Nursery Rhyme (video game)

Nursery Rhyme
Original visual novel cover of Nursery Rhyme
ナーサリィ☆ライム (Nāsaryi Raimu)
Genre	Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Game
Developer	Lump of Sugar
Publisher	Lump of Sugar (Windows) Moepli (FOMA)
Genre	Eroge, visual novel
Platform	Windows, FOMA
Released	JP: November 25, 2005
Light novel
Nursery Rhyme 1. Watakushi no Ōji-sama
Written by	Sasa Miyachiruda
Illustrated by	Fumitake Moekibara (cover art) Maru-chan
Published by	Softgarage
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Sofgare Novels
Published	September 25, 2006

Nursery Rhyme (ナーサリィ☆ライム, Nāsaryi Raimu) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Lump of Sugar and released on November 25, 2005 for Windows PCs. The story follows the life of Shizuma Hasekura, who visits his childhood friend Makina Tomoe and her twin sister, Yukina Tomoe. Nursery Rhyme is set in future, and takes place in the same world of Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity.

The gameplay in Nursery Rhyme follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters by the player character. The game ranked at No. 2 in the national top 50 for best-selling PC games sold in Japan. Nursery Rhyme has made transitions into other media, such as a light novel and audio dramas.

Nursery Rhyme is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Shizuma Hasekura. Much of its gameplay is spent reading the text that appears on the screen, which represents the story's narrative and dialogue. The text is accompanied by character sprites, which represent who Shizuma is talking to, over background art. Throughout the game, the player encounters CG artwork at certain points in the story, which take the place of the background art and character sprites.Nursery Rhyme follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.