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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: Video Game Brand: Natsume, Inc. EAN: 0719593080121 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Natsume, Inc. Manufacturer: Natsume, Inc. Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: Natsume, Inc. Release Date: February 13, 2008 Sales Rank: 5366 Studio: Natsume, Inc.
Features:
New events and memorable encounters
Interact up close and personal with neighbors and other intriguing characters
Explore old ruins and uncover new secrets as your farm prospers
Use new game features such as Liberta's Dictionary that records all items harvested and collected
Product Description: Life is good for the residents of Heartflame Island, especially since new robots and automated machines do almost all of the work. But technology is a tool--not an answer to all problems. Maybe that's why everyone is a little uneasy about the old stories of strange magic and a prediction that Flame Mountain will erupt and destroy everything. That's why Dr. Hope, a caring and wise old scholar has sent you, his son on a journey to the ancient ruins to try and run a farm. It is your father's dream that you will unlock the secrets of the ancient ruins and find the meaning of "life". Grow crops, care for livestock, interact with the many villagers and explore a futuristic world as you try to unlock the many mysteries surrounding you. Register all the items you unlock in a new dictionary system! ESRB Rated E for Everyone
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good game!
It's very different from the other Harvest Moon games, but equally as good!!! Some things in the game are tedious and repetitive, but its still pretty good!
Rating: - Innocent Life
I was shocked to realize that I had missed an installment of the Harvest Moon universe so I had to pick up Innocent Life. While it is very different from the other harvest moon games, the differences are interesting enough to keep you captivated.
The controls take a while to get used to. Mainly select is triangle instead of X except when you're getting into storage boxes...then it's O for some weird reason.
The story is good: Save the Island from blowing up. No biggie.
What I liked was not being confined to the town anymore. There is a whole island to explore and you get a dune buggy and tent to do it with! There are even a sort "dungeons" with small puzzles to solve to advance through.
What I didn't like was you don't have to take care of your animals other than brushing them...and even then you don't really have to do that. Animals take a huge backseat in this game...they're almost pointless really. I also hated the Bas&ket Rail system. (yeah that's how it's spelled) It's supposed to work like a train set...I could never make it work well enough to justify using, but that could just be me.
All in all it's a great game. Different from all the other harvest moons by far, but still a good game in your own right. I think it's a nice addition and a breath of fresh air to farming life!
Rating: - PS2: Innocent Life
This is a fun Harvest Moon game which has a slightly
different plot then previous Harvest Moon games. I love
these games as you can play them over and over again and
try to make more money on each attempt.
Rating: - Standard Harvest Moon Adventure.
There are two camps of people: those who love the 'Harvest Moon' franchise, and those who make fun of us who love the 'Harvest Moon' franchise, and there really isn't any room in-between.
"Innocent Life" is a pretty standard, almost sub-par version of the story that we are all familiar with, but with a few twists. New to this hybrid is a futuristic storyline where you are playing as a robot in an island full of mystery and technology. You start out the game living in some ancient ruruns, but with a lot of new technology.
And this new spin is interesting, but it isn't enough to carry the game. Old things such as festivals, courtship/marriage, and even fishing have been left at the wayside to make room for unusual robots, quirky spells, and the like.
While its not a horrible trip to the "innocent life" its definately not compelling as other recent installments such as "rune factory" and "magical melody".
- Standard Harvest Moon Adventure.
