bit-tech Shopping: Natsume Harvest Moon Boy and Girl for Sony PSP

Rating: 6

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Lots To Do

Weaknesses: Isn't For Everyone

Summary: Harvest Moon Boy and Girl is a remake of the Harvest Moon that was made for the Playstation (Back To Nature). It is a solid port but with that being said it really didn't add much of anything new to give fans that played Back To Nature before an expanded experience of what they played before. You can play as either a Boy or a Girl (as surely you've figured out by the title of the game) With the difference being in the story and who you can date & marry, all of the tasks and farm work you will be doing will be the same if your a boy or a girl. Harvest Moon is a unique game that isn't for everyone in that it is a farming simulator in which you do chore like things but after putting in the time will be rewarded once you notice the progress. I would recommend renting to those that are interested that have never played Harvest Moon before and to newer fans of Harvest Moon games that have never played Back To Nature that are interested in seeing how the Harvest Moon of yesteryear is.

Rating: 4

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: good simulation for those who like this genre

Weaknesses: repeditive gaming

Summary: Never really got into this title. There has been pretty good reviews on previous versions of HM but this one didn?t really grab me. It gets pretty tedious early on. You work the farm, buy/upgrade stuff, grow crops and sell them. There?s dating involved but that?s pretty boring as well. It seems to be just a simulation of the isolated farm life?give me a strategy RPG or shooter anytime.