Harvest Moon: Magical Melody

While unlikely to convert gaming snobs, Magical Melody is a farming sandbox adventure that delivers a bumper crop of freedom and fun for the young-at-heart.

Genre: Strategy
Release date: Mar 28, 2006
Published by: Natsume
Developed by: Marvelous Interactive
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
4 player SOLO
Franchise: Harvest Moon
Features: Memory card
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Screenshots updated Feb 22, 2006
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Harvest Moon has always been a kiddie game, but a fair number of adults with active inner children have been drawn into the cutesy-pie farming simulation as well, even if they won't admit it in public. On paper, it's hard to see the appeal of playing a character who gets up with the rooster and tends to chores like tilling the land, tending crops and chopping down trees. Farming sounds too much like actual work to be fun, yet Magical Melody somehow pulls a spirited, if simple-minded, world ...
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Eat. Sleep. Work your hands to the bone. Is this a game?
Mar 9, 2006
Bored of staking half-naked vampire chicks through the hooters? Tired of lugging around furniture sized sci-fi laser cannons, exploring dwarf riddled netherworlds and bending your Lamborghini round a flag pole? Then why not become a farmer and nestle yourself in this quiet little town filled with helpful country folk just looking to make ends meet? This is a game that moves at a pace you dictate. Rise at 6 A.M., till the dirt, plant some seeds and carry on with your daily farming routine. The ...   » Read Full Harvest Moon: Magical Melody preview
ESRB Rating
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is rated:
Everyone
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