Critic Reviews
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IGN
Harvest Moon gets under your skin that way. You'd never think it would be half as much fun as it inevitably turns out to be...Take our word for it and give this one a try.
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| 81 |
GameSpot
Of all the Harvest Moon games, Save the Homeland easily has the most solid storyline.
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| 80 |
GamerWeb Sony
Immersive and fun. It's not the type of game you play to beat as fast as you can. It's the kind of game you'll play a little bit every week, for many, many weeks to come.
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| 80 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Easily the best Harvest Moon yet. [Jan 2002, p.222]
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| 80 |
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Delightfully open-ended. [Dec 2001, p.164]
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| 75 |
GameSpy
Fans of the series may be puzzled by a few missing features.
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| 75 |
XenGamers
A simplified interface and a stronger focus on plot may alienate some fans of previous games in the series, but there’s an outside chance it will broaden the appeal to a wider audience.
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| 75 |
Game Informer
It's fun for a while, but let's face some facts here – farming is a job, not a game! [Dec 2001, p.93]
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| 72 |
netjak
I was disappointed and if you are a fan of the HM games, you will be disappointed too.
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| 70 |
GamePro
About as much fun as watching your tomatoes grow...If you’ve got an agricultural attitude, patience, and a hankering for steady and safe gameplay, you just might be a Harvest Moonie.
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| 70 |
Gamestyle
It’s the strangest example of pointless effort which turns out to be fun. Avoid real life chores to do virtual ones. That’s my motto!
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| 60 |
PSX Nation
It's still too boring and esoteric an experience for some of us to even take seriously. Add an extra point to our score for Save The Homeland if you're a fan of the series, or feel free to ignore whatever we say.
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| 60 |
Next Generation Magazine
Your mileage will vary with your patience. [Dec 2001, p.105]
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| 60 |
All Game Guide
The potentially rewarding aspects of the game are hampered by an overly rigid structure that works at cross-purposes to its non-linearity.
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