Silver Star Harmony - Game - GungHo Works L:HSS Special Minigame

On September 1st, 2009, GungHo Works debuted a special minigame on its site of the upcoming Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star for the PSP. This minigame showcased a little of the music, artwork, and story. Still more, the minigame also allows you to enter a contest for unique Lunar goods (a Lunar-themed planetarium), and allows you to access more material forthcoming on the site. Such updates will be announced on the official website frontpage, and LunarNET will also update its frontpage as updates come in.

First, here are the links to the official site:

Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star - GungHo Special Minigame
Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star - Main Site

LunarNET will continue to update this section as more information comes in. Presently, we have:

• - Gameplay: Explanation of the gameplay and collecting crystals
• - Contest: Rules of the contest for Lunar goods (a Lunar-themed planetarium)
• - Contents: Brief overview of the game contents (this will be expanded later)

Gameplay Explanation

"I can't wait until it's released!" If that's how you feel, then you're sure to enjoy the short story within the special minigame we have on the site! Now let's have a taste of the world of Lunar...

To start, click the button marked

Game Explanation / Complete Events / Warnings

This special minigame is so that you can get a taste of the Lunar world. Kei Shigema, creator of the Lunar series, has written over 20 short scenes just for this game! You can view a scenario by talking to a character with an icon/crystal over them.

Controls

After the opening sequence, at the title screen, select the top option to start from the beginning, and the bottom option to continue from where you left off (this will be grayed out the first time you play).

Use the arrow keys to move Alex around. Use the spacebar to talk to characters. To advance dialogue, use the spacebar or click the dialogue box. In some cases, events will happen automatically when you come close to a character.

Click on the upper-right option to see how many icon/crystals you have collected (/).

Once you have collected all crystals possible for the time being, the upper-middle box's icon/crystal display will be grayed out. (Implicitly, this sounds as if GungHo Works will append more scenes onto this minigame over the next several weeks.)

Contest Rules

Lunar: Wish Upon a Star Campaign First Part: 9-1-2009 to 9-30-2009 (Three parts planned until November) Play and complete the Lunar: Special Minigame, and you can enter a contest for a Homestar Pro Planetarium with the Lunar logo on it! Homestar Pro (2nd Edition) Fill the inside of your room with the stars

-Contest Details-

In the Lunar Special Minigame, talk to characters with a to earn "Normal points". Once you've talked to all five and cleared those scenes, you can enter the contest! Follow the link to the entry form to enter. Each month, one person will be chosen to win the "Limited Edition Lunar-logo Homestar Pro" planetarium.

-Contest Length-

September 1st, 2009, to November 30th, 2009, at 3:00pm.

-Rules and Restrictions-

• - The contest is only open to Japanese residents. The prize will not be shipped internationally.
• - Each person may only enter the contest once per month.
• - One person may enter a maximum of three times (once per month).
• (Remaining items have been trimmed. Most were technical details on all rights reserved, etc.)

Contents of Game

The game takes place in Meribia, after Alex, Luna, Nall, and Ramus have just arrived to sell the Dragon Diamond.

Story/Characters: The story is just a mock-up of Meribia. You meet all the main playable characters in the city (Nash, Mia, Kyle, Jessica), and the dialogue is enough to give you a little background on who they are. (Note that this is not what the actual storyline will be like.)

Graphics: The minigame shows off a bit of the isometric view that we've seen in screenshots up until now. It also shows the character artwork during dialogue, and a bit of the animated scenes from the opening and Luna's song on the boat to Meribia.

Music: All the music in Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star / Silver Star Harmony has been remastered. You'll notice changes in the instrumentation of the instrumental Wind's Nocturne in the opening, a minor change in the Meribia theme, and re-recorded vocals for Luna's boat song Wind's Nocturne.

LUNAR ©1992 Game Arts / Toshiyuki Kubooka / Kei Shigema
©1996 Kadokawa Shoten / Game Arts / JAM
©2009 Game Arts, Original Character Design by Toshiyuki Kubooka
"Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star" official site: http://www.gunghoworks.jp/game/lunar