The 3D is employed well, with each room feeling like a little diorama to explore with ghosts and surprises designed to pop off the screen. All of the ghosts and bosses are animated with the same care and as a result this just might be the prettiest game to appear on the 3DS yet and the incredible level of polish was well worth all of the production delays. Luigi himself is animated with an incredible amount of character from his silent movie comedy run, to his gentle screams of panic, and his playful humming of the game’s theme music when he gets nervous. Each haunted house is filled with creepy shadows, cowering ghosts, and hidden secrets to be discovered and it can be a joy simply to wander around and let the incredible design work tickle your eyeballs. The first thing you’ll notice about Luigi’s Mansion is how absolutely gorgeous the visuals are and Next Level Games ensured that’s true from start to finish. That’s pretty well all there is to it in terms of story and thankfully, that’s all you need. Armed with his trusty ghost-sucking vacuum, The Poltergust 5000, and a ghost-freezing flashlight, Luigi sets out to remove all the ghosts from the spooky houses and bumbles his way to success every time. Gadd sends Luigi into no less than five separate haunted houses, each with its own unique defining traits. You’d think Gadd would choose someone who isn’t terrified of his own shadow for ghostbusting missions, but he seems to take sadistic pleasure out of shoving a pants-wetting Luigi into spooky scenarios and you will too. Once again, Luigi has been chosen as a ghost hunter for the somewhat creepy manchild scientist Professor E. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (known simply as Luigi’s Mansion 2 outside of North America for reasons best known to Nintendo) takes everything that worked about the original Gamecube game and amps it up to glorious levels. Sure, the guy still doesn’t get to find love like Mario and that’s sad, but Luigi just might end up having his own franchise as a ghostbuster if this sucker sells through the roof like it deserves. This is a goofy, endlessly fun, slightly spooky, and visually gorgeous adventure that finally gives Luigi a game that will make Mario jealous. It’s also one of the best games yet released for the sweet little handheld and is officially a title that must be on the shelf of anyone who owns a 3DS. Luigi’s Mansion just got a belated sequel on the 3DS where the glasses-free 3D technology originally intended for the Gamecube is operating in full effect. Sure, you’ve gotten a couple of solo ventures like the disastrous Mario Is Missing (seriously, what were they thinking?) and the underrated Gamecube cult classic Luigi’s Mansion, but you’ve never really been allowed to be the star thanks to the overshadowing princess-saving exploits of your brother. Oh Luigi, you’re one of the most famous faces in Nintendo’s cast of characters and yet you remain a perpetual second banana.
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