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.
| Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar | |
|---|---|
 North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Marvelous Interactive |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Director(s) | Takahiro Yura |
| Producer(s) | Yoshifumi Hashimoto |
| Artist(s) | Igusa Matsuyama |
| Composer(s) | Noriko Ishida Eri Yasuda Ayumu Murai Shingo Kataoka |
| Series | Story of Seasons |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Plot
editZephyr Town's bazaar was once the most famous in the world, featuring customers and peddlers from all over the world. However, the bazaar has fallen into despair after some tragic events. The player (male is by default named Hansel and female is by default named Gretel) is tasked to bring prosperity back to Zephyr Town by setting their bazaar and expand it. Once this goal is reached, the town receives a large crowd of customers and the story ends.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 68/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 6/10[3] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[4] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10[5] |
| IGN | 6.5/10[6] |
| Nintendo Life |   [7] |
| Nintendo Power | 6/10[8] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 81%[9] |
| Pocket Gamer |   [10] |
| RPGamer | 2/5[11] |
| RPGFan | 77%[12] |
| Metro | 6/10[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
edit- ^ "A Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar help site". Ushi No Tane x9.
- ^ a b "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ MacDonald, Keza (December 10, 2010). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar [Import]". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Valay, Brian (December 10, 2008). "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Bakehorn, Cliff (September 30, 2010). "Harvest Moon [DS]: Grand Bazaar review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Clayman, David (September 8, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Newton, James (November 24, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar Review [Import]". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar". Nintendo Power. Vol. 258. Future US. September 2010. p. 89.
- ^ Hogarty, Steve (September 2011). "Harvest Moon [DS]: Grand Bazaar review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. p. 94. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Willington, Peter (October 10, 2011). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Marchello, Sam (October 4, 2010). "Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar - Staff Review". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Wallace, Kimberley (September 23, 2010). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Jenkins, David (September 28, 2011). "Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar review – farmer's market". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved April 13, 2022.