Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. IGN
    88
    Harvest Moon gets under your skin that way. You'd never think it would be half as much fun as it inevitably turns out to be...Take our word for it and give this one a try.
  2. GameSpot
    81
    Of all the Harvest Moon games, Save the Homeland easily has the most solid storyline.
  3. GamerWeb Sony
    80
    Immersive and fun. It's not the type of game you play to beat as fast as you can. It's the kind of game you'll play a little bit every week, for many, many weeks to come.
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    80
    Easily the best Harvest Moon yet. [Jan 2002, p.222]
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  6. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    80
    Delightfully open-ended. [Dec 2001, p.164]
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  7. GameSpy
    75
    Fans of the series may be puzzled by a few missing features.
  8. Game Informer
    75
    It's fun for a while, but let's face some facts here – farming is a job, not a game! [Dec 2001, p.93]
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  9. XenGamers
    75
    A simplified interface and a stronger focus on plot may alienate some fans of previous games in the series, but there’s an outside chance it will broaden the appeal to a wider audience.
  10. netjak
    72
    I was disappointed and if you are a fan of the HM games, you will be disappointed too.
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  11. GamePro
    70
    About as much fun as watching your tomatoes grow...If you’ve got an agricultural attitude, patience, and a hankering for steady and safe gameplay, you just might be a Harvest Moonie.
  12. Gamestyle
    70
    It’s the strangest example of pointless effort which turns out to be fun. Avoid real life chores to do virtual ones. That’s my motto!
  13. PSX Nation
    60
    It's still too boring and esoteric an experience for some of us to even take seriously. Add an extra point to our score for Save The Homeland if you're a fan of the series, or feel free to ignore whatever we say.
  14. All Game Guide
    60
    The potentially rewarding aspects of the game are hampered by an overly rigid structure that works at cross-purposes to its non-linearity.
  15. Next Generation Magazine
    60
    Your mileage will vary with your patience. [Dec 2001, p.105]
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Awards & Rankings

64
#64 Best PS2 Game of 2001
16
#16 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
20
#20 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 77
  3. Negative: 3 out of 77
  1. grimreapersims
    Oct 7, 2021
    7
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  2. Ardho
    Aug 29, 2021
    8
    I like this game even though it's not what I expected, because HM back to nature is more detailed and fun, I enjoyed it though
  3. rickyjunior
    Jun 28, 2020
    5
    The farming is pretty enjoyable, it's fun talking around town for the first few days, all the endings are extremely boring though and at aThe farming is pretty enjoyable, it's fun talking around town for the first few days, all the endings are extremely boring though and at a certain point you literally have to go to sleep and wake back up over and over again just to trigger storyline events.… Full Review »
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