Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8200 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2004-03-26
• Platform: GameCube

Manufacturer's Description
You've saved your family's farm and your homeland--now it's time to live your life! The all-new adventure Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life will span a lifetime on the farm. You must not only build and run a successful farm, but also cultivate a full and happy life with family and friends. This new Harvest Moon experience takes the best qualities of the series and adds more--more animals, more vegetables and more drama.

Customer Reviews

Harvest moon : gamecube
You've inherited your dads farm and now you've got to run it.
Quite an in-depth game with a lot of detail. You have to milk the cows, wash them, love them, feed them - not only that but you have to take into account their fertility too.
Theres a lot to do here including raising crops where you have to hoe the land, plant seeds and water them at regular times. Theres also a business side of things where you can sell dairy products in the local town and import all sorts of animals, fruit and veg, tools and buildings for your farm. And you can't buy any of them unless you've got a staedy income going so you've got a lot of work to do including trying to get married and have a family! PHEW!
Not disimilar to games such as the Sims this beautiful little game will have you glued to your TV. Even more addictive than Tetris!!

Harvest moon provides one of the most original games ever!
I've always loved harvest moon games, so when i heard one was coming out on the gamecube I couldn't wait to play it. The game itself starts off very differently to other harvest moon games, if you've played them before. In this game you start off at a farm but this time the game doesnt really rely on your crops but instead on your interaction with other characters. The game spans over a 30 year period so you can see the world around you change over time and the characters around you change, for example some characters might move into your town , move out or maybe die. Although I said crops aren't a major factor this time around you can still plant them, they just don't really get you that much money compared to the high prices of milk. Theres a new feature in the game where you cna make hybrid crops too, which I think is a great idea and adds further depth to the game.

The game this time has months of 10 days, which doesnt sound too long, but when one day takes you 24 minutes they are defintely long enough! The graphics are excellent, when you change seasons its gradually done day by day rather than instantly, so for example you can see leaves slowy falling off trees in the Fall.

The game like previous harvest moon games focuses also on you getting married, there are 3 girls to chose from each with very different characteristics. It's important you marry a girl you like because it will alter the outcome of your future, as early in the second year you will have a child to look after!! You have to get married by the end of the first year, so this is really one of your main abjectives to begin with.

The range of animals availble this time has increased, there are now different breeds of cows available and bulls. Theres also sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, cats, ducks and a horse for you to ride around your town on.

The only downside i thought of the game is the fact that it takes ages for the days to go by, and although there seems a lot to do, to beign with, you start doing things for the sake of it instead of somehting new to do. I kept on going fishing when i had nothing to, which can become tedious after a while. I'd also like to have seen more to do with farming because as the game suggests its a farming sim. I used to quite like having to clean up your farm at the beginning of the game and maintaining it, I also liked the role of crops in the previous games.

So inconclusion this game is really just what the gamecube wanted, something different, and something original. If you havent played previous versions of the game it doesnt matter, as this game is quite different to their approach anyway. I'd therefore recommend this game to anybody as long as they have the patience to get into this sort of game, because if you don't you probably won't get very far as this game certainly needs dedication. The game sets itself perfectly for a seqaul as there are areas which could be addressed, but until that one is made, make the most of this version!

Harvest moon - A life you're never likely to forget
I was a little weary when going into Harvest moon, I mean how fun can farming be, but in the end I delved into a bit of moon and have never looked back since. So the deal is your stuck on a farm with little money and no crops. After a bit of time you buy some tools and seeds and get going.
If you think thats all Harvest moon has to offer then your wrong. There are several animals including cows and chickens. Also once your farm has progressed you can delve into the seed maker and even hybrid crops. Farming is more complicated this time around however the interface is easier to use, you know what your capable of. Progress is slow, however once your farm is up and running in this capitalist game, you'll find Harvest moon hugely rewarding.
Still think thats it? No there is so much more to see and do than just farming. You can make friends with the locals, work at an archiological dig or even do a spot of fishing.
Although it requires a lot of time and energy Harvest moon is a must own Gamecube title that should not be missed.