Nintendo DS Screenshots: Harvest Moon Frantic Farming

Harvest Moon Frantic Farming is a puzzle style game and not the normal RPG style Harvest Moon game. I kind of thought it was the RPG type when I rented it, but since I also love puzzle games it did not matter to me that it ended up being a puzzle game. However, I imagine there are plenty of Harvest Moon fans that would be annoyed picking this version if they thought it was normal and did not like puzzle games.

It is an interesting concept of a puzzle game with a sprite moving around harvesting items in a grid and water the nearby squares. To keep alive you have to keep having vegetables ready to be harvested, so the sprite can move and then water to make more plants grow. Overall it is pretty simple, although does have a little more of a learning curve due to its unique way of working than most puzzle games.

Overall I really enjoyed this game, but it is still kind of weird to have farming as a puzzle game. It just does not seem like the right combination of themes. It is done well, though, and is even more entertaining than Puzzle de Harvest Moon.

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