Rune Factory: Frontier Wii

In Rune Factory Frontier for Nintendo Wii gamers play as Raguna, who stumbles upon the tranquil town of Tranrupia while searching for Mist who mysteriously disappeared. On finding her in the town, Raguna is persuaded to stay and start a new life in Tranrupia, and so the adventure begins. As he settles into his new life Raguna can learn various trades such as farming (crops can be exchanged for money), forging (create tools and equipment), fishing, crafting (items such as medicine and plant food can be created in the lab), and cooking. Gamers can also freely explore the town and Whale Island - a gigantic flying island above the town - which is accessed via a tiny sprout; when watered it becomes a giant beanstalk. Key features to Rune Factory Frontier for Wii include rewarding life-like interactions with NPC characters, which promote prosperity and help the town grow; a dynamic ecosystem, allowing gamers cultivate and harvest crops; and Runeys, the four different spirits that inhabit the town and can be caught and released in various places to enhance the growth of crops. As you'd expect characters offer quirkiness in abundance: there's Melody, who settles in Tranrupia because she finds a hot spring on Whale Island; two characters named Iris, who look the same and possess the same powers; Uzuki, a girl from a warrior family who is too scared to fight in real life and Eunice, who loves to cook and clean. In an added twist there are a collection of dungeons to explore and monsters to expunge, which is key to progression as it allows gamers to level up. However, in the dungeons players can also befriend monsters and nurture them as companions who will eventually fight and tend crops for gamers - once given a Rune Stone they can also be bred. As the town grows in size so do the number of inhabitants and gamers will also be able to expand and customise their home. But trouble brewing on Whale Island threatens the peaceful town and ultimately Raguna is challenged w...