Luigi's Mansion

Luigi’s Mansion

R E V I E W

Luigi has won a mansion! Or has he? Nevertheless, Luigi follows the map that was sent to him in the mail. The map showed a gigantic, beautiful, welcoming mansion. Well, at least it was gigantic. Luigi finds himself in the middle of nowhere, in a dark, scary place. But he continues to find what is waiting for him inside the mansion. In the very first room he goes in he finds…a ghost! Luckily Professor E. Gadd was there wielding his Poltergust 3000. The Professor could only scare off the ghost though, because he didn’t have any form of light to startle the ghosts before sucking them up in his Poltergust 3000 which would make the job much easier. Fortunately, Luigi has brought along a flashlight! Now, Luigi sets off with his flashlight in one hand and the Poltergust 3000 on his back, to rid the mansion of ghosts forever! But, Luigi will find many twists and turns as he goes along his way. Luigi has always been seen as the “scaredy-cat” of the Mario series, and while he still may be, he gathered his courage to save this mansion! “What about Mario?” you may ask; play to find out!

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G A M E P L A Y --- First off I must say, I absolutely LOVE Luigi’s Mansion! Just everything about it feels awesome! The graphics are quite good especially considering the year it was made. The sound is amazing! I love everything about it! The controls are easy to pick up on and feel very comfortable. The only complaint with it that I have is the C-stick is inverted, but after about an hour you get used to it. It is a very enjoyable game and the player gets many hours of enjoyment out of it. There are many different surprising moments in the game as well as moments that will make you say: “That’s awesome!!!!!” I like the difficulty…not too easy but not hard either. In the pause menu you can change from “standard” to “sidestep” for a bit more of a challenge. Also after you beat the game the Hidden Mansion is unlocked, which the same thing as the regular mansion, just harder. At times you really have to think about what to do next, which exercises the players mind. There are a bunch of secret items and just-for-fun secrets and Easter eggs. All the money that you pick up in the game is totaled together in the end and that will be your score, so you can play it again and again trying to beat your high score!

O F F E N S I V E  M A T E R I A L --- This is a Mario game so it is very family friendly. The only thing I can put here is one of the ghosts you need to capture is a woman who is in the shower. Now, this shouldn’t be offensive to many people, because she is wearing a bathing suit, and she is a ghost. Another minor thing that may be a problem is younger kids may get a bit scared during gameplay, but only if they are easily frightened. Luigi’s Mansion wasn’t designed to be at all a horror game, just a fun game for everyone to play, just like all the other Mario games!

O V E R A L L ---  Luigi's Mansion has a rating of A+ on the JMRS. I recommend this game to any Mario fan, and anyone who enjoys playing video games, for that matter. Luigi’s Mansion is a fun game, designed for all ages. For under $20 this game is worth all of it and more. If you haven’t yet played it, pick it up today!


Luigi's Mansion (GC)

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