Harvest Moon 64 (n64: 1999): Reviews

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Harvest Moon 64


9.4

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In Harvest Moon 64, you'll work hard to make a life for yourself on the run-down farm that you've inherited from your dearly departed grandfather. It will take careful planning and a lot of help from your neighbors to ride out the seasons and succeed as a gentleman farmer. Harvest Moon 64 has all the charm of the original Super Nintendo classic, plus many new surprises. [Natsume]

PUBLISHER:	Natsume
DEVELOPER:	Toy Box Creative
GENRE(S):	Role-Playing Game
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	December 1, 1999

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Nintendorks

On paper it sounds rather banal and routine, but in practice the game is addictive and routine... You're in total control of your destiny, and you become addicted in trying to live the best life possible.

TotalGames.net

Someone out there obviously thought that creating a simulation of real-life farming was a pretty good idea -- the worrying thing is that they might just be right! It may be all too much like hard work but this game can make growing cabbages seem as addictive as Hagen Das ice-cream!

IGN

We had entirely too much fun playing it for hours on end and disregarding all of the ways the game comes up short. An extremely engaging original experience on the N64. Doesn't quite satisfy the RPG-thirst, but you won't be able to put it down once you start playing.

Nintendojo

I was never a tamagotchi fan or even an RPG fan but this game actually proves to me why this genre is so involving. You really do dive into the life and mindset of the character. It's fresh, it's different and it's captivating. You'll enjoy it in a strange way. Kind of like how watching the TV show "Cops" is so strangely addictive.

Hot Games

Harvest Moon 64 features no aliens whatsoever. While we’re at it, there are no dancing monkeys for you to "be". Don’t even think about laying waste to some hellish underground network with your super-powered death rays, either. Doesn’t sound like fun? Neither does collecting a hundred and fifty animals but look how well pokemon turned out.

GameSpot

Though admittedly not for everyone, Harvest Moon 64 is a strangely compelling, original little game that makes hours melt away incomprehensibly.

All Game Guide

The concept is great and the game's largely fun to play. Harvest Moon 64 does have some technical downsides to it, however, so you may just want to give the Nintendo 64 a rest and fire up your Game Boy -- all in all, that version is generally considered more stable.

The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 50 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Colin S. gave it a10:
Wow. Just wow, an awesome game all around. Possibly one of the best Harvest Moon's created. Even if you haven't played this kind of game before, Harvest Moon 64 can be oddly addicting and fun.

Holaz S. gave it a10:
This game is very addicting, and fun. Its interesting what will happen next and its a great game to buy. Very cute as well. A worth while game.

Arthur S. gave it a10:
This game is great. It gets repetitive if you're a person like me. I have a character that has gone through ten years. I just wish this game would be longer!

Kath R. gave it a10:
I love it the baby part is the best i have 3 kids!!!

Briana J. gave it an8:
This game is cool, but not the best harvest moon game. The graphics could have been a lot better and i have trouble reading the analog clock to find out what time it is. It's very small!!! The time goes by pretty fast and by the time your done with the daily farming, its almost 5:30. All in all, this is a good harvest moon game to buy, very addictive, but not the best.

Sinn gave it a10:
I've had this game for so many years and I keep coming back to it and saying, "THIS time I'll get the best ever ending for sure!" It's frightenly addictive! It's also so much fun. I played the snes version and the gamecube version and I can honestly say that the N64 version is the best in the series. No doubt about it. Anyone who says otherwise, I'll set my baby dressed as a mouse on you!

Jenna S. gave it a10:
Great game. I'v had for 2 years, and I still love playing it. The fact that it's like life is awesome. You can't get somthing unless you work for it is a great quote for this game. Once again Great Game!