John Deere North American Farmer

by Destineer

Product Features

• New missions and activities
• New structures, crops, equipment and animals
• Updated Game Editor which allows users to add equipment and structures

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009SQKGQ
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: February 21, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,123 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #77 in Video Games > PC Games > Racing & Flying
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

John Deere North American Farmer, the sequel to the best-selling farm sim John Deere American Farmer, is scheduled for a Fall 2005 release. Many exciting new features have been added including new John Deere equipment, enhanced weather effects, new structures and additional farm animals. Also included are 10 new scenarios that add to the challenge of planning, building and managing a successful farm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Thought it would improve, it did a little, January 7, 2006

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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: John Deere North American Farmer (CD-ROM)

Well I was pretty excited to see that John Deere did a sequel to the American Farmer. The original lacked good graphics and got pretty boring after awhile. I was hoping that North American Farmer would be better, sadly I was disappointed.

When I uploaded it I noticed the graphics were a bit better but lacked a true attention to detail. The animals were always hard to see unless you were zoomed way in, the tractor wheels are not round and don't roll (the new equipment wheels do roll)and thier movement was always unnatural. Also, the characters just appeared to be a bunch of un educated hicks. This all remains the same in the sequel. Sure they added a few hard to see animals and you have a few more options on buldings but over all it's more of the same.

I don't want you to get the wrong idea about this, I do like the game but it does have a few issues. The hay, although a neat option is very time consuming and requires alot of attention, it would be nice to be able to automate this since you have to switch impliments constantly, and it looks more like corn growing than hay. The cool part is that somehow it ends up storing hay even though you sell it and makes for a nice bonus, I am sure this is a glitch. You still cannot move the fence (or pastures) past trees which I always found odd and there is no way to get rid of the trees or plant new ones. The game speed went from 1x, 2x, 3x to 1x, 3x, and 5x. I always played the original on 2x, but 3x now is way too fast, I don't know how anyone could keep up and 1x is just too slow. When raking hay, the raking starts in front of the tractor! When baling and you make a turn 1/4 of the next row disappears! I did have one funny part when I tried to unload an impliment from the pole barn. The tractor just went into an endless loop and constantly tried to remove the equipment, then shot across the screen like a bolt of lightening. A pain but funny none the less.

Overall it is pretty disapointing that Bold games didn't take the time to fix alot of the stuff that stunk in the first game and make it more of an adult game rather than a kids game.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Game!, March 25, 2007

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D. M. Flak - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: John Deere North American Farmer (CD-ROM)

This game is not for everyone, I have to say. But I loved it! It is a farm sim where you plant and harvest a variety of crops, raise livestock, hire workers, build farm buidlings, and buy John Deere farm equipment.

I have lived in the city my whole life, but I also enjoy simulation and strategy games. I also like finances and accounting. For those who are looking for action packed, fighting games this title may not be for you.

I liked how simple this game was to learn, yet the challenges make it worth staying. You deal with weather and bugs that can destroy your crops. You struggle with debt (that can be overcome with patience and work) and trying to time the in-game market to buy livestock at the right price as well as sell livestock and the crops you have stored at the right time.

This game is not terribly elaborate, but according to my cousins who live on a farm and a friend who has an animal science degree, this game is quite realistic in terms of running a farm.

So if you are looking for a game that gives you a realistic farm experience, this one is the best I have played. It is fairly inexpensive, too, which is nice. A great way to spend some free hours!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Farming Game, January 4, 2007

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Penny Martin (Portland, MI) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: John Deere North American Farmer (CD-ROM)

I bought this for my 16 year old son for Christmas. We don't live on a farm but my son has always been interested in farming. He loves the game and plays it often. My 45 year old brother even plays this game and says he would like one for himself.