| Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon | |
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| Developer(s) | ArtePiazza |
| Publisher(s) | PSP
Natsume |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation/role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Media/distribution | UMD, DVD |
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon, (also known as Innocent Life: New Harvest Moon, Innocent Life: Shin Bokujou Monogatari (JPN), Harvest Moon: Innocent Life) is a PlayStation Portable game that breaks many of the traditions established in the other Harvest Moon games and also for the game on PlayStation 2. It was released for the PlayStation Portable on April 27, 2006 in Japan and on May 15, 2007 in North America.
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The game takes place on the relic-filled Heartflame Island which can be explored by walking or riding on a buggy. Players have the ability to explore the island's ruins and even visit a volcano. All these areas have their own terrain and is said to resemble a tropical paradise.
Aside from growing plants and raising livestock, you also have weekly requests from Volcano Town for help with a job or two (upon going to your Sunday appointments). Usually you would get some items or new tools for thanks.
The game features a new art style that steps away from the traditional style of the previous Harvest Moon games. It focus more on solving a main storyline like traditional RPGs, rather than concentrating on farm works. The concept used in Innocent Life would be continued on the Rune Factory Series, which also involved ARPG battles. However, the removal of the marriage system in this installment also departs from any previous or later game in the Harvest Moon Series except for Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland.
Reviews of the title were mixed. 3 British sites scored the game at 80% or above,[1] yet IGN rated the game at 6.5, or "passable", saying that the story develops slowly and the gameplay strays too far from Harvest Moon's traditional farming focus.[2] A PS2 version of the game titled Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon - Special Edition has been released as well.[3]
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