| Puzzle de Harvest Moon | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Platinum-Egg Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Natsume |
| Series | Harvest Moon |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
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 on November 6, 2007.[1]
Puzzle de Harvest Moon is retrospectively the first entry in Natsume's Harvest Moon series as separate from Marvelous's Story of Seasons series (which was until 2014 marketed as Harvest Moon in Western markets).
Gameplay[]
Puzzle de Harvest Moon is a strategy game in which the object is to harvest plants from a small field shared by four players. Farm animals the player periodically receives give special abilities in a small area; for example the dog protects an area for a short period of time from other players harvesting.
Puzzle de Harvest Moon features characters from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature as playable characters, four single-player modes, and multi-player mode where up to four players can play together, with one game cartridge.
Reception[]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 41/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 4/10[3] |
Puzzle de Harvest Moon received mostly negative reviews, receiving an aggregate score of 41/100 from Metacritic.[2] The critics claimed that the puzzle gameplay is unfitting for a Harvest Moon game. It also received criticism for its tutorial, which was claimed to make the game more confusing, and for not having a story for single player mode or any extended play modes. GameSpot refers to it as a scribbling exercise.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Puzzle de Harvest Moon Release Dates". Gamespot. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Puzzle de Harvest Moon for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Provo, Frank (November 26, 2007). "Puzzle de Harvest Moon Review". Gamespot. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
[The] whole thing is really just an exercise to see which player can scribble the fastest.
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| Story of Seasons and Harvest Moon video games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Story of Seasons (Marvelous) (List of games) |
Console series | Harvest Moon • Harvest Moon 64 • Back to Nature • Save the Homeland • A Wonderful Life • Magical Melody • Tree of Tranquility • Animal Parade • Pioneers of Olive Town |
| Portable series | Harvest Moon GB • Harvest Moon 2 GBC • Harvest Moon 3 GBC • Friends of Mineral Town • Harvest Moon DS • Island of Happiness • Sunshine Islands • Grand Bazaar • Hero of Leaf Valley • The Tale of Two Towns • A New Beginning • Story of Seasons • Trio of Towns • Friends of Mineral Town remake | |
| Spin-offs | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon • Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon • My Little Shop • Hometown Story • Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale • Doraemon Story of Seasons | |
| Harvest Moon (2007, Natsume) |
Main series | The Lost Valley • Light of Hope |
| Spin-offs | Puzzle de Harvest Moon • Frantic Farming | |