Puzzle de Harvest Moon

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Puzzle de Harvest Moon
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Developer(s) Platinum Egg
Publisher(s) Marvelous Interactive (JP)
Natsume (NA)
Rising Star Games (PAL)
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date JP 2007-05-30
NA 2007-11-06
PAL TBA
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Rating(s) CERO: All Ages
ESRB: Everyone
PEGI: 3+

Puzzle de Harvest Moon is a spinoff game in the Harvest Moon franchise. It is a puzzle game developed by Platinum Egg and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc. in Japan, Natsume in America, and Rising Star Games in Europe.

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[edit] Gameplay

Puzzle de Harvest Moon features characters from Harvest Moon 64 as playable characters, and features a story mode where up to four players can play together, with one game cartridge.

[edit] Characters

Pete (Unofficially known as "Jack" by fans)
Clair
Cliff
Doctor
Gray
Kai
Rick
Ann
Elli
Karen
Mary
Popuri

[edit] Reception

 Reviews
Publication Score
GameSpot 4.0/10[1]
GameSpy 2 of 5
IGN 3.5/10[2]
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler Score
Metacritic 41[3]
Game Rankings 43%[4]

Puzzle de Harvest Moon received mostly negative reviews. The critics claim that the puzzle gameplay is unfitting for a Harvest Moon game. It also received criticism for its tutorial, who claimed it made the game more confusing. Gamespot refers it as a scribbling exercise. The game also criticized for not having a story mode for single player mode or any extended play modes.

However there is some praise for the game. The game received positive remarks for it's cute graphics and sound, and it's faster pace.

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