<s>
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neverland	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Interactive	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Natsume	O
,	O
and	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	O
Factory	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
farm	O
simulation	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon/Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
celebrating	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
Yoshifumi	O
Hashimoto	O
(	O
longtime	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon/Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
series	O
)	O
as	O
"	O
Harvest	O
Moon	O
where	O
you	O
wield	O
a	O
sword.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
most	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon/Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
games	O
,	O
every	O
10	O
seconds	O
of	O
gameplay	O
ten	O
minutes	O
pass	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
usual	O
game	O
mechanic	O
of	O
purchasing	O
animals	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
in	O
dungeons	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
fighting	O
mechanic	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
GBA	B-Device
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
Harvest	B-Application
Moon/Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Raguna	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
stamina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
stamina	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
hand	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
blue	O
bar	O
known	O
as	O
Raguna	O
's	O
"	O
Rune	O
Points	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raguna	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
idea	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
or	O
where	O
he	O
came	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
and	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
of	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
