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Description

In the year 199X, in the village of Onett, on the continent of Eageland...

Young Ness was asleep one night when a loud crashing noise awoke him suddenly. As he rushes out of bed and up to a nearby hill, he encounters a strange meteor, carrying a single passenger: a mysterious insect-like being named Buzz Buzz. Buzz Buzz tells him that in the future, an evil alien being known as Gigyas has conquered the world, and the only one who can stop him are 4 young kids: 3 boys and a girl. Ness, of course, is one of the chosen ones...

Ness now must find the other three children: Paula, a young girl from Twoson with remarkable psychic powers, Jeff, a mechanical genius from Winters, and Poo, the young Prince of Dahlaam. Together, these four friends have the power to defeat Gigyas and save the world from his chaotic reign!

Alternate Titles

  • "MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲" -- Japanese spelling
  • "Mother 2: Revenge of Gigyas!" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

Lightheartedly poking fun, 16-bit style prymusferal (25) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Good game, if you don't mind the kinks Vitaliy Shalak (4) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
Awesome Game KFactor (83) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
This game is pretty fun; try it out! Quincy Phaeoile (3) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
A game different even in this era SlapHappy (19) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Earthbound Review Blake Smith (6) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
I hate Earthbound!!! Andrew Taylor (8) 0.6 Stars0.6 Stars0.6 Stars0.6 Stars0.6 Stars
A classic.... Andrew Douglas (10) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Greatly passes up Mother by far! Moriah Seaman (20) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Sweeeeet! Vance (97) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

AllRPG 2001 9.2 out of 10 92
Hardcore Gaming 101 2000 9 out of 10 90
RPGFan Aug 09, 2000 88 out of 100 88
Jaded Gamer, The Aug 17, 2005 86 out of 100 86
Nintendo Land Sep 13, 2003 85 out of 100 85
GamersMark Aug 03, 2001 8 out of 10 80
All Game Guide 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameCola.net May, 2003 7.2 out of 10 72
Game Players Jul, 1995 69 out of 100 69
Video Games & Computer Entertainment Jul, 1995 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

In Peaceful Rest Valley, you'll encounter a large statue of a pencil blocking your path. At that point, you'll receive the Pencil Eraser and Apple Kid will jokingly warn you about using the machine nearby a place that sells pencils.

In the japanese version, the statues aren't pencils but instead octopus statues. So in the japanese version, Apple kid will joke about using the machine nearby a "Takoyaki" (grilled octopus) restaurant which wouldn't make sense to some United States players.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Satoshi Kunsai (1856) on Jun 09, 2002.
 

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