Introduction:

Hey there. I'm Bazzoka and I'm going to review this wonderful game, EarthBound. Not many will remember it seeing as it is a SNES game but here I go.

Story:

The story is about a young boy named... well actually you can name him your self but it can't be too long. Anyway the story is about a boy named Ness that is awoken in the middle of the night only to find the police at the very top of a near by hill. Later in the night your neighbour, Pokey, awakens you to tell you that supposedly he "lost" his brother. You go up the hill, since the police aren't there anymore, and you find Pokey's brother, Picky. Also with the addition of finding his brother you also see a meteor that releases a bug like thing. You return to your house but before you can a Star Man fights you. Don't worry, its and auto win pretty much. This is where pretty much the story kicks into action without me revealing anything too important.

Gameplay:

This is a RPG. The gameplay is quite magnificent for its time. It allows you to move in the compass rose. North, East, South, and West. Plus you can move NE, SE, SW, and NW. You can also speed through the text by pressing the A and the L buttons. Has many things for you to battle and its just a solid game. Though some of it can be bad. This really does tend to happen once in a while. If you're playing it and you pull the cord of the controller it will turn to a black screen and be screwed. If you're lucky, you're game will be safe but if you're not BAM all the files have been erased. But that's like a glitch.

I give the gameplay: 9/10

Graphics:

The graphics are also quite an astonishment as well. Though it is only a mere 16-Bit game, the graphics of it's time are quite good. On the overworld, the graphics are a little-less detailed but that's just like any other game. When you go into a battle there is some nicely thought up backgrounds. The enemies are well detailed as well. Only one thing bothers me. They didn't make battle sprites for the main characters but you can't expect much from an old game like this.

I give the graphics: 8/10

Sound:

The sound. One of the most important things in life. Why, if there was no music then there wouldn't be the special feel to the game, ya know what I mean? Well let me tell you, the sound may sound a little bit like a GB, but the sound is solid. It gives the right music for the right time. The sound of doing other things, such as equipping, healing, etc., are also very well done. There is nothing bad with the music.

I give the sound: 10/10

Replayability:

If you're the one that loves RPGs then you'll want to play this thing over and over again. Why might you ask? Well it hands out so many things for you to do, that you can only do once, that you might love of the things and play that one part. Or it could be the fact the its just long enough but not to long nor is it short. Though it takes awhile to get to some of the really good parts. I would know. I've played this thing from beginning to end 5-7 times.

I give the replayability: 8/10

Challenge:

Oh yeah, the challenges in this game. There are things in this game that will make you level up before you move on. If you don't even try to level up, then... you're DOOMED!!! It is an absolute MUST that you have to level up. Also getting the ultimate weapon for each character will take a toll on your time.

I give the challenge: 10/10

Overall:

Overall, this is a pretty solid game.

I give Earthbound: 10/10

Conclusion:

So I can't really say this is bad now can I? Well not many people would know this game so that's why I made this review. You would only know Ness from SSB and SSBM. Well I hope this has given you people enough information about EarthBound. Well in Japan they call it Mother 2. See ya, and good night or good morning or whatever time you are reading this.

Written By: Bazzoka
E-Mail: Bazzoka_Kirby@yahoo.ca
Date Submitted: November 13th, 2005

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