Harvest Moon fans and frustrated farmers and gardeners all across Europe might be happy to hear this: Harvest Moon for the DS will hit videogame store shelves this April 13th. For an estimated price of US$ 58, European gamers can finally live their deepest farming dreams sans the manure and the bug bites.

In the game, you play as a farmer in Forget-Me-Not Valley. Among your duties include tending to the animals and raising crops. The better you look after your farm, the closer you are to releasing the Harvest Goddess and Harvest Sprites from the world that the Witch Princess has transported them to. The more Harvest Sprites you release, the more help you could get in tending your farm.

You can also socialize with the other residents of Forget-Me-Not-Valley by talking to them and giving them presents. All tasks are done with ease through the two screens of the DS. The bottom screen shows the menu interfaces and the status screens while the upper screen allows you to view the part of the town or farm you're located at. The two screens are easily navigable through the DS stylus.

So, ready to go old MacDonald mode?