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European gamers hoping join in the celebration of Harvest Moon’s ten year anniversary will get the chance this December. It was announced today that Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness will be washing up on store shelves on December 12, 2008.

Harvest Moon is celebrating its tenth birthday this year — no small feat for any franchise — and Natsume is celebrating that anniversary with their latest addition to the series, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS. Like most Harvest Moon games, Island of Happiness is quite lengthy. After thirty hours of gameplay I managed to make it through the first year of the game. Since here at RandomNPC we believe that an informed review can only be accomplished by playing a game through to its end, I thought I would offer an impression of Island of Happiness based on the first year of the game, in advance of a full review, which will come at a later date. Continue reading ‘Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness - Impression’ »

Natsume’s celebrating ten years of Harvest Moon, and the series’ latest entry ships out today. Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS is rated E for Everyone and has a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Natsume is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Harvest Moon series by releasing the newest two on the same day. Of those, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS has gone gold. It will hit shelves on August 26 for $29.99, and those that pre-order will get a free chicken plush.

With two Harvest Moon titles due out this summer and a milestone anniversary coming up, Natsume is gearing up for a celebration, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to hand out goodies and slap special 10th anniversary branding on game packaging.

Both Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS and Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for the Nintendo Wii have the special branding, and select retailers will be giving out collectible plush toy farm animals from the series as pre-order bonuses and gifts with purchases. There will also be a special Harvest Moon DS kit that includes a protective cover, stylus, and screen wipe.