is a video game released on December 18, 2008 by Marvelous Interactive in Japan and was released in North America on August 24, 2010 by Natsume. It was also released in Europe on September 30, 2011 by Rising Star Games

Rising Star Games

Rising Star Games is a video games publisher formed as a joint business venture between Scandinavian distributor Bergsala and Japanese video game publisher and content developer Intergrow....

. The game is the nineteenth game in the Harvest Moon series and the fifth game in the Harvest Moon DS

Harvest Moon DS

is the first game for the Nintendo DS in the Harvest Moon series of farm simulation video games. It was first released on March 25, 2005 in Japan.-Storyline:...

 series for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

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Development

The American pre-order bonus was a collectible horse plush that was included in the game when ordered from participating websites.

Gameplay

As in other Harvest Moon games, the objective is to farm crops and raise animals. Also like other games is the marriage system. There are a total of 5 bachelorettes and bachelors to choose from. These are listed in the below section.

New to this game is the Bazaar. Here, the player can sell any of his items to people from the city. Mayor Felix will present the bazaar's profit goal and, the day after the bazaar, the rankings for the most profitable shop. If the player ranks in the top 3, he earns a prize.

After reaching the goal certain times, Felix will announce that the bazaar will have more shops.

There are also some characters from Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands who appear: Chen and Gannon will be part of the bazaar while Pierre will judge the food the player made during the Cooking Contests.