Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life

by Natsume, Inc.

Product Features

• Decide what sort of life you'd want to live, as you choose which vegetable to grow, which animals to raise, and more -- six amusing and interesting chapters that span across 30 years
• New Event System and wide-open game world for all-new adventures -- no matter where you go, or what you do, something new WILL happen
• Interact with 40 unique characters and build solid friendships and alliances -- your success in the game could depend on them
• Great new marriage system and the ability to raise a child, bringing your character's life full-circle
• Connects with Harvest Moon - Friends Of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance, for extended gameplay and all-new adventures!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000A03CX
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 17, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (298 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,626 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: GameCube | Edition: Standard

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life gives you the ultimate role-playing challenge -- take a simple farm boy and help him build a happy, successful life!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

111 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Game!, June 2, 2004

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Gordon M. Wagner (Suburbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Video Game)

If Animal Crossing was good, this is great!

It's so nice to find a game that's human-scaled, cute and friendly. And the game arc goes on for virtual years. Compared to a Star Wars game, this is a MUCH greater value.

Water your crops, feed and brush your animals. Find a wife. Raise a child. Grow prize melons, create new hybrids.

This is such a unique game that you've really got to try it out for yourself. My kids (5 and 9) love the game. Some reading ability is necessary to play the game.

54 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Game for All Ages, March 20, 2004

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Sandy Davis (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Video Game)

I am an "old woman" according to my children (I'm 40).

I have been playing Harvest Moon FOMT on my Gameboy Advance (yes, I have one of my own), and I love it! My husband always laughs at me because I play it all the time. He doesn't mind though, because he just bought the GameCube version for me a couple days ago.

This new game is very intriguing. I love the graphics and the music. The cow already seems to love me, so I guess I'm on the right track. It's a little more complicated than the GBA version, so I'm still learning how to play. What I've seen so far is really cool. I think I've found a new favorite game. Up until now, I have concentrated on Animal Crossing on my GameCube. It's nice to have another fun game for my GameCube system.

33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Game, More Works, Lots of Fun!!, October 8, 2003

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QQ (BOSTON - Guu~) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Video Game)

Hey,
I just starting playing this game (jp version) for two weeks now. I just want to give more informations to those HM fans who are still not sure how does this game works.

(+) I think the graphic is pretty good. You even can change the music by putting different "music cds" in to the music machine in your house. You now have more spaces in your farm. I think it is very convenient to have a bell in the barn where you can just press it to tell your animate (horse, cow, sheep, ect) to go in/outside. Also, you can get milk from your cow twice a day (2 or more bottles). You can sell your own stuffs in the tree next to the inn, however, sometimes it is very hard to get a customer to buy your stuffs. Most of the time, they want to buy things that you dont want to sell (ex: your farming tools).
I like the way that you can order most of the items in the storage room area (by using the notebook).
Also, you can carry lots of stuffs in your pocket.

(-) On the other hand, you have to feed the cow twice/day, and also, you have to water your crops twice/three times a day. If it gets too dry, it will died immediately.
The day is kind of short, and you get hungry easily at the beginning because the farming tools you have are at the lowest level, where you need to buy a better one later on. The life could be very difficult at the beginning... you need to earn money and also you need to date the girl you like. IF you dont get marry by the end of the 1st year, then you cannot go on to the 2nd chapter... you will stay in the FREE-PLAY mode, instead of the STORY mode.
Moreover, the weather is not stable sometimes, it can rain in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. Sometimes, I leave my animate out and go on for fishing... then suddenly it rains and so I need to work all the way back to call them back.

*** Overall, I think the game is worth to play. ^WORKING HARD & HAVE FUN^ are the whole concept to this game!! I'm highly recommanded you to buy the US version when it comes out in Jan 2004. It is somewhat stressful to play in the JP version.. >.< ...unless your Japanese is very good (which isn't me).

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