EarthBound

EarthBound

Released: August 27, 1994
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Super Nintendo Entertainment System Wii U New Nintendo 3DS Super Famicom

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Fantasy Science fiction Drama

Player Perspectives:

First person Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

89.4
Based on 494 ratings

Critics Rating

93.3
Based on 3 ratings

Total Rating

91.4
Based on 497 ratings

Summary

A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.

Storyline

The story begins when Ness is awakened by a meteor that has plummeted to the earth near his home, whereupon he proceeds to investigate the crash site. When Ness gets to the crash site he discovers a police roadblock and Pokey Minch, his friend and neighbor, who tells him to go home. Later, Ness is woken up again by Pokey knocking at his door, demanding help to find his brother Picky.

They find him near the meteor sleeping behind a tree and wake him up. Then the three encounter an insect from the meteor named Buzz Buzz who informs Ness that he is from the future where the "universal cosmic destroyer", Giygas, dominates the planet. Buzz Buzz senses great potential in Ness and instructs him to embark on a journey to seek out and record the melodies of eight "sanctuaries," unite his own powers with the Earth's and gain the strength required to confront Giygas.

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Involved Companies

Creatures Inc.

Role:
Developer

HAL Laboratory

Role:
Developer

Nintendo

Role:
Publisher

Ape

Role:
Developer

Keywords

aliens ghosts martial arts dinosaurs time travel 2d invasion 16-bit turn-based 20th century 1990s robots mummy ufo female protagonist insanity religion multiple protagonists psychic abilities apocalypse satire time machine teleportation pizza good vs evil cult alien invasion meditation darkness nintendo power leveling up corrupt government damsel in distress party system virtual console descendants of other characters save point young protagonist robot protagonist saving the world royalty male antagonist self-referential humor real-time waiting submarine new protagonist in sequel kidnapping fire manipulation escaping imprisonment censored version status effects prince cryokinesis psychics corruption white magic exploring yourself year x in-game anti-piracy effects male protagonist retroachievements shigesato itoi fan translation - english fan translation - polish fan translation - brazilian portuguese nintendo 3ds virtual console wii u virtual console

Alternative Names

MOTHER 2 Mother 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushuu Mother 2 Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back マザー2 MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲 어스바운드

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