

Speaking to other characters within the game is either activated by tapping the character or pressing in the A button while facing them. Unlike its predecessor, Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness, the player is not limited to controlling the game with the touch screen. Each day takes place over approximately fifteen minutes.

Gameplay is split into four 30-day seasons to make up a year. The player's task is to find the magical Sun Stones and restore the Sunshine Islands to their former glory. Many years before the events of the game, a powerful earthquake struck the Sunshine Islands, causing them to sink into the ocean. The player can choose to be a boy (Mark) or a girl (Chelsea). The seventeenth installment of the Story of Seasons series, and the fourth available for the Nintendo DS, the game closely resembles Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness a section of the island from Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness is one of multiple islands in this game. "Farm Story: Shining Sun and Friends"), is a video game that was released on Februin Japan and Novemin North America.

Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands ( 牧場物語 キラキラ太陽となかまたち, Bokujō Monogatari: Kira Kira Taiyō to Nakama Tachi, lit.
