rune factory for wii is out

I love Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for the Wii although it is admittedly a little slow-moving in its plotline. That's why I think Rune Factory: Frontier might be a great new title on the Wii. The new Rune Factory, which hit stores on Wednesday, gets an impressive 8.3 (any Wii game over an 8 has to be worth trying in my opinion) from IGN. Sounds like it is an interesting combination of the farming and animal care of Harvest Moon mixed with dungeon crawling and a bit of battling that can be leveled up just like your farming skills, making this game a cute and innovative RPG.

The designers could certainly be nicer to players in the future, making it easier to figure out where to get the starting items and exactly what’s needed to expand the story, but as far as “do anything” gameplay goes, Rune Factory dominates on Wii. Everything from farming, fishing, forging, dungeon crawling, medicine making, mining, and cooking could be used as a key form of income, and it all leads to a simple – but fun – dungeon crawling experience complete with a handful of locales and bosses.