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You're shipwrecked! Luckily no one was hurt and most of the passengers set sail for their destinations, but you found an abandoned homestead on this remote island. With hard work and skillful farming, you will prosper and help your adventurous shipmates establish a new village with roads, bridges and exciting places to visit. There's a lot of farming to do, people to date and animals to care for, it's a new beginning and a chance to raise a farming family of your own!

User Reviews about Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness

I have owned this game before and wanted a back up because I like playing this game so much, I didn't want to lose it if something happened to the other one. I like it very much. -- Been hooked from start.

I LOOVED THIS GAME!! It is much funner in some ways if you have a action replay, but it's fun without it too. the only thing i dislike is you only get 2 save files and there are sooo many people i want, as both boy and girl, and rite now im with two grl files, married to Vaughn in the first and Denny in the second, and cant bring myself to delete any of them. xD so, i need to buy more so i can get all i want! XD.i would LOVE it if you had UNLIMITED save files! that would be soooo cool!!!! I recomend this. :) anyway, it's really fun getting the hearts up and going through the events! I hope my mom gets me more of this game so i can have more files! lol. -- LOVED IT!!

This is the best Harvest Moon so far in my opinion. It is complex enough to keep me happy for a long time. The only thing I find frustrating is that it is very difficult to keep your friends happy and still do all your work when the island becomes very populated, but hopefully when I accomplish the time slowing ring that will help. -- Best Harvest Moon

I have only started this game. It is pretty fun. I do have to say the challenge to get food is annoying but stamina loss is not to bad. The stencil is not too bad. I suppose using the + button would be nice but don't let that turn you of. This is my first harvest moon game. I will have more later.

Edit:the first season has past. food is much better. I am almost always full. But the game is so far not so fun. All I do right now is get up water my three puny patches of plants. I run out of stamina halfway threw. then I spend precious time finding grass to eat and raise my stamina.(chocolate does not help with stamina much) Then I finish watering and it is then night. Then I try to talk to the neighbors and give chocolates to Natalie (The girl you start with) but it isn't getting anywhere. Right now it is kind of boring (It is a little fun) But I heard the game gets better as it progresses tho. So the three main problems are:It is repetitive. There is not an off time in the day. and it is a little boring. But It will probably get better. It is still attractive and a little fun tho. I give it 2 2/3 stares on fun so far.

Edit 2:It is fall (the 3 season) The game is so much better!. you have more stamina. I now have cows. And the day lasts slightly long (or seems to) But I still wish the day would last a lot longer. The game is now fun! I give it a 4 stars on fun


Edit 3: The game is now a lot of fun!! it is winter (the fourth season and last in the year). The gameplay has tripled and it is now a very interesting, fun game! I give it five stars on fun.

AC vs. HM: The reason I found out about HM (harvest moon) was because I am a big AC (animal crossing, a really fun game) fan. Now that I have experienced HM I will compare them. I think if you enjoy AC you will like HM and like wise if you enjoy HM. Right now if I compare them I would give AC 10 stares and HM 9 3/4 stares! that is 1/4 less that AC.

Final Edit: over all wonderful five stare game. Don't let the reviews about the stylus stop you from buying this game. You get use to it real fast. It is very challenging (and not very fun) for the first two seasons (more or less depending when you get a barn or chicken coop). But after that the game will start speeding up and will be a lot funner. It is still very challenging tho.

~GO HARVEST MOON!~ -- Love It!

well i investigated this game a lot before buying it and all the reviews had something negative to say about it. but it is a really good game, the controls are something you have to get used to but once you do you hardly notice any problems. it has a great story and the farming is very engrossing i spent an entire 24 hour period without sleep just so that i could unlock the super crops. i highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of the series. -- better than expected