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Help Luigi overcome ghastly ghosts, mind-melting puzzles, and his own clumsiness in an all-new spooky adventure. Armed with his trusty Poltergust 5000—a ghost-catching vacuum cleaner—and all the courage of a wet napkin, the green-hatted hero needs your help to battle through five massive mansions full of hidden passages and bone-chilling challenges. Whether you’re charging up the new strobe light to stun a slime-tossing Gobber ghost, revealing illusions with the new Dark Light Device, or reeling in multiple poltergeists with timely button presses, you’ll need to use all of your paranormal survival skills.
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72 of 84 people found the following review helpful
By Bunny
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Being a fan of Dark Moon's predecessor, Luigi's Mansion for GameCube, I've been anxiously awaiting the release of this game. It's been a long wait but I'm happy to report it was well worth it!
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon takes the basic concepts of its predecessor and brings them to life in a stunning 3D world. Really. I think this is the most impressed I've been with the utilization of 3D on my 3DS to date. The graphics are gorgeous and not a single detail was overlooked.
The Poltergust 3000 has been upgraded to a Poltergust 5000 in Dark Moon and other additions bring this sequel to a fresh new level, like the new strobe and lightning bolt features. If you loved sucking up ghosts in the original you'll enjoy doing more of the same here with a few fun upgrades.
I was a bit worried about the use of the gyroscope in this game but it incorporates well. By tilting the screen you're able to aim your tools into every nook and cranny of the room. The tilt feature compliments game play nicely without being obnoxious.
If you're familiar with the GameCube version you'll pick up on the game play here quickly. If not, you won't be faced with a daunting learning curve. The controls are pretty straightforward and quickly begin to feel natural as you get comfortable with the game.
I found Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to be a perfect marriage of innovation and recognition from the original, and it's worth mentioning again just how truly amazing the 3D experience in this game is. Oh, and of course it's loads of fun! Highly recommended, excellent title!
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon takes the basic concepts of its predecessor and brings them to life in a stunning 3D world. Really. I think this is the most impressed I've been with the utilization of 3D on my 3DS to date. The graphics are gorgeous and not a single detail was overlooked.
The Poltergust 3000 has been upgraded to a Poltergust 5000 in Dark Moon and other additions bring this sequel to a fresh new level, like the new strobe and lightning bolt features. If you loved sucking up ghosts in the original you'll enjoy doing more of the same here with a few fun upgrades.
I was a bit worried about the use of the gyroscope in this game but it incorporates well. By tilting the screen you're able to aim your tools into every nook and cranny of the room. The tilt feature compliments game play nicely without being obnoxious.
If you're familiar with the GameCube version you'll pick up on the game play here quickly. If not, you won't be faced with a daunting learning curve. The controls are pretty straightforward and quickly begin to feel natural as you get comfortable with the game.
I found Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to be a perfect marriage of innovation and recognition from the original, and it's worth mentioning again just how truly amazing the 3D experience in this game is. Oh, and of course it's loads of fun! Highly recommended, excellent title!
44 of 53 people found the following review helpful
By Robert
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It seems that the two biggest criticisms against this game are its difficulty and length. Which is such a shame. Nintendo should be applauded for its minimal hand-holding and less forgiving difficulty. This is the direction we should be pining for in video games, handheld or otherwise, not running away from. Let's also make it clear that this game's difficulty is entirely, reasonably manageable. Yes, you could make a mistake and have to repeat a lot of an area. So? I thought this was part of why Dark Souls was so well received? What's the difference here? I love the added tension of knowing that if I mess up I'll have to start over. It gives the exploring more suspense.
As far as the length, finally, a game reminiscent of the adventure games from years past where you really felt the game had a lot of meat to it and you could chip away at it and explore and take your time gathering the collectibles. Why do we want a game that's over in 8 hours? Especially when the gameplay is as stellar as it is here.
I actually had my own misgivings about the game before it released. The one worry I had was that it wasn't open-world. Yet even this ends up working in its favor. The way it's designed actually doesn't make it feel limited like you'd think. It just works, and the game actually benefits from this way of play.
Now let's focus on what makes this game great.
This is the kind of game I love. I love the exploration, I love the collectibles and upgrades, I love the atmosphere. The actual mechanics work beautifully. The game just plays how you'd think it would in your imagination with flawless execution. Finding hidden treasures in the nooks and crannies is fantastic. There's something endlessly satisfying about how you uncover some of the more hidden gems. Just through sheer curiosity you mess with things and just sort of intuitively figure out how one thing interacts with another thing and then you'll stumble upon something secret. It's just sort of natural.
The best example I can think of would be similar to how in Portal you just instinctively solve puzzles because everything becomes so fluent and natural to you, the controls and environments in Dark Moon are just as perfectly tuned that everything just becomes second-nature. Everything is so wonderfully implemented that you're able to completely immerse yourself in the game's charismatic and beautifully detailed world. This then makes it so that it never feels like you're trying to solve a puzzle in a video game but rather that you're actually just exploring some ridiculous haunted mansion. That's the sort of video game magic I crave.
It's clear that Nintendo, Next Level and Miyamoto went all out on this game. The production, the visuals, the sound, the atmosphere, the gameplay mechanics and everything in between are as good as you could hope. It's a labor of love and an attempt to try to create the best experience possible. And it succeeds.
Let's hope we see video games continue in this direction.
As far as the length, finally, a game reminiscent of the adventure games from years past where you really felt the game had a lot of meat to it and you could chip away at it and explore and take your time gathering the collectibles. Why do we want a game that's over in 8 hours? Especially when the gameplay is as stellar as it is here.
I actually had my own misgivings about the game before it released. The one worry I had was that it wasn't open-world. Yet even this ends up working in its favor. The way it's designed actually doesn't make it feel limited like you'd think. It just works, and the game actually benefits from this way of play.
Now let's focus on what makes this game great.
This is the kind of game I love. I love the exploration, I love the collectibles and upgrades, I love the atmosphere. The actual mechanics work beautifully. The game just plays how you'd think it would in your imagination with flawless execution. Finding hidden treasures in the nooks and crannies is fantastic. There's something endlessly satisfying about how you uncover some of the more hidden gems. Just through sheer curiosity you mess with things and just sort of intuitively figure out how one thing interacts with another thing and then you'll stumble upon something secret. It's just sort of natural.
The best example I can think of would be similar to how in Portal you just instinctively solve puzzles because everything becomes so fluent and natural to you, the controls and environments in Dark Moon are just as perfectly tuned that everything just becomes second-nature. Everything is so wonderfully implemented that you're able to completely immerse yourself in the game's charismatic and beautifully detailed world. This then makes it so that it never feels like you're trying to solve a puzzle in a video game but rather that you're actually just exploring some ridiculous haunted mansion. That's the sort of video game magic I crave.
It's clear that Nintendo, Next Level and Miyamoto went all out on this game. The production, the visuals, the sound, the atmosphere, the gameplay mechanics and everything in between are as good as you could hope. It's a labor of love and an attempt to try to create the best experience possible. And it succeeds.
Let's hope we see video games continue in this direction.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon maintains the same charming formula that made the first game a success.
March 25, 2013
By A. Siddiqui
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Back in 2002 Luigi was given a second chance to star in his own adventure called Luigi's Mansion, and although it was a short journey it won the hearts of critics and fans. Now ten years later Luigi is summoned once again by the intelligent Professor E. Gadd to once again dawn his trusty flashlight and the new Poltergust 5000 to star in his newest adventure, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. With a lengthy adventure, that easily surpasses the predecessor, combined with some humorous comedic situations and an elegantly crafted world timing with intricate puzzles Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is an excellent reason to purchase a Nintendo 3DS.
Professor E. Gadd has spent his life researching paranormal activity, but when a mystical dark moon disappears from the sky of Evershade Valley, his ghostly allies turn hostile. In order to restore order Elvin Gadd contacts his friend Luigi, who is comfortably sleeping in his chair, to collect the shattered pieces of the artifact. Although the Professor can spark a few laughs the true humor of the game comes from the wacky animations: Luigi getting thrown into the wall by traps that open hidden areas; peering through crack in the wall and seeing ghosts gleefully performing misdeeds. These concepts are complemented by the superb sound design and soundtrack, adding more favor to the silly events as Luigi hums with the spooky music.
The atmosphere of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is its greatest accomplishment. The perfect combination of spookiness and child-like wonders adds charm to each of the well-designed capacious area. Suits of armor line the hallways waiting for unexpected trespassers and flashes of light cast shadows when shined in front of an object. Turning on 3D the effect allows for excellent depth-of-field in certain parts of the game, especially when the camera zooms out. Each mansion is saturated with large rooms littered with secrets that include traps, treasure, and hidden ghosts. The various safes, vents, plants, and other strange contraptions release bundles of coins, notes, and gold blocks that make interacting with every piece of the environment time well-spent.
However, exploring the mansions can be difficult since the mission structure follows a specific path and encourages you to follow it. The helpful map on the bottom screen ensures you don't get lost, but it would be nice if you were given more freedom. Each mission is divided into levels and Luigi is transported between them using a transporter called the Pixelshifter, which warps Luigi from one location after being converted in tiny blocks and then put back together. Although Professor Gadd constantly calls Luigi on his Dual Scream (a clever take on the original Nintendo DS) to inform him of his current progress and give him instructions for the set objective, it seems unnecessary to inform the player of everything they do. It becomes a vexing inconvenience after the first level.
Luigi has access to two tools to take the supernatural: his flashlight, whichcontains a dark-light attachment that reveals illusions, ghosts, and hidden objects, as well as his Poltergust 5000 vacuum. These are the only tools required to solve the many puzzles within each mansion and are properly equipped to handle any combat situation. By exposing the hearts of the ghost using his flashlight Luigi initiates a tug-of-war between the creatures and then suck them into his vacuum after draining all the health of his target, a power meter also appears that if charged can do a massive amount of damage for quicker battles. Missions all require a combination of catching ghosts and solving puzzles, ending with a boss fight that requires a combination of both. Anything in the environment can be important to your task, requiring careful observation and use of your dark-light. The puzzles are varied and rarely repeat the same pattern, offering new challenges as you progress through the game. Although Professor Gadd points you in the right direction, finding the solution to each problems is tricky but rewarding once you do.
Multiplayer is the most shocking addition to Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon called ScareScraper. Up to 4 players are sent into a random mansion and take control of different color variations of Luigi to clear each floor all the ghostly inhabitants, locating invisible ghost-dogs or racing to find a hidden hatch to the next area. Whether playing online, local or download play, teamwork is essential to pass through each level and defeat the bosses, but it's clear that these modes were made to accompany 4-player cooperative play and taking on the multiplayer mode with less players can lead to frustration.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is a wonderful sequel. It allows Luigi a chance at the spotlight once again and show gamers that he can be just as entertaining as Mario. A fickle difficulty curve and a poor checkpoint system can lead to annoying situations but these are mostly minor concerns. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon maintains the same charming formula that made the first game a success and returning to Luigi's newest ghost catching adventure is definitely worth taking.
Professor E. Gadd has spent his life researching paranormal activity, but when a mystical dark moon disappears from the sky of Evershade Valley, his ghostly allies turn hostile. In order to restore order Elvin Gadd contacts his friend Luigi, who is comfortably sleeping in his chair, to collect the shattered pieces of the artifact. Although the Professor can spark a few laughs the true humor of the game comes from the wacky animations: Luigi getting thrown into the wall by traps that open hidden areas; peering through crack in the wall and seeing ghosts gleefully performing misdeeds. These concepts are complemented by the superb sound design and soundtrack, adding more favor to the silly events as Luigi hums with the spooky music.
The atmosphere of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is its greatest accomplishment. The perfect combination of spookiness and child-like wonders adds charm to each of the well-designed capacious area. Suits of armor line the hallways waiting for unexpected trespassers and flashes of light cast shadows when shined in front of an object. Turning on 3D the effect allows for excellent depth-of-field in certain parts of the game, especially when the camera zooms out. Each mansion is saturated with large rooms littered with secrets that include traps, treasure, and hidden ghosts. The various safes, vents, plants, and other strange contraptions release bundles of coins, notes, and gold blocks that make interacting with every piece of the environment time well-spent.
However, exploring the mansions can be difficult since the mission structure follows a specific path and encourages you to follow it. The helpful map on the bottom screen ensures you don't get lost, but it would be nice if you were given more freedom. Each mission is divided into levels and Luigi is transported between them using a transporter called the Pixelshifter, which warps Luigi from one location after being converted in tiny blocks and then put back together. Although Professor Gadd constantly calls Luigi on his Dual Scream (a clever take on the original Nintendo DS) to inform him of his current progress and give him instructions for the set objective, it seems unnecessary to inform the player of everything they do. It becomes a vexing inconvenience after the first level.
Luigi has access to two tools to take the supernatural: his flashlight, whichcontains a dark-light attachment that reveals illusions, ghosts, and hidden objects, as well as his Poltergust 5000 vacuum. These are the only tools required to solve the many puzzles within each mansion and are properly equipped to handle any combat situation. By exposing the hearts of the ghost using his flashlight Luigi initiates a tug-of-war between the creatures and then suck them into his vacuum after draining all the health of his target, a power meter also appears that if charged can do a massive amount of damage for quicker battles. Missions all require a combination of catching ghosts and solving puzzles, ending with a boss fight that requires a combination of both. Anything in the environment can be important to your task, requiring careful observation and use of your dark-light. The puzzles are varied and rarely repeat the same pattern, offering new challenges as you progress through the game. Although Professor Gadd points you in the right direction, finding the solution to each problems is tricky but rewarding once you do.
Multiplayer is the most shocking addition to Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon called ScareScraper. Up to 4 players are sent into a random mansion and take control of different color variations of Luigi to clear each floor all the ghostly inhabitants, locating invisible ghost-dogs or racing to find a hidden hatch to the next area. Whether playing online, local or download play, teamwork is essential to pass through each level and defeat the bosses, but it's clear that these modes were made to accompany 4-player cooperative play and taking on the multiplayer mode with less players can lead to frustration.
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is a wonderful sequel. It allows Luigi a chance at the spotlight once again and show gamers that he can be just as entertaining as Mario. A fickle difficulty curve and a poor checkpoint system can lead to annoying situations but these are mostly minor concerns. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon maintains the same charming formula that made the first game a success and returning to Luigi's newest ghost catching adventure is definitely worth taking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I LOVE this game.
Luigi's mansion games are always so much fun. This one lives up to the reputation, I am having a blast with it.
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