of the other major features of Harvest Moon 64 is the ability to marry and have a child. There are five eligible girls in Harvest Moon 64, represented by hearts that appear in their dialogue boxes, representative of her affection toward the player, ranging from white (indifferent) to pink (in love). Each of these girls has a non-player character suitor that will eventually marry her if the player chooses to marry another girl or chooses not to pursue anyone. The game features a series of collectable items. When the player reaches a certain milestone or achieves one of several goals, they will receive a photograph in the mail to remember the event. Earned photographs are available for viewing at any time by checking the photo album on the bedside table and are a way to track a player's success in the game. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Nintendo Power gave it a favorable review, nearly two months before it was released Stateside. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40. Many reviews claimed that although the game had a repetitive soundtrack and often glitchy visual displays, the game's captivating and unique gameplay made up for it. Aaron Boulding, who rated the game for IGN, said "(he) was able to forgive a lot of shortcomings like poor audio and visual elements because (he) found (himself) playing it for hours at a time." Joe Fielder, who rated it for GameSpot, claimed that "although not for everyone, Harvest Moon 64 is a strangely compelling, original little game that makes hours melt away incomprehensibly." Slo' Mo of GamePro said that the game "isn't a game for swashbucklers or diehard cityslickers, but, for pure RPG fans, it's a horse of a different color." Mars Publishing's Parent's Guide to Nintendo Games gave the game the only Parent's Guide Choice Award for a Nintendo 64 game because it met the requirements of a game that "displays imagination, creativity, ingenuity of the first order, while offering a playing atmosphere that is educational and enriching." Nintendo Power ranked Harvest Moon 64 as the 278th greatest Nintendo game of all time. Notes References External links Official website 1999 video games Story of Seasons games Nintendo 64 games Nintendo Switch Online games Victor Interactive Software games Virtual Console games Video games developed in Japan Single-player video games