Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness

is a farming simulation game developed by Marvelous Interactive and published by Natsume. It is the fourth Harvest Moon game on Nintendo DS. Like previous titles in the DS, Island of Happiness utilizes the stylus and features WiFi capabilities.
==Plot==
You can choose to play as a boy or girl, named Mark and Chelsea respectively. The player is an aspiring farmer who wants to begin a new life on a faraway island. The story starts with the player boarding a ship that will take them from the city to an island to start a new life. While on the boat, there is a violent storm at sea. The ship you are in is hit by a lightning bolt and gets destroyed.
An old man named Taro finds the player on the beach and wakes them up. He was on the boat with the rest of his family, and they are all shipwrecked on this island. Taro takes the player to the top of island and finds an old abandoned ranch. He asks if the player wants to be a rancher, to which they automatically agree.
==Gameplay==
All movements and actions are done using the touch screen, with the D-Pad used to change/equip tools and items. The game uses Wi-Fi to enable an online farm ranking service and an online voice chat session using the DS Microphone. The characters of Island of Happiness are all new characters to the Harvest Moon franchise. Additionally, there are some characters to unlock when certain requirements are done, such as building the island or getting a certain item.
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness features six marriage candidates each for Mark and Chelsea. Determined to get married, the player must unlock all main characters, befriend their sweetheart to a red heart, expand their house, unlock the Church, own the big bed, and buy the Blue Feather. After marriage, the player may have a child.
==Characters==
===Bachelorettes===
IoH Chelsea.png|Chelsea|link=Chelsea (IoH)|linktext=Chelsea's Page
Julia (IoH).png|Julia|link=Julia (IoH)|linktext=Julia's Page
Lanna (IoH).png|Lanna|link=Lanna (IoH)|linktext=Lanna's Page
Natalie (IoH).png|Natalie|link=Natalie (IoH)|linktext=Natalie's Page
Sabrina (IoH).png|Sabrina|link=Sabrina (IoH)|linktext=Sabrina's Page
Witchbig.gif|Witch Princess|link=Witch Princess (IoH)|linktext=Witch Princess' Page
*Chelsea
*Julia
*Lanna
*Natalie
*Sabrina
*Witch Princess
===Bachelors===
Denny (IoH).png|Denny|link=Denny (IoH)|linktext=Denny's Page
Elliot (IoH).png|Elliot|link=Elliot (IoH)|linktext=Elliot's Page
Mark (IoH).png|Mark|link=Mark (IoH)|linktext=Mark's Page
Pierre (IoH).png|Pierre|link=Pierre (IoH)|linktext=Pierre's Page
Shea (IoH).png|Shea|link=Shea (IoH)|linktext=Shea's Page
Vaughn (IoH).png|Vaughn|link=Vaughn (IoH)|linktext=Vaughn's Page
*Denny
*Elliot
*Mark
*Pierre
*Shea
*Vaughn
==Rival System==
The candidates that the player does not marry has potential to get married to their rival. By watching rival events between the rival couples, there is a potential for rival couples to get married. After they marry, the rival couple will also have a child of their own, but the child will never advance beyond infant stage. Shea, Mark, Chelsea and the Witch Princess do not have a rival candidate.
*Denny and Lanna can get married. They will have a daughter named Rosa.
*Elliot and Julia can get married. Their daughter will be named Kelly.
*Pierre and Natalie can get married and have a son named Jean.
*Vaughn and Sabrina can get married. They will have a daughter named Emma.
==See also==
*Characters
*Crops
*Animals
*Locations
*Greenhouse
*Cooking Recipes
*Weather Points
Category:Games
Category:Nintendo DS
Category:Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness