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3.7 / 5
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3.6
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THE GOOD:
- Wonderfully thorough game play with a touch of creepy, cartoony suspense

- A great soundtrack throughout, especially while navigating the corridors of the mansion

- Vibrant, creative, and personally unique boss portrait ghosts included

THE BAD:
- The simple, cloned ghost enemies contained in this game are quite a bore as well as a nagging annoyance

- Your character lacks a lot of basic 3D-wandering FPA mobility

SUMMARY:
[ Introduction ]

This certain Gamecube game was one of the first to really get me hooked onto the whole first person adventure perspective, as well as the aspect of the whole horror/suspense genre, but I doubt I'll be taking it any farther than this title. It was both a creative, colourful puzzle as much as it was a Super...

Written by Insanity Prevails England
For Nintendo it seemed as if each console that make has to be launched with Mario title. Technically the Gamecube managed that too, but the actual game released wasn't quite the one people expected. For a start it's not a platform game, and the starring role belongs to the eternal understudy, Luigi.

Luigi wins a mansion in a contest he didn't enter. Of course nobody in the Mario universe finds this in the least bit suspicious, so Mario says he will meet his brother at his new pad (not quite the same as having a princess waiting for you though). When Luigi does finally arrive his brother is nowhere to be found, and instead he is greeted by a bunch of ghosts. Shortly after another weird lifeform appears who attempts (and fails) to vanquish the spirits. Afterwards this lifeform introduces himself as Professor E.Gadd (didyouseewhattheydidthere?) and gives Luigi the vacuum he was using earlier - the Poultergust 3000. You adventure is about to begin.

No, it's not a...
Written by AiElYu United States
THE GOOD:
Luigi is the main character; being able to play as Luigi.
Decent Graphics.
Fun concept.
Puzzling at some points.
Large variety of ghosts.
Catchy tune.

THE BAD:
Too simple.

SUMMARY:
Luigi finally stars in his own game for once, after being overshadowed by his brother for so long. In Luigi's Mansion, Luigi is the one that's doing the saving; and this time, he's going to save his brother, Mario! With a fun and innovative concept of capturing ghosts at a haunted mansion where his brother is trapped in, Luigi's mansion is one of the earliest games for the GameCube, and one of the best, in my opinion.

The character has to wield a vacuum cleaner called the Poltergust 3000 (Which makes an appearance in Mario Power Tennis as Luigi's Defensive Power Shot as well as Mario & Luigi : Superstar Saga.), given to Luigi by Professor Elvin Gadd (E. Gadd) who was once a dedicated ghostbuster. The player has to...

Written by The Rising Nebula
THE GOOD:
1. Luig's first platform, and it's actually worth playing!
2. It's something new and unlike all the other Mario games where he is the hero always trying to save Princess Peach from Bowser.
3. The music fits the game well and makes it more lively and creepy.
4. There are different ghost types then just one making the game more exciting and unexpected.
5. Collecting money for a prize mansion at the end adds to more fun you'll have in the game, this will also give you more determination to collect as much money as possible.
6. For this game to be only played on the Gamecube the graphics are fairly good.
7. Nice storyline that appears just enough to get you by throughout the whole game, from beginning to end.

THE BAD:
1. The graphics could look more lively so to make you think you are actually there in the game.
2. Bosses and ghosts themselves could be more hard and not so easy to beat as they already are.

Written by Chad Chad
THE GOOD:
+Luigi's the hero this time!
+Graphics are amazing
+Gameplay is excellent
+Good storyline
+Controls are easy

THE BAD:
-It won't take long to get sick of

SUMMARY:
Usually it is Mario doing the saving, but this time it is the other way around. Luigi has won a mansion in a contest that he never even entered! His suspicions tell him something is up so Mario volunteers to go and check out the mansion to see if it is alright. Luigi doesn't hear from Mario in a while and goes to check out his new mansion himself. While on his way he runs into a funny looking man who gives him a special machine, the Polterguest 3000. This backpack vacuum is only good for one thing, catching ghost.
The gameplay takes you through loads of levels in this huge mansion. There are plenty of portrait ghosts to keep you entertained for a while and to help you train for the boss ghosts. There is only a few boss ghosts, but trust me,...

THE GOOD:
Incredible Graphics
Unique Gameplay
Everything Other Than The Game's Length!

THE BAD:
Slightly Too Short

SUMMARY:
Finally, after years of waiting, the green Plumber finally gets his own game! And what a game it is!

Luigi has won a mansion in a contest which he didn't even enter. He invites his brother, Mario (who is away at the time) to visit him at the mansion. Upon arriving, Luigi finds the place haunted! He speaks to a Toad, who accompanied Princess Peach to the mansion - but Peach ran away scared! Luigi heads up the stair and encounters a group of Ghosts, before a little Professor named Elvin Gadd appears with a vacuum cleaner named the "Poltergust 3000". This device is capable of sucking in Ghosts and blowing out fire, water and ice with the right upgrades!

The Player controls Luigi and his Poltergust 3000 using the Control Stick, and the Flash-Light using the C-Stick. The Flash-Light is necessary for...

Written by Kiker
THE GOOD:
Graphix since it looks pretty real and spooky. Y'know. The ghosts, the Boos and Luigi and the dust.

Sound since I don't hear much. Just don't press A in front of nothing cause Luigi yells "Mario".

THE BAD:
Gameplay is very very repetitive because all you do is suck up some ghosts with a vaccuum and then it dies and when it's a boo, well, I ain't spoiling anything else.

It says it has Comic Horror, but it's not THAT scary. I mean that when I compare it to Resident Evil.

Won't be played that much unless you're a die hard fan.

SUMMARY:
People has dissed this game for a reason. Because it's not that scary or good. Buying this makes you weird unless you really hate it. Man, I wouldn't waste $40 on this unless you favour not much sound or favour graphics. All you do is shine a light at a ghost, suck it with a vacuum then you pull the control stick the opposite direction of the ghost. That's it. How boring and...

Written by tomato13187
THE GOOD:
*Graphics~ I'd say this wqas a huge step forward for the graphics, and it really showed off GameCube's full potential. The dust, the ghosts, it's very realistic looking.

*Plot~ The plot started out a bit shaky, but it got better as it went along

*Sound~ I like the sound, saince there isn't much of it, and it can seem a bit...spooky

THE BAD:
*Controls~ The controls were utterly annoying since you had to use the C-stick to aim up and downinstead of the control stick, which was to move. It was hard to use one button and 2 analog sticks.

SUMMARY:
Overall, I'd buy this game if you like Luigi > Mario, if oyu like ghosts, if you like horror movies that aren't thsat scary unless you're young, buy it. There are plenty of cool features too. After you beat the game, you get to do the game again, in a harder mode. Collecting all the boos, all the money....

Written by Morton Koopa Jr
THE GOOD:
It's Luigi's own game. Whoo.
Good storyline
Sucking up ghosts with a vaccuum is fun.
Creative bosses
The way the bosses look once they're turned into portraits
Most of the rooms in the mansion are very creative
Plenty of coins, gold bars, and stuff of that sort, to find.

THE BAD:
Low replayability
Only a few hours long
Some may consider this game "kiddy", as good as it is.

SUMMARY:
This game is very good. Sucking up the ghosts with the Poltegust 3000 is fun, and most of the areas in the mansion are creative. Although, this game is mostly just sucking up ghosts, it's still quite good. The only complaint I have is that it's too short and that it has low replayability. Why this game is so underrated, is beyond me. Well, I guess you can't expect to please...

Written by Kokoro
THE GOOD:
You get to use Luigi as the main character!

Decent graphics

Sucking up ghosts

Mario is finally not the main character.

THE BAD:
Sometimes you can get lost and not know what to do.

Luigi can't jump

SUMMARY:
Difficulty: Medium

This is one of the first games for the game GameCube and it's good to start of a game where you can use Luigi as the main character. In this game you are inside a haunted mansion looking for Mario. You get suck up different kinds of ghosts. Some ghost don't even chase after you though but you need to suck them up anyway. Decent game

If you like Luigi or you are fan of spooky games you might like Luigi's Mantion. Give it a rent and try it out. If you really like this game then go ahead and buy it if you want to.

I rate this game a 3.8/5

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