‘Looks Like The Sun Was Shining On Natsume’s Crop’ does that sound naughty to you?
User Rating: 8.9 | Bokujou Monogatari: Colobocle Station DS
Well where do I start? This is quite possibly THE best harvest moon that’s arrived on our shores in an AGE. Why, I hear you ask? Well its simple, this new addition includes many old and new features. For example, do you remember the old god hand from early harvest moon outings? Well its back and its better than ever, this time around you can use it to milk, groom and control your cattle all through the touch screen, somewhat more efficient than ‘pushing and shoving’ your cow or sheep into the barn at night. In a way this adventure is a sort of sequel to the GBA Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, as it’s located beneath the town in Forgetmenot Valley (gamecube owners may recognise this as the location of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life). The same old characters are walking about town this time around swell as one or two new ones (i.e. the witch princess, the newly included 101 harvest sprites etc.). There are a range of young ladies for you to attempt to woo and eventually marry, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life featured three possible wives whereas in the valley now there are EIGHT town members (including the four harder to achieve maidens such as Harvest Goddess and Leia the Mermaid) and another five from Mineral Town (They will visit if you put your Harvest Moon: Friends Of Mineral Town game pack in the GBA slot). There is an abundance of mini games available in the game, all enclosed within the Harvest Sprite Tree. The mines have made a return as well, bringing a host of new items and ENEMIES, that’s right, this is the first Harvest Moon to include full on FIGHTING!! The enemies consist of black or glowing version of simple farm animals and flying insects, you take care of these blighters with a simple smack with one of you farm tools. Mind you, there IS a sword available for all you wannabe farmer/hero types. There are three mines this time round, not including Carters dig site. I could go on and on about this games abundance of features and characters and the new purchasable island off the beach (oops, I wasn’t meant to say that) but that would mean that I can’t play it myself and my golden lumber shed is almost complete so I’ll love you and leave you fellow farmers. This is Millerboy signing out. 
