Harvest Moon: Magical Melody returns to the concept of the original Harvest Moon game, excluding much of the newer features brought into later titles.

Returning to the game are full 30 day seasons, festivals, and the top-down look of the originals. Also a first for the Harvest Moon series, play as either a male or a female (note: there is only a male character in the European/PAL version!) and choose from numerous spouses to marry. Other new features include buying land, placing furniture in the player's house, and numerous other things. Multiplayer mini games are also available to unlock, to play with friends and family.

Another feature is the rival system, where an opponent also tries to save the Harvest Goddess, win prizes in festivals, and be the one who ships most items on a daily basis. In the English version, the player may eventually even marry their rival, but this ends the game. Next to finding a spouse, the second major quest is saving the goddess. To do so, the player needs to reach goals to gather musical notes, to form the titular magic melody.

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Alternate Titles

"牧場物語しあわせの詩" -- Japanese spelling
"Bokujou Monogatari: Shiawase no Uta" -- Japanese title

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Video Game Generation	May 04, 2006	9 out of 10	90
HonestGamers	Apr 19, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Cheat Code Central	Apr 13, 2006	4.3 out of 5	86
Just RPG	May 25, 2006	85 out of 100	85
IGN	Mar 28, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
RPGamer	Apr 12, 2006	4 out of 5	80
Kombo.com	Apr 20, 2006	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Apr 05, 2006	8 out of 10	80
JustPressPlay	Apr 18, 2006	7.6 out of 10	76
GameSpy	Apr 10, 2006		70