John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland is a "hands-on" real-time farming game for the Nintendo DS. The core play mechanic is "Sculpt the Heartland" -- Craft virgin soil into a profitable, prize winning, and picturesque farm. Prepare land and livestock to produce goods with which you can profit and purchase John Deere equipment, land, or livestock to improve your farm. Neglect the farm and you will reap what you sow.