Software:Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar

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Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar
Harvest Moon DS Grand Bazaar boxart.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s)Marvelous Interactive
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Takahiro Yura
Producer(s)Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Artist(s)Igusa Matsuyama
Composer(s)Noriko Ishida
Eri Yasuda
Ayumu Murai
Shingo Kataoka
SeriesStory of Seasons
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: December 18, 2008
  • NA: August 24, 2010
  • EU: September 30, 2011
Genre(s)Simulation, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari: Yōkoso! Kaze no Bazaar e (牧場物語 ようこそ!風のバザールへ, Bokujō Monogatari: Yōkoso! Kaze no Bazāru e, Ranch Story: Welcome! to Wind's Bazaar), is a simulation role-playing video game released on December 18, 2008 by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, and released on August 24, 2010 by Natsume Inc. in North America. It was released in Europe on September 30, 2011 by Rising Star Games.[1] The game is the nineteenth game in the Story of Seasons series and the fifth game in the series for the Nintendo DS.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer6/10[3]
Famitsu30/40[4]
GameZone7.5/10[5]
IGN6.5/10[6]
Nintendo Life8/10 stars[7]
Nintendo Power6/10[8]
ONM81%[9]
Pocket Gamer4/5 stars[10]
RPGamer2/5[11]
Metro6/10[13]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two eights for a total of 30 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. "A Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar help site". https://fogu.com/hm9/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar for DS Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/harvest-moon-ds-grand-bazaar/critic-reviews/?platform=ds. Retrieved January 25, 2012. 
  3. MacDonald, Keza (December 10, 2010). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar [Import"]. Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/harvest-moon-ds-grand-bazaar-review. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Valay, Brian (December 10, 2008). "Famitsu review scores". https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-30/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  5. Bakehorn, Cliff (September 30, 2010). "Harvest Moon [DS: Grand Bazaar review"]. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110323023422/http://nds.gamezone.com/reviews/item/harvest_moon_ds_grand_bazaar_review/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  6. Clayman, David (September 8, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/08/harvest-moon-grand-bazaar-review. Retrieved September 21, 2021. 
  7. Newton, James (November 24, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar Review [Import"]. Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/11/harvest_moon_grand_bazaar_ds. Retrieved September 21, 2021. 
  8. "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar". Nintendo Power (Future US) 258: 89. September 2010. 
  9. Hogarty, Steve (September 2011). "Harvest Moon [DS: Grand Bazaar review"]. Official Nintendo Magazine (Future plc): 94. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007235144/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/30974/harvest-moon-grand-bazaar-reviews/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  10. Willington, Peter (October 10, 2011). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/harvest-moon-grand-bazaar/harvest-moon-grand-bazaar/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  11. Marchello, Sam (October 4, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar - Staff Review". CraveOnline. https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/harvest/hmgrandb/reviews/hmgrandbstrev1.html. Retrieved April 14, 2022. 
  12. Wallace, Kimberley (September 23, 2010). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar". Emerald Shield Media LLC. https://www.rpgfan.com/review/harvest-moon-ds-grand-bazaar/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 
  13. Jenkins, David (September 28, 2011). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar review – farmer's market". Metro (DMG Media). https://metro.co.uk/2011/09/28/harvest-moon-ds-grand-bazaar-review-farmers-market-166271/. Retrieved April 13, 2022. 

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