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EarthBound Wii U Front Cover

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Published by

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Developed by

Ape, HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Released

Platforms

New Nintendo 3DS, SNES, Wii U

Genre

Role-Playing (RPG)

Perspective

Bird's-eye view

Visual

2D scrolling, Isometric

Art

Pacing

Gameplay

Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)

Setting

Fantasy, Sci-Fi / Futuristic

Narrative

Misc

Regional Differences

	Critic Score	User Score
New Nintendo 3DS	...	...

SNES	84	4.2

Wii U	88	4.3

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The game ratings for each category and platform are displayed below. The score for a particular platform is the average of all categories. Games must have 5 votes before they are given a MobyScore.

Breakdown by Rating Category

Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.)	4.2
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines	4.0
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes	4.4
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition	4.3
Story / Presentation The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed	4.4
Overall User Score (108 votes)	4.3

Breakdown by Platform

Platform	Votes	Total
New Nintendo 3DS	Awaiting 5 votes...
SNES	100	4.2
Gameplay		4.2
Graphics		4.0
Personal Slant		4.4
Sound / Music		4.3
Story / Presentation		4.4
Wii U	8	4.3
Gameplay		4.0
Graphics		4.1
Personal Slant		4.5
Sound / Music		4.6
Story / Presentation		4.4

User Reviews

Lightheartedly poking fun, 16-bit style	SNES	prymusferal (25)
Awesome Game	SNES	KFactor (98)
Good game, if you don't mind the kinks	SNES	Idkbutlike2 (23)
This game is pretty fun; try it out!	SNES	Quincy Phaeoile (3)
Greatly passes up Mother by far!	SNES	Dason Rise (20)
Sweeeeet!	SNES	Vance (101)
A classic....	SNES	Andrew Douglas (10)
A game different even in this era	SNES	SlapHappy (19)
Earthbound Review	SNES	Blake Smith (6)
I hate Earthbound!!!	SNES	Andrew Taylor (8)