moon goes far beyond the last version for a major Nintendo console. The Characters look more realistic than ever before. There are a few things that can get repetitive, but it's still a load of fun. Still this game doesn't showcase the full potential of the Wii Console and I believe that further versions will go even farther than this one.
 Harvest Moon Wii November 6, 2008
Highly addicting game. Maybe too addicting. Its bad when an adult rushes home from work to get back the game you had to stop playing the night before or you would be too sleepy to work. I'm doing better now that I've accomplished some of the tasks like getting marrried and making rainbows. I can now go a day or two without playing the game. Best by far in the Harvest Moon collection.
One of my favorite of the series so far. November 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't played many Harvest Moon games, and thus I can't compare this with the popular Magical Melody. I can tell you though, that I simply love this game. I've already played through almost 2 years of game-time, so I've experienced most of what the game has to offer (minus the raising of children).
Pros:
-The game works well with the Wii remote, but doesn't force you to use it to it's full capabilities if you don't want to (yay button mashing!).
-The music doesn't drive me insane from repetitiveness, a fault of past HM games (though reading other reviews, I may be one of the few who feel this way).
-You can actually collect enough money and materials for building/expanding your farm in a decent amount of time, unlike Harvest Moon DS, which took seasons of waiting for materials to appear.
-The characters who are eligible for marriage don't look like a train wreck for the most part (I'm looking at you Harvest Moon DS: Cute).
-No more 100+ sprites/notes to find. I can actually focus on my farm somewhat.
-The graphics are very pretty and you can tell a lot of work was put into them and the cutscenes.
-Part-times jobs mean easy money, which is helpful early in the game and during a slow winter.
-Stalking is available on the guy/girl you're aiming for. Kind of creepy, but helpful anyway.
-One bell to rule them all! It's now easy to get all animals in and out of their buildings since the game gives you a giant bell in front of your animal buildings, which calls all animals out and calls them back in. No pushing, shoving, or beating dumb animals over the head with a handheld bell anymore!
-You can play as a male or female (no need to wait for a Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility ~Cute~ to tempt some men).
-After your child grows enough, you can start a new game with him/her.
Cons:
-There is a glitch in the game with Calvin as an eligible bachelor that basically knocks him out of the marriage picture.
-Time passes indoors for the most part. I only have 1 barn and 1 coop and I end up wasting a bit of time taking care of animal needs and products, especially on rainy days. If you plan on growing crops at all, don't plan on building more than 1 coop and 1 barn (even though you can have up to 4 of each). This is a major pet peeve of mine with this game.
-Load screens for the lose! You get a load screen when you leave your house/enter the coop/leave the coop/enter the barn/leave the barn/go to another district/etc etc. Through a regular day, I probably see that load screen an average of 10+ times. I said in the 'pros' section that I liked the graphics, but they aren't exactly cutting edge enough to really warrant so many load screens. This is my second major pet peeve of the game.
-Even though you can ride a horse/ostrich around, there are places it can't go, which can equal a long run (hint hint Mt. Gelato).
-Once you upgrade your rucksack to max capacity, the shortcut way of changing tools/items becomes a pain and takes a bit of time, so it's not much of a shortcut anymore.
-Even though you can stack 99 of the same item in the shipping bin, I have run out of shipping bin room because I did some cooking for recipes. I had to hold onto them until the next day.
-Still no same-gender marriages available. Not that this surprises me and thus isn't technically a con given who this is aimed at, but it would be nice to see.
Despite all the cons, I still enjoy this game immensely. Most people who have played Harvest Moon games in the past will enjoy this one, and those looking to try the series out for the first time will get a good appreciation of it with this game.
 Not Sure If This is Going to Be a Good Game November 3, 2008
0 out of 26 found this review helpful
I'm giving it three stars, because I haven't played it yet. But I was extremeley disappointed with Magical Melody. The concept is kind of boring, and I'm noticing the same repetative objectives in the Harvest Moon series. But I'm not saying they're all the same. The video on Amazon didn't give me a whole insight either to what the game was about, which disappoints me, I thought natsume would do a better job in the trailer. But I'm not critzcing the game all that much, because as I said before I haven't bought it yet. I was going to buy it but seeing the same exact stuff I did in the previous Harvest Moons (ex. watering plants, trying to marry a girl/boy, naming animals and taking care of them) I'm not sure if I'm going to buy this game.
Harvest Moon Review November 1, 2008
My kids, ages 13 - 20, absolutely enjoy this game...basically it is a game for all ages. It is a wonderful fantasy family game that is a lot of fun and demonstrates what it is like to have your own farm, make a living, and live in a village.
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