Harvest Moon DS gets release date

By Ellie Gibson Published 17 October, 2008

It'll be here in time for Christmas.

Good news for Harvest Moon fans - the latest DS instalment in the series will be here in time for Christmas.

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness sees you stranded on a desert island where you must create a farm, grow crops and raise animals. You can check how your farm rates by comparing your ranking with other players online.

The game is out on 12th December.

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Comments (9) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Gamer64 #1 4 years ago

    How do you grow crops in a DESERT?!?

    Give me good o'l harvest moon on the snes any day.....

  • Fodder #2 4 years ago

    It means deserted rather than a desert, I think.

    The game's not bad, as it goes. One of the better main Harvest Moon games in recent years, and surprisingly bug free compared to some of their recent output. It's not as good as Rune Factory, but for a "proper" HM game, it's good.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #3 4 years ago

    I'm currently playing Magical Melody and really enjoying it, much more focus on actual farm work unlike It's A Wonderful Life for example.

  • jonsaan #4 4 years ago

    HM has really lost it's magic for me. There's far more joy to be had growing veg in Viva Pinata these days.

    Sorry HM:(

  • bionutz #5 4 years ago

    no this is un updated version to our days. in the desert you have to find petrol and have to build a petrol distribution network. when you get enough money with that, you can choose to change your business from west to north and get to be invaded by the west. then you have integrate your petrol network with the west and organize terror attacks.

  • DUFFMAN5 #6 4 years ago

    Might be one for my Mrs, that is is she ever stops playing Civ ds. The amount of hours she has put into that.

  • Hunam #7 4 years ago

    I wouldn't bother, innocent life doesn't even have the social aspect, it's just pure farming. I have every harvest moon since the ps1, and innocent life was by far the worst.

  • Caspar_Esq. #8 4 years ago

    OK then Hunam, care to tell us which DS version (including all that are out in the US and Japan to if you are familiar with them) is the best?

  • ghearoid #9 4 years ago

    Woo, can't wait! I love me some obsessive compulsive Harvest Moon gaming. ;o)