Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for Wii Reviews by Gamers

I've always been a fan of harvest moon. Being able to pick crops, raise animals, and even wed. These aspects have all been consistent in making, not a blockbuster great game, but rather a good game.

With Animal Parade, they expand on this and create an even bigger environment and story to support. You are still raising crops and still doing your normal everyday life stuff. The major problem I found with this game is that everything started to slow down at certain points. I have played other harvest moons on the PS3 and I don't get as much as a problem. This may be because the WII cannot handle that big a town all at once. If rating was based purely on gameplay, I would probably rate it near an 8, but because of this, having fun with this game is kinda hard, but it might be because I'm used to faster games.

Rating for this game.
Gameplay: 8
Setting/Graphics: 7
Characters: 6.5
Functionality: 4
Replayability: If they were able to fix the frame rate issue and some how speed up the game then sure, otherwise it would definitely be a big maybe.

Overall: 6/10
Not a bad game, but not perfect either. If I had to choose, I would either play one of the older ones on gamecube or Rune Factory for the PS3, not saying you shouldn't try it out. Just try it out FIRST before you buy it.

I rented this game because I had played every single Harvest Moon game in the series and I of course had to try this one. Well I loved it and then I realized that I could keep it because it was limited. :( Then I went to the local target and they had two copies for 15 dollars so I bought one and sent gameflys back. The game has amazing graphics and the town is very lively. I didn't get married yet but I am trying to complete the story. The game has a good story and its very beleivable. If you are a fan of simulation games then this is a 100% rent for you.

(Oh and I heard this game had a lot of glitches, I have not experienced one.)