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Instruction booklet · June 1997

Harvest Moon

Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyAdventure1 playerESRB E

The story

Ever wanted to live life on a farm, with nothing but the sun, the fresh scent of your crops, the muddy fields underneath, and cows and chickens to keep you company? Well, you're in luck, because you have just inherited your grandfather's ranch, but it's in a terrible state of disrepair! What ever can you do?

Specifications

Released: June 1997
Developer: Pack-In-Video
Publisher: Natsume
Players: 1
Genre: Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure
Rating: ESRB E
Series: Harvest Moon
Themes: Sandbox
View: Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

8.5

EGM · four reviewers

Famitsu · four reviewers

Players: 80/100 (65 ratings)
GameRankings: 73%

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