Game of the Week #15

Metal Mario · 10-24-2009, 06:04 PM

Luigi's Mansion (GCN, 2001)

In honor of Halloween week, we're shining the spotlight on Luigi's Mansion, in which the green-clad plumber must investigate the spooky rooms and shadowy corridors of a haunted manor in his quest to rescue Mario from the cold clutches of a gaggle of vengeful Boos. The first Mario game for the GameCube, and the first game in which Luigi was given the lead role (if you don't count Mario Is Missing!), Luigi's Mansion is simplistic and relatively brief, but fun, and, from what I hear, it's head-and-shoulders above the new Ghostbusters game. Vacuuming up the seemingly endless spooks can get repetitive after a while, but, as I said, the game doesn't go on long enough for the action to become truly tiresome. And it looks good too, which never hurts.

Elements of Luigi's Mansion have gone on to appear in Mario Power Tennis and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The game is also notable for providing the debuts of King Boo and Professor E. Gadd, both of whom have gone on to become regularly recurring characters in the Mario series.

Dizzy · 10-24-2009, 08:39 PM

1-up Salesman · 10-25-2009, 10:26 AM

It's good for Halloween, I suppose.

**Valigarmander** · 10-25-2009, 02:05 PM

You know what...

I can't even remember if I've beaten this or not. I know my brother and sister have. I'll have to check my file sometime.

Luigiman7 · 10-25-2009, 02:29 PM

I love this game. I beat the game, but not with all the money, just all the ghosts.

10-25-2009, 02:05 PM	#4
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	You know what... I can't even remember if I've beaten this or not. I know my brother and sister have. I'll have to check my file sometime. __________________

10-25-2009, 02:29 PM	#5
Luigiman7 ~)´◡｀(~ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: representin da bronx yo Gender: Posts: 17,304 Thanks: 1,099 Thanked 992 Times in 698 Posts Blog Entries: 8	I love this game. I beat the game, but not with all the money, just all the ghosts. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

10-24-2009, 06:04 PM	#1
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Game of the Week #15 Luigi's Mansion (GCN, 2001) In honor of Halloween week, we're shining the spotlight on Luigi's Mansion, in which the green-clad plumber must investigate the spooky rooms and shadowy corridors of a haunted manor in his quest to rescue Mario from the cold clutches of a gaggle of vengeful Boos. The first Mario game for the GameCube, and the first game in which Luigi was given the lead role (if you don't count Mario Is Missing!), Luigi's Mansion is simplistic and relatively brief, but fun, and, from what I hear, it's head-and-shoulders above the new Ghostbusters game. Vacuuming up the seemingly endless spooks can get repetitive after a while, but, as I said, the game doesn't go on long enough for the action to become truly tiresome. And it looks good too, which never hurts. Elements of Luigi's Mansion have gone on to appear in Mario Power Tennis and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The game is also notable for providing the debuts of King Boo and Professor E. Gadd, both of whom have gone on to become regularly recurring characters in the Mario series. Last edited by Metal Mario; 12-15-2009 at 11:55 PM.

10-24-2009, 08:39 PM	#2
Dizzy A Real Sonic Hero Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 18,214 Thanks: 1,670 Thanked 1,077 Times in 750 Posts Blog Entries: 111

10-25-2009, 10:26 AM	#3
1-up Salesman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Your bedroom. I love it here! Gender: Posts: 3,861 Thanks: 2,071 Thanked 228 Times in 180 Posts Blog Entries: 9	It's good for Halloween, I suppose.