One of the games that falls under the co-publishing deal between XSEED Games and Marvelous Entertainment USA is the latest game in the Harvest Moon spinoff series: Rune Factory Frontier, for the Nintendo Wii.

This third installment continues the game's action RPG take on the classic Harvest Moon gameplay. Players will control the hero Raguna as he cultivates his fields, battle monsters, and make an barren environment prosper. The game is heavily open-ended, allowing players to control how they play the game.

Rune Factory Frontier is set to release in the Spring of 2009.

Fact Sheet:

Venture into the wild frontier. Cultivate the land and a town will begin to grow. With settles will come new neighbors, love interests, and dangerous creatures...

• The makers of Harvest Moon and Rune Factory for Nintendo DS bring you a new title designed exclusively for the Wii, with unique, intuitive controls.
• Interact with lively characters in your town. Your behavior determines if they will become your friends or move on to greener pastures.
• Breath life into the barren wilderness. As you plant crops small creatures (spirits) will gather, triggering a food chain of larger and rarer creatures.
• The game's open-ended structure leaves every action to you - when monsters threaten your town, you decide whether to fight or befriend them.

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