Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming

Last updated
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming
Harvest Moon - Frantic Farming Coverart.png
Developer(s) Platinum-Egg Inc.
Namco Networks (BlackBerry)
Publisher(s)
Namco Networks (BlackBerry)
Director(s) Takashi Miyasaka
Masato Takano
Producer(s) Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Hikaru Nakano
Yoji Yano
Artist(s) Igusa Matsuyama
Composer(s) Yukio Nakajima
Series Harvest Moon
Platform(s) BlackBerry, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android
ReleaseiOS [1]
  • NA: August 7, 2009
Nintendo DS [2]
  • NA: August 25, 2009
  • EU: December 3, 2010
  • AU: December 23, 2010
BlackBerry [3]
  • NA: March 31, 2010
Genre(s) Puzzle

Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming is a farming puzzle video game developed by Platinum-Egg Inc. It was released for Nintendo DS and iOS on August 25, 2009. [4] At E3 2011, Natsume announced the game would be ported to Android in Summer 2011. [5] The game features twelve playable characters along with Download Play Multi-Player for the Nintendo DS version. [6]

Contents

Plot

The players compete to gather vegetables to fix a mysterious glowing tower that is causing vegetables to sprout at random all over Sunny Island. [7]

Reception

Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming received mainly positive critical reception upon release. Lauren Ronaghan of Nintendo World Report praised the game's puzzle elements, calling the game "immense fun", and while GamePro's Aaron Kohn agreed on the strong puzzle gameplay, he noted the game's unequal distribution in difficulty. [9] [11] Nintendo Power and Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game an 8 out of 10 and 75% respectively. GameZone's Derek Buck concluded that although Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming does not offer much in innovation, the gameplay is where it excels. [10]

Related Research Articles

Story of Seasons, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari and formerly known as Harvest Moon, is an agricultural simulation role-playing video game series created by Yasuhiro Wada and developed by Victor Interactive Software. Story of Seasons was the first game to be released under the new international series title of the same name.

<i>Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life</i> 2003 video game

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a video game that was released in Japan in September 2003 and March 2004 in North America for the GameCube. It was developed and published by Marvelous Interactive, and is part of the long-running Story of Seasons series of video games. The GameCube version offers connectivity with the Game Boy Advance game, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.

<i>Meteos</i> 2005 video game

Meteos is a 2005 tile-matching video game developed by Q Entertainment and published by Bandai for the Nintendo DS. It was produced by Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi and designed by Masahiro Sakurai. Meteos was inspired by the video game Missile Command (1980), the film The Matrix (1999) and the television series 24 (2001-2010).

<i>Harvest Moon</i> (video game) 1996 video game

Harvest Moon, known in Japan as Farm Story, is a farm simulation role-playing video game developed by Amccus for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game first was released in Japan by Pack-In-Video in 1996, in North America by Natsume Inc. in 1997, and in Europe by Nintendo in 1998. The European version shipped with language localizations for Germany and France. It is the first game in the long-running Story of Seasons video game series, previously known as the Harvest Moon series in western territories. The game has been re-released on the Satellaview, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U and Nintendo Switch.

<i>Crosswords DS</i> 2008 video game

Crosswords DS is a puzzle video game developed by American studio Nuevo Retro games released by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was previously released in Australia as CrossworDS but a new OFLC entry confirmed that Nintendo Australia re-released it with a European localization. Crosswords DS features over 1,000 crossword puzzles that the player solves by using the stylus. Despite the title, it also features word search puzzles and anagram puzzles. It makes use of similar handwriting mechanics that the Brain Age titles make use of. Crosswords DS is included in the Touch! Generations series of titles, which includes such popular games as Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! and Nintendogs. The background music was composed by Fabian Del Priore.

<i>Harvest Moon: Magical Melody</i> 2005 video game

Harvest Moon: Magical Melody is a social simulation video game for the GameCube developed by Marvelous Interactive. It is an updated version of Bokujō Monogatari: Shiawase no Uta, which was released on March 3, 2005 in Japan. The updated GameCube version was released in the United States by Natsume Inc. on March 28, 2006.

<i>Puzzle de Harvest Moon</i> 2007 video game

Puzzle de Harvest Moon is a spin-off puzzle video game in the Harvest Moon series. It was developed by Platinum-Egg Inc. and published by Natsume Inc. on November 6, 2007.

<i>Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness</i> 2007 video game

Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness, known simply as Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, and known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari: Kimi to Sodatsu Shima, is a farm simulation video game published and developed by Marvelous Interactive Inc. in Japan, and released in North America by Natsume Inc. exclusively for the Nintendo DS. It is the third installment of the Story of Seasons series on the DS. It is the first entry without series creator Yasuhiro Wada involved.

Rune Factory is a franchise of fantasy role-playing simulation games created by Yoshifumi Hashimoto and primarily published by Marvelous. The games are developed by Hashimoto's studio Hakama, taking over from Neverland after they ceased operations in 2013. The series began as a spin-off to Marvelous' flagship franchise Story of Seasons. The Story of Seasons references were subsequently dropped starting with the second installment, in order to become its own series. With the first game published in 2006, the property consists of five main-series games, two spin-off titles and numerous manga adaptations.

<i>Rune Factory 2</i> 2008 video game

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Neverland. It was published in Japan, North America and the PAL regions by Marvelous Entertainment, Natsume Inc. and Rising Star Games respectively for the Nintendo DS.

<i>Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar</i> 2008 video game

Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari: Yōkoso! Kaze no Bazaar e, is a simulation role-playing video game released on December 18, 2008 by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, and released on August 24, 2010 by Natsume Inc. in North America. It was released in Europe on September 30, 2011 by Rising Star Games. The game is the nineteenth game in the Story of Seasons series and the fifth game in the series for the Nintendo DS.

<i>Code</i> (video game) 2008 video game

Code, known as Base 10 in North America and Decode in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service.

<i>The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</i> 2009 video game

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a 2009 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. Set a century after The Wind Waker and its sequel Phantom Hourglass, the storyline follows the current incarnations of Link and Princess Zelda as they explore the land of New Hyrule to prevent the awakening of the Demon King Malladus. Players navigate New Hyrule, completing quests that advance the story and solving environmental and dungeon-based puzzles, many requiring use of the DS's touchscreen and other hardware features. Navigation between towns and dungeons is done using a train, which features its own set of mechanics and puzzles.

<i>Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes</i> 2009 role-playing video game

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a puzzle role-playing video game developed by Capybara Games and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS. Part of the Might and Magic series, it was first released on December 2009 in North America and February 2010 in Europe. In 2011, a downloadable high definition version was developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Android and iOS ports developed by Tag Games were developed in 2013. A remake, titled Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition, developed and published by Dotemu, was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows in July 2023.

<i>Golden Sun: Dark Dawn</i> 2010 video game

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn is a role-playing video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Released in late 2010 Dark Dawn was the fifth-best selling game during its release window in Japan.

<i>Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns</i> 2010 video game

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is a farming simulation video game developed by Marvelous Entertainment for the Nintendo DS and 3DS as part of the Story of Seasons series. It was released in North America on the Nintendo DS on September 20, 2011 and on the Nintendo 3DS on November 1, 2011 by Natsume Inc.. The original release date for the Japanese version was set to February 25, 2010 but was moved to July 8, 2010.

<i>Hometown Story</i> 2013 video game

Hometown Story is a 2013 life-simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS directed by Yasuhiro Wada, produced by Toybox Inc. and distributed by Natsume Inc. for North America, Rising Star Games for Europe, and Spike Chunsoft for Japan. It was released for iOS on June 10, 2014 under the name Hometown Story Pocket.

<i>Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley</i> Video game for the Nintendo 3DS

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, known in North America as Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley, is a farm simulation role-playing game developed by Tabot, Inc. for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in North America on November 4, 2014, in Europe on June 19, 2015 and in Australia on June 20, 2015.

Scribblenauts is a series of action puzzle video games primarily developed by independent studio 5th Cell. The series is owned and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The first game in the series was titled Scribblenauts and was first released on September 15, 2009, in North America, exclusively on the Nintendo DS. Since the release of the first game, five other Scribblenauts games have been released, in addition to two compilations and two comic adaptations.

References

  1. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming iPhone Release Date". Gamespot. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming DS Release Dates". Gamespot. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming BlackBerry Release Date". Gamespot. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Harris, Craig (2009-06-04). "E3 2009: Harvest Moon Comes to iPhone". IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Natsume E3 2011 Brochure" (PDF). Natsume. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  6. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming Ripe For The Picking At Retail" (PDF). Burlingame, California: Natsume. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming for DS". GameFaqs. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming for DS Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  9. 1 2 Kohn, Aaron (2009-08-25). "GamePro review". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  10. 1 2 Buck, Derek. "GameZone review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  11. 1 2 Ronaghan, Lauren (2009-09-27). "NintendoWorldReport review". NintendoWorldReport. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  12. ↑ "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming for DS". GameRankings . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 2012-10-04.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.