Gaming on the Nintendo DS

 
Harvest Moon DS is a farming simulation game. Nostalgicly my favorite one in the Harvest Moon series is Harvest Moon 2, but this one is not too bad a version. I most definitely have found that the handheld versions are more enjoyable than the console versions.

In the game you mostly are just trying to make your farm successful, but you can also find a girlfriend and try to save all the sprites.  I find this type of role playing game enjoyable, but I think it may seem monotonous to some.  The graphics of this version and the plot additions are pretty good.

I have one main issue with this version that has kept me from playing it a lot like I played Harvest Moon 2.  The issue is that you can only be a boy.  I know they now have a Cute version on which you can be a girl, but I do not really want to spend the money for that version that only has the gender difference.  Also, it came a while after I bought this version. I just find it inexcusable that a version after one that had the option to choose your gender took that option away. I do not think it is the only version that did this, but it is the one that has most annoyed me.

Overall it still is a good game. I do recommend this one for male fans of the series. However, I think you should go with the Cute one if you want to play as a girl.