• ID = PS0363
• STYLE = Third-Person 3D RPG
• DEV. = Crave Entertainment
• PUB. = Natsume Inc.
• R-DATE = Nov-22-2001
• ESRB = E / For Everyone
• PLAYERS = 1 player
• LIST PRICE = $19.99
  

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland takes the Harvest Moon series in a new direction by offering a deeper and more robust role-playing experience than past titles. It might be best described as a life simulation. The object is to successfully save the village from turning into a resort. Construction begins in a year, so you must find a way to rescue your homeland within that time frame.

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland will offer nine unique ways in which to complete your task, and focuses more attention on relationships over profit. Befriending the people in town is the key to successfully completing your task. This is the first Harvest Moon title to be in a true 3-D environment. It looks much more realistic without losing the cute animation style for which the series is known.

There are 20 new characters--each with his or her own unique personality--richly detailed 3-D environments, and enhanced interaction with animals, including dog training and horse racing. Other compelling details include the ability to collect and cook recipes, real-time character movement, and the capacity to obtain helpful objects by doing part-time jobs.

• Save the village from turning into a resort.
• The first Harvest Moon title to offer a true 3-D environment.
• 9 possible successful endings.
• A robust and detailed role-playing experience.
• Focuses on relationships and community.

A farming game? To the uninitiated, it might seem a curious concept, but the HARVEST MOON series has been delighting gamers for years with its unique gameplay and humor. Originally created for the SNES, HARVEST MOON challenges you to raise crops by managing all of the day-to-day tasks that a farmer has to contend with. This time around, the game is entirely in 3D, and the attention to graphic detail is absolutely astounding.

There’s a huge group of characters populating the game, and you’ll need to meet all of them and try to glean as much information as you can in order to succeed. Interestingly, you can even try to win the heart of one of the local girls by using sweet-talking and good farming sense. If all goes well, don’t be surprised to find yourself at the wedding chapel before the game’s end. The possibilities are truly endless in the game’s social realm, but don’t get too distracted the real challenge here is getting your crops ready for the winter, and that won’t be any small task.

• Unique gameplay.
• Awesome characters.
• Intense strategy.
• 3D graphics.
• Single-player action.

Finding Power Berries Power Berries will bring up your stamina and allow you to do more work before you tire out. There are numerous Power Berries hidden in the game.
Here is how/where to get them:
*In your field where you cut grass for fodder.
*Visit the Harvest Goddess, and she will eventually give you one.
*Visit the Harvest Sprites often enough, and they will give you one.
*One can be caught while fishing.
*You'll get a Power Berry after the Sacred Land event takes place.

Get a Dog! At the beginning of the game, you'll see several stray dogs running around the village.
*These dogs are wild, so when you approach one, it will run away.
*At your farm you will notice a dog food bowl.
*Put food in this bowl every day.
*Any sort of food will do, although we recommend Very Berries (they are abundant).
*Eventually, you'll notice a dog hanging around your farm.
*Keep trying to pick him up. Most likely at first, he'll continue to run away from you.
*But at some point, you'll be able to pick up the dog, and once you do, that dog is yours.