We check out Paradise to find out what’s new in Harvest Moon.

The latest version of Harvest Moon was on display at Natsume’s booth, and we had the chance to go eyes-on with the game as we were walked through its new offerings. For those unfamiliar with the franchise, the basic concept is that you’re trying to run the most successful farm you can, while balancing your workload with maintaining an active social life. However, with each subsequent release, Natsume likes to switch things up by adding and removing features, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. We’re not sure which way the latest version is heading quite yet, but some of the new features seem interesting.

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We check out life on the farm in Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands.

Harvest Moon is no stranger to handheld platforms, and Sunshine Island represents the latest step for the series on the Nintendo DS. The core is the same as always: try to run a farm while balancing an active social life. However, Natsume has tweaked some things and added a few new features that should appeal to fans of the series.

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