If you have a DS buy harvest moon for that rather than for the Wii (Harvest Moon - Magical Melody (Wii))

Member Name: daniabr

Product:	Harvest Moon - Magical Melody (Wii)
Date:	24/08/09 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Whole family are able to watch play

Disadvantages: Have to play as a boy, only uses the joystick and buttons

After playing Harvest moon on the Nintendo DS (never actually finished it but love playing it) we made a family purchase for the wii so that we could all play and watch together. What a big disappointment, the game is not at all what I was expecting, like the DS game you have to be a boy you can't decide what sex to be which is fine but you would think that the developers would have added some extra options. Don't buy this game expecting to use the wii remote at all, you basically just use the joystick and buttons which makes me wonder why Nintendo made it accessible for the wii. I found it quite difficult to work out what controls to use for certain functions, the instruction booklet is helpful to a point but does not explain how to do some of the most used functions like filling your watering can!
I wish there was a way to skip the beginning as it feels like you are watching a movie not playing a game, it seems to go on for ages and ages and there is no way to skip it!!

Summary: I would suggest you save your money and buy a different game.