is a

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

developed by Millennium Kitchen and published by

Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...

for the

PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...

. It is part of the popular ''

Boku no Natsuyasumi is a video game developed by Millennium Kitchen and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in Japan on June 22, 2000. It is first game in the ''Boku no Natsuyasumi'' series, which also includes sequels released in 2002, ...

'' series and was released in Japan on July 2, 2009. Like

Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 is a video game developed by Millennium Kitchen and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the popular Boku no Natsuyasumi series and was released in Japan on July 11, 2002. It is an alternate universe seq ...

, it takes place in a Japanese coastal village.

Description

The main character spends his summer vacation in a coastal village in Japan. The game contains the familiar bug collecting, beetle fighting, swimming, fishing, morning exercises, and family meals from previous series entries, but also features new activities, such as playing a taiko drum, challenging other children to duels with your mechanical toys, a beetle circus, and several tabletop games. Unlike other games in the series, which take place in the year 1975, this installment takes place in the summer of 1985.

Reception

Popular Japanese review magazine ''

Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the fo ...

'' rated the game a 31 out of 40 (8/8/8/7).

References

External links

Official Website (SCE)

Single-player video games Adventure games Japan-exclusive video games Sony Interactive Entertainment games 2009 video games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Portable-only games Video games developed in Japan Video games about children Video games about insects Video game sequels Video games set in 1985 Video games set in Japan Works about vacationing Millennium Kitchen games {{adventure-videogame-stub