Harvest Moon : A Wonderful Life

Details

Developer: Victor Interactive Software

Publisher:

Victor Entertainment Marvelous Interactive

Natsume

505 Game Street

Nintendo Australia

Released:

September 12, 2003

March 16, 2004

March 26, 2004

Ratings:

A (All Ages)

E (Everyone)

3 (Ages 3 and/or older)

Platforms: Nintendo Gamecube

Genre: Simulation

Media: Nintendo Gamecube Optical Disc

True to its name, this is the first Harvest Moon game that progresses through the main character's entire adult life, from young adulthood to old age. However, numerous years are skipped as the game is progressed.

NPCs in the game, including the main character's son and wife also grow older as time passes. The game takes place in a new setting for the Harvest Moon series - a small village called Forget-Me-Not Valley, populated entirely by new characters.

The basic plot is familiar from several previous Harvest Moon games: the main character, a young man, inherits a somewhat run-down farm in Forget-Me-Not-Valley after the death of his father. Unlike most games however, the game features a variety of chapters. The player will also die at the end of the game.

Grow a variety of crops which include vegetables, fruits and trees. There is also the option to use crop fusions and create hybrid crops.
Raise a variety of livestock which include chickens, ducks, cows and sheep. The player also gets a free horse from Takakura and can buy a goat from Van. Cows come in a variety of different colors and produce different milk.
Add on to your farm by adding additional buildings and machines such as the seed maker.
Go fishing, mining and forage items in the valley.
Unique mini games only available in A Wonderful Life.
Befriend a variety of villagers. You will be able to get unique tools and items from certain villages which are not available by any other means. Villagers will grow and change as the years go on.
Get married, have a son and see him grow. Your interests and friendships will shape his future career choices