Harvest Moon DS

"When Marvelous Interactive unveiled first details on Harvest Moon DS last week, we weren't expecting to get our hands on the game for some time. Surprise, surprise..."

"Diehard fans may still wan to pick this one up to pass the time, and there is still a nearly endless amount of play time. If only it had a new look and more immersive controls. Instead, franchise veterans will feel like they just dropped their hard-earned cash for a game that, at its roots, feels nearly identical to a GBA game that released three years ago on GBA. In fact, if you can still track it down, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town remains to be one of the hottest GBA titles out there, and definitely a steal at around $15 bucks. If Harvest Moon is absolutely essential on your DS, give this one a try at your own risk. As for us, we’ll be heading back to Mineral Town, saving our gold pieces for the real DS successor to Harvest Moon; Natume’s own Rune Factory."

"Aside from including some half-baked touch-screen features, Harvest Moon DS does nothing to set itself apart from previous games in the series."

"The DS debut of the famous farm life simulator fails to deliver like its GBA predecessor."