Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
Factory gates to open in Europe on October 8th.
Thursday 9th September 2010: Leading Japanese video games publisher Rising Star Games has today confirmed that Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon will be released exclusively on Nintendo DS on 8th October 2010.
The Rune Factory series takes all the elements from Harvest Moon and injects a hefty dose of RPG gameplay. Gamers can start a family with a choice of the female villagers they encounter, with over 12 potential wives to pick from. Gamers can play through two generations within the game, firstly as the father and then the son or daughter. There are also four huge dungeons to hone fighting skills and cultivate crops in, plus monsters can be tamed to help out on the farm too.
Reviews have been positive in the US and Japan, with scores averaging 80%, including 8.4 from IGN: "The Rune Factory design is full of depth and options, with so many things to see and do that you could easily find yourself playing it for 20 hours or more."
"Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon picks up where the last game finished," says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games. "It's full of farming, fighting and families - the winning Rune Factory combination that will have fans clamouring to get their hands on this."
Rune Factory 2 will be released on 8th October on Nintendo DS courtesy of Rising Star Games.
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For further information, screenshots and press samples (when available), please contact:
Ali Wood (Premier PR)
ali.wood@premierpr.com
Yen Hau (Rising Star Games)
yen.hau@risingstargames.com
Germany - Koch Media
Andrea Stepper
A.Stepper@kochmedia.com
Benelux - CLD Distribution
Philippe Coopmans
philippe@cld.be
Nordic - Nordic Game Supply
Jens Hvaas Lenngerd
jens.hvass@nordicgamesupply.com
Australia - All Interactive Entertainment
Ben Cooper
ben.cooper@allinteractive.com.au
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About Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games Limited is a video games publisher for Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS TM and Wii TM , Sony PS3 and PSP TM in the PAL territory. A joint venture between Japanese video game publisher and content developer Intergrow Inc and long standing Nintendo Nordic distributor Bergsala AB, Rising Star Games is now in its sixth year of trading and has published more than 50 titles including the worldwide hit series Harvest Moon alongside the renowned renegade Nintendo Wii title, No More Heroes. For more information please go to www.risingstargames.com.
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