When a meteor lands near his home town of Onett, a young boy named Ness joins his neighbours to investigate. At the top of the mountain behind his home, Ness is visited by a time-travelling beetle, and attacked by a metal-clad alien being. Only by finding good friends, and improving his latent psychic abilities, can Ness save the world from the evil intentions of the alien known as Giygas.
The second in the Mother series, but the first released outside of Japan. This RPG set in wacky modern-day Eagleland sees you playing as Ness, a young boy with psychic powers.
You start in the suburbs of Onett, but your adventure will take you all around the world. As you travel, enemies attack, and you will have to battle them using a menu-based system. Select the moves your characters makes, including attacks, psychic attacks or using items. Deplete the enemy's HP to win each battle and gain experience, making your characters stronger.
Each town that you travel to features new creatures to defeat and new people to rescue. Eagleland, and all of its inhabitants, are slightly surreal, and may need your help solving their problems.