Luigi's Mansion

Background

After winning a mansion in a contest, Luigi contacts Mario and asks him to meet him at his new abode. But the place has been overrun with ghosts and Mario disappears. On a quest to find his lost brother Mario, Luigi must exterminate his new house of all the ghouls and trap them inside paintings.

Gameplay

You must suck up all the ghosts to save Mario. Shine your light on them to stun them then quickly suck them up. Each boss has it's own weakness and you must discover all the ghosts' weaknesses before it's too late. Suck up the powerful boos and more

Features

• Luigi's in for a spooktacular surprise as he creeps into the pitch-dark mansion he won, armed with only a flashlight and a vacuum custom-made for sucking up ghosts.
  
  
• Ghosts lurk in every nook and cranny. You'll have to master the poltergust 3000 to vacuum then up!
  
  
• Jewels, coins, and cash are hidden throughout the mansion-and finding it all will be worth your while..
  
  
• You'll have to solve the mansion's many mysteries to catch a gallery of quirky ghouls, such as the fire-belching Mr. Luggs.
  
  
• Deep inside the mansion hide elusive boss ghosts like Bogmire, each with ghastly powers and a bone to pick with Luigi!
  
  
• After collecting special medals, you'll be able to shoot fire, water, and ice from your vacuum and thwart eerie ghosts!

International release dates:
Europe: May 3, 02
Japan: Sep 14, 01

Official URL

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Neoseeker Editor's Take
Mario, Mario, Mario. You might be able to take out poor defenseless turtles. You might be able to step on walking mushrooms who are angry only in appearance but misinformed and misunderstood at heart. You might be able "grow larger" whenever you "absorb the magic" of those Magic Mushrooms. And you still get the girl. But when it comes to the dark majesty of the children of the night, your portly self is suddenly powerless (not that it was ever powerFUL). »Read Full Article