Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Natsume
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2005
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 61
  3. Negative: 5 out of 61
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  1. Gammalad
    Jan 5, 2014
    6
    This is my honest review as a huge fan of the Harvest Moon Series

    Do yourself a huge favor and buy the GameCube version. Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life on the GameCube was the game that first got me into the Harvest Moon series, and when I found A Wonderful Life Special Edition on PSN I couldn't pass it up. However the hardware capabilities lack miles behind in what the GameCube could    This is my honest review as a huge fan of the Harvest Moon Series

    Do yourself a huge favor and buy the GameCube version. Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life on the GameCube was the game that first got me into the Harvest Moon series, and when I found A Wonderful Life Special Edition on PSN I couldn't pass it up. However the hardware capabilities lack miles behind in what the GameCube could do. There were many times when I played this that I longed to just pull out my GameCube and play that version again. This game brings a lot of new things to the mix however in my opinion they were executed very poorly. Overall this game feels like a missed opportunity to make one of the best Harvest Moon games even better. If you are having a hard time finding the GameCube version and want to try the game out, go for it, but in the long run this version does not bring the game justice.    … Expand
  2. GlitterG.
    Jul 12, 2006
    7
    It was a great game! Only problem was that making money was too hard, so I ended up buying gameshark to help get me money. Other than that I loved it! Good graphics, not too bad of a loading time, and very adddictive.
  3. DelaC.
    Feb 19, 2006
    5
    It's a good game but the loading takes a lonnnnggggg time. And not only that i get lost walikng a round because of the graphics. but if they had more events with the animals, and fix the loading sequened I moght give it a 9. But it isn't a bad game.

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. IGN
    60
    What does make a difference, though, is the drastic drop in framerate, increase in load times and muddy graphics.
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  2. GamesRadar+
    80
    Play this along with "Shadow Of The Colossus" and you'll remember how bloody lovely life can be.
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  3. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    Ripe with early frustration, but put in a bit of hard work and Harvest Moon does deliver a bumper crop of fun. [Feb 2006, p.90]