Rumor has it that Luigi’s Mansion is hands down one of the best games, ever. Since no sides are going to be taken here on the particular topic, there will be an overview of what’s new. Nintendo decided to bring back this classic just in time for Halloween!
Back when Luigi’s Mansion was released for the Gamecube, the game was only supposed to be a graphic demo for what the Gamecube could do. After seeing the potential, Nintendo went through with creating the game. Somewhere between an action-adventure, horror and puzzle game, this is one of the most friendly games for all audiences. This port is still loaded with the same fun from the original game, just with some additions.
Luigi has won a mansion in a contest he didn’t enter. Mario and Luigi go to look at the place when suddenly Mario disappears. Upon entering the mansion, Luigi comes across a gold ghost and boo ghosts. A man appears with a vacuum-like device and starts to fight with the gold ghost. When he fails and realizes Luigi is there with him, he explains his name is Professor Elvin Gadd and he has created the “Poltergust 3000” to suck up all of the ghosts that were once captured in portraits around the mansion.
As the plot thickens, Luigi learns that Mario is somewhere in the mansion and that he had been tricked into coming to the mansion. Players quickly take on control of Luigi and the Poltergust 3000 and get to work sucking up any and all enemies. With every enemy captured, Luigi earns corns that can be turned in at the end of the game.
Seeing that the game is a remake from the Gamecube, Nintendo did do some minor things to make sure that players have the ability to experience the game with updated tech. The 3D screen effects make the depth of the mansion look very fitting and funny while the overall background can sometimes be a bit bizarre.
When fighting, the actions are simple, point and shoot. Every once in a while the controls want to fight the player and hits don’t land as well as they should. This doesn’t take away from the game completely, just in boss battles when everything seems the most intense. After going through everything else in the game this can become frustrating.
Puzzles still remain the same but the effects are just as fun. Using mirrors to detect invisible ghosts, rooms that change, dodging bananas, it’s all fun and chaotic. With the new co-op mode, you can bring all of your friends in on the fun too. For anyone with the Amiibo characters, not all of them work, but the ones that do will provide some helpful additions to the game, like health.
Overall, Luigi’s Mansion is still a good game even though it has been brought up to fit the3DS. The graphics look nice and the gameplay is still a lot of fun. The downside is that some of the gameplay can be irritating. With lag issues and hitbox problems, the game is still great, just a little annoying at times.
8/10
Available on 3DS
