Customer Reviews
Great game! - By: Snowy3, 04 Jul 2008 
This is one of the only games i have ever played through to the very end. It's true that for hard core gamers it probably wont take you too long to finish the game but its worth it for the journey!. There are lots of nice touchesin this game e.g. the way Luigi whistles the theme tune! & the graphics are great(even when played on a Wii). The gameplay is simple enough once you get the hang of it & becomes a little harder against the 'portrait' ghosts where you have to think a bit more about when to attack. Make sure your controller will stand up to all the yellow C stick action as you suck those ghosts in!.
A Great Little Game - one worthy of your collection if you are old or young! - By: Mr. S. W. Steel, 26 Feb 2008 I am reviewing this game a long time after it's release date, so this i almost a retrospective look at the game.
You play Luigi & at the start of the game he has just inherited the mansion - & it isn't too long before we realise that the place is infested with ghosts & ghouls. Whilst doing the initial search through the mansion Luigi meets a mad profesor (are there any other types?), who gives him the equipment to dispatch the ghosts. Basically - it is a vacuum cleaner attached to Luigi's back! But we also discover that Mario came here before & is imprisoned somewherein one of the roomsin the mansion...........and only Luigi can save him.
What follows is a very good, solid game. You play as Luigi & it is your job to clean out the place with his ghost busting vacuum cleaner. By finding the hearts of the ghosts, Luigi can suck the ghosts into the vacuum cleaner, & usually earn a key to another roomin the mansion.
There are different strategies for different ghosts, & a few puzzles to be solved along the way. As you clear areas of the mansion, the lights come back on & Luigi doesn't whistle to himselfin the nervous fashion he does when he is all alonein the dark with his torch. One of the keys you can press on the joypad makes Luigi shout out for his brother & depending on what room you arein this can come out as a normal cry, or a long drawn out nervous cry - it is even funnier to do this when Luigi has been shrunk down to miniature size!
Graphically, you can't fault the game. In game movies are not that much different from the game play. There is no major glitching either. The mansion itself feels solid enough, & the developers have dealt with a static camera very nicely.Luigi himself is very well done - green hat & gloves are all done well - & the walking movements & vacuuming actions are smooth.
In terms of gameplay it is very simple - the keys you have to learn are movement, & using the vacuum, & an examine featurein which you use the Gameboy Horror ( a nice touch) - but that is really it. This is a game with no run or jump features so anyone can pick it up & play skillfully within a few minutes.
The background music is very good too - just enough to give a creepy atmosphere, but not too much as to drown out the game action.
And so onto the bad points, & why i don't give this game 5 out of 5. Well, first of all it is pretty short. I completed thisin under 8 hours on the first attempt. Secondly, the puzzles are very straightforward i.e. key a opens room a which leads to room b etc.... Secondly, there is no real reason to play it through again on the 'Hidden Mansion' mode. The mansion is basically putin reverse - a mirror reflection of what it was before. There are no real extras to speak of either.
Now,in the year of 2008 that is almost worthy of capital punishment - BUT this is a game that is quite old now. And for these flaws, i don't think they detract too much from the fun & the action. On the contrary, it was really nice to play a game that was 'old school'. I didn't feel a failure for not completing this through on both difficulty levels. In fact, i thought to myself ' That was a good, fun game - what shall i play next?'. Sometimes after giving a lot of hours over to a game you feel disgruntled that you wasted so much time on them. Luigi's Mansion, was short & sweet - packed with fun & nice touches. I really enjoyed it from start to finish. It won't blow your mind, but neither will it drive you mad - it is a good, solid game that is a diversion from the big, extra-laden games we play these days; & i for one appreciated the change!
I can't give this five stars as it isn't the perfect game. BUT -in terms of fun it gets five stars. Who would i recommend this too? Well, anyone over about 6. The controls & premise of the game are really easy to pick up & play. And the ghosts are not horrific at all - they are a cartoony-style that shouldn't frighten younger children. For adults, this is a nice break from hard-core gaming & a trip down memory lane to a time when games were simple & fun. I loved it!
One of the games you must have for a gamecube - By: G. Allison, 22 Aug 2007 
Luigis mansion is definaltely a must have for the Gamecube.
You Play Marios Brother Luigi who has won a Large Mansion, he rings Mario & they agree to meet their, yet when Luigi arrives Mario is nowhere to be found! He is then attacked by a ghost but is rescued by a small & weird scientist who gives him the Poltergeist 3000 used to suck up ghosts, & then Luigi sets of to find his Brother!
Graphics: 4/5 The graphicsin Mario games are usually bright but obviously as this isin a haunted mansion they are more Dark & Gloomy, yet notin a bad way! And each room has a different touch to it.
Music/sound efects: 3/5 The music is good but not great you will hear the same background music many times, the sound effects are good, you hear Luigis footsteps, the rain & thunder from outside & a typical Vacumming sound for the Poltergeist 3000.
Gameplay: 5/5 I love the gameplayin Luigis mansion its all so easy to pickup & use! Almsot every room you enter their will be a specific Ghost & each has to be capturedin a different way whether its making a musical melody or making a bath ice cold for that ghost. You also get elemental effects for your Poltergeist 3000 which are water, fire & ice & on some ghosts you'll need a specific elemental effect to defeat it. This game is all about fun their is nothing to get stressed at!. The only downside is that for experienced gamers its just to easy aswell as being kinda short
Replay value: 3/5 First time round this is a great game & you'll always be finding something new, but once you've completed the game theirs nothing much to come back for. Sure you can start again re-capturing but their are no more secrets to find & as you know what your doing you could probably finish itin 3 hours.
Overall: 5/5 Like I said this is definately a must have for the Gamecube with Luigi being the star instead of Mario, & with many different & funny ghosts to hunt down this should keep you going for a good 4 hours.
Luigi!! The Lean Mean Green Machine To The Rescue!!!! - By: Mrs. Dawnc Alexandre, 07 May 2006 This was my first Gamecube game since I bought it alongside with the console itself backin May 2002!
Despite the games minor setbacks with the size & the strategy of the game! I felt that Luigi's Mansion was actually an enjoyable game & it got me on the go for a few hours or so! It is most probably one of a few games I own,in which I keep on erasing the data & keep restarting the game's progress! However, I have actually completed this game on Halloween night (31st October). The perfect night for a perfect game!
Here is how the story goes. In a competition he didn't even enter, Luigi wins a mansion, which is rumoured that it's haunted! Further more to this, Luigi & Mario decide to go & investigate. Mario obviously goes on ahead & leaves Luigi behind! Unfortunately Luigi gets caught upin a dark, ugly & frightening forest, which required his Flashlightin order to get through the passageway! In the end, Luigi passes through & discovers the Mansion! He then heads along & opens the main door! Entering the Mansion, he discovers the Living Room's Key & uses it to get inside the Living Room's door! Suddenly, without notice, a ghost appeared from nowhere & tries to attack Luigi, but then this scientist named Professor E. Gadd uses a Vacuum Cleaner to try & snatch the ghost. The ghost fled & Luigi & E. Gadd make a runner back to E. Gadd's Lab! Luigi was then given a briefing about the Mansion & E. Gadd said that he saw somebody whom looked just like Luigi, with a red cap & blue clothing whom just went into the Mansion & then got kidnapped by the ghosts! Luigi knew it was Mario on the spot, so they decide to team up & rescue Mario before the Mansion Vanishes!!
With the help of Professor E. Gadd, you will be supplied with a Poltergust 3000 Vacuum Cleaner from Gadd Scientist Incorporation, a Game Boy Horror, & a Flashlight, & with these fancy gadgets, you must journey through this horrifying, hilarious Mansion with Luigi & find out the mysteries of the Mansion, alongside rescuing Mario! Nobody knows what lies behind the doors of this Mansion & it is going to be one dark spooky adventure, so be prepared, & best of luck!!
Many people believe that Luigi's Mansion can be quite a spooky & scary game, butin reality, it is actually quite funny & enjoyable for all ages! Luigi's Mansion is known to be a short & graphical game, as if you were an occasional gamer, you could finish it within roughly 4 hours of playing!
My Personal Gaming Score: 8/10: Enjoyable, Fair-Play, Thumbs Up
My Wish: I find it extremely difficultin retrieving all the treasures & getting a Rank A when you've finished the game! But I'd admit that if the money, & treasures werein easy positions & places, this wouldn't be such a large issue!
Final Comment: Even though, Luigi's Mansion has it's downs, it has it's up's! Technically saying so, I've enjoyed this game far more than Super Mario Sunshine, since you will see Luigi sliding along the floor with the vacuum cleaner, rather than grabbing a paintbrush & re-painting that Mansion for good!!
Review By Captain Chris Kipper!
short and sweet - By: michael myers, 04 Nov 2005 What lugi's won a mansion! there some kind of catch...well luigi has been set up by king boo the mansion is haunted & mario has been captured & banishedin to a painting, it seems king boo is quite happy with his new peice of art work & he plans on adding a luigi painting to his collection also.
So luigi turns up to his new mansion & bumpsin to a ghost catcher who informs him on the going on's & supplys you with your wepon for catching the ghosts responsible for trapping marioin a painting, the poltergeist 3000(a hover to a normal person). After quick training on how to catch a ghost luigi is on his way to explore the mansion & clear it of ghosts.
basicly the objective of the game is to clear each room of there ghosts when you catch all the ghostsin a room a chest will appear & reward you with a key alowing you to proceide furtherin to the mansion.Ghost catching is quite simple, most ghosts need to be startled before you can vacume them up you do this by shining you flash light on them this revels there heart & you power up you hover, to suck the ghostin to the hover you have to hold the c-stickin the same position to where luigi is standing to the ghost.Some ghosts require different tecniqes though & these ghosts will be killed by startling them with water,fire or ice.There are also quite a few ghosts that you need to collect so you can turn themin to paintings & put themin your gallery these ghosts will take alot more thinking in order to catch them but when you do figure it out you feel great, one of these ghosts is a very fat one stuffing his face with ricein order to catch him you suck up his rice & when the ghost waiter comes to replenish his plate suck him up, by now the fat ghost is getting hungury & then he blows his lid & its time for you to suck him up.
The boss battles are also well designed & fun they start off really easy but end up quite tricky, the ghost made up of 50 boo's owned me like 10 times, damm those boo's.
the graphic's are sweet, especially for a first generation gamecube game but the cartoony look is perfect for luigi's mansion, the sound also fitsin perfectly giving you a slightly creepy feeling utill you clear a area.
luigi's mansion is a great game to kick off the gamecube era it is extremly fun & will keep you playing to the end.The game can be compleatedin a few days for the hardcore but you average gamer will probably take a week or two (5-9 hours gameplay.
Overall i recomend this game for anyone looking for fun because this game is fun & will give you loads of enjoyment.
