The objective of the main story mode is to figure out why all of the crops on Sunny Island have begun to grow and overtake the island. You can play as 12 different characters from the Island of Happiness and each one has a little bit different take on the crop mystery. The story is the same, but different aspects of the story will be evident from each point of view.

The game also supports multiplayer local DS play, where you can challenge up to four of your friends. If your friends don't have a copy of Frantic Farming, you can still play DS-to-DS by transferring a smaller version of the game to your friends DS console. Each person can play as Mark, Natalie, Chelsea or Elliot, and the field map is set for the Ranch. If you friends have their own copy of the game then there are more options to play with.

• Special abilities unique to each character
• Selectable characters have their own storyline
• Play up to 12 available characters from the Harvest Moon universe
• Obtain collectibles during play and view them in an album of your collected works