Harvest Moon GB 
Game by Natsume 
Reviewed by Nick 
destes@sd69.bc.ca 
Size: 4 MB 
Save: Battery packed memory with one save slot 
Released: 1998 
Works with: Compatible with all GameBoys 
Opening Side Remarks: 

Harvest Moon GB. The sequel to the hit farming game, Harvest Moon for SNES. 

I couldn't believe how many people were so excited about Harvest Moon GB. The
release date kept getting postponed, which just made people madder. But people
were just so anxious to ge their hands on this game... So I thought, "If all
these people are so excited about this game, why don't I try it?" And that's
what I did. Let's see how it is. 

Gameplay: 

Well Natsume still has the most adidctive game in my books. I must have played
this game, like, five or six hours straight when I first got it. You play as a
boy or girl who must restore an old ranch that used to belong to the Harvest
Spirit. There is actually a lot of things to do. You can go shopping in town,
build a better house, plant and harvest lots of different kinds of crops, take
care of cows and chickens, harvest mushrooms in the underground caves where
the Harvest Sprites live, and lots more, all in an effort to please the
Harvest Spirit and become a Ranch Master. There are some things that aren't
so great, like once you get your ranch up and running, threre's really nothing
else to do. It all gets really repetitive, but the gameplay is nice and I
really enjoyed it. 

Graphics: 

It has a Super GameBoy enhancement which looks really good, it's really good
on GameBoy Pocket and GameBoy Color gives it a lot of color. There are a
couple things I don't like. For instance, the boy from the front looks like
he's wearing a hocky mask and the cows sort of look like pigs. But the
graphics are okay and eveything is nicely drawn. 

Sound: 

Each tool has its own little sound - there's a jump sound, a sound when you
pick something up, and more. They're all well made and nice to play with. 

Music: 

Hmmm... Each season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) in the game has its own
song and they're all really cool (especially Summer and Fall). But the
problem is that the songs are short and that means that once it plays, it
just starts over again. You don't really notice this though because you're
doing lots of things all the time. 

Play Control: 

I didn't have any problems except that you have to run everywhere to do
everything before the day ends and to run you press "A". So you're running
around everywhere holding the "A" button. I just thought it would be better
if Natsume made it that the normal way you move was running.

Replay Value: 

Not too good. It goes like this... You play for a month, you get bored and
don't play for a month etc. etc.

Final Analysis: 

If you're into simulation games, farming, and are just one of those outside
people, then by all means pick up this game because this is a game for you. 

Score 

Gameplay: **** (4 out of 5) 
Graphics: **** (4 out of 5) 
Sound: *** (3 out of 5) 
Music: *** (3 out of 5) 
Play Control: **** (4 out of 5) 
Replay Value: *** (3 out of 5) 
Total: 70% 
Final Score: 70% 

Currently Known Codes: None