• Publisher: Natsume
  • Release Date: Apr 26, 2010
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The tranquil town of Leaf Valley is scheduled for demolition! The heartless Funland Corporation is going to bulldoze the town and replace it with an amusement park unless its citizens can find a way to stop them! You'll need to grow crops, raise animals, and mine ores and gems to help save Leaf Valley and your family farm. With a branching storyline and multiple endings, how you choose to save the town is up to you! [Natsume] Expand
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 78
    Hero of Leaf Valley is by far the best offering on the PSP to date. It's too bad it is marred by some awful load times and another cookie cutter story without any novel ideas to keep even that afloat. Interestingly enough, the gameplay is tweaked in just enough ways to warrant this game an overall winner.
  2. Like all Harvest Moon games, there is considerable depth to the farming/livestock element, and the relationship sim aspects can add some replay value for committed individuals.
  3. Jan 10, 2011
    74
    Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Vally is, hands down, the best Harvest Moon ever to have appeared for the PSP. It is a shame it has so long loading times, which cast a shadow over the game dynamics.
  4. Still, whenever we need a break from all the shooters out there, Hero of Leaf Valley is a charming way to sit for a spell and watch our crops grow. [Aug 2010, p.85]

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. This is possibly been one of my favorite Harvest moon games yet. Playing a lot like "Save The Homeland." The characters are interesting, the farming is addicting and indepth. The farming is slightly more complex than ones like A wonderful life, but that honestly makes it more interesting. The biggest difference between this one and Save the Homeland is that you can marry, and once you've completed the main game you have 2 more years of play. The graphics are crisp. My biggest complaint is the sound. The music gets repetitiveand the foot steps started to drive me crazy at one point. Expand