Monday, October 20, 2008

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)

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Welcome back for another installment of reviews. Well only one review. And that's Harvest Moon for the Wii. So let's get started.


Story: You've decided to move to this island as a farmer because supposedly the island is highly developed and a dream to live in. once you get there, you discovered the mayor lied because while the town was once popular, now most people have left. Then you dream of the Harvest Goddess and decide to revive the island, you need to revive her. A lot of the story revolves around trying to find the harvest sprites and help them to revive the Goddess. For a HM game, that's a lot of plot, and while it's not amazing storytelling, it is nice to have some sort of goals to aim for. 3/5


Audio:
The music in most HM games is repetitive, and this isn't different. There are more than just 4 tracks though, and they fit their surroundings well. 3/5


Graphics:
The game is a wii game. And it looks like a wii game. Characters have that sort of mii look to them. The game in general looks nice and smooth, few if any jagged edges. It might not be a realistic 3D experience, but it's pretty whil retaining the HM feel, so I like. 4/5


Gameplay:
You can play the game using the wiimote and nunchuck or you can use a classic controller. I use the classic controller myself. It seems to work out best. Harvest Moon games are all about farmer and building relations with your neighbors, and this one is no different. As you earn more money and ship more items you can expand your farm and well as the shops around you. By helping the harvest sprites you can unlock the ferry which will start bringing in more people each month. You also have the option to marry (and by option I mean you should do it) one of the bachelors or bachelorettes in the town. There are other stuff to do too, mining, fishing, festivals, all of which seem to be handled in easy to understand fashion. Tools increase power as you use them, and they cost less stamina to use as you upgrade them. It's easy to understand gameplay. 4/5


Replay:
Once you "beat" the game, you can send your kid onto a new island for a plus game. It basically starts everything over, but you get all your money and certain items to come with you. It makes it interesting to try the game again from the opposite gender. 3/5


Overall:
This is one of the better HM games, and worth picking up if you like HM and have a wii. 4/5

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