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Missed the mark on this one.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 21
Date: October 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Missed the mark on this one. The game is pretty straight forward and frankly a bit boring. Your goal is to catch ghosts and that's about it. The character is limited to jumping, shooting, and sucking up ghosts. The character movement is rather rigid. The graphic are ok. There are some nice touches like the ghosts that appear but other than that the graphics are average at best. The camera might drive you nuts (did me) as it spins everything around you instead of smoothing looking ahead of you. All in all it's really a rather boring game and so is the character. If you want to play a great family game get Wallace & Gromit Project Zoo.

Not Worth $50

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Three words: Stink, stank, stunk! Thank goodness I rented it for the family before buying it!

Scary, addictive, but sometimes too hard!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I don't know why all the other reviewers seem to think this game is easy! I thought it was soooo hard! I could never figure out the puzzles very quickly, and if you miss the hint at the very beginning of a room, you're totally out of luck! And, it's definitely too scary for little kids! The screaming lady ghost creeped me out! The knights are impossible to beat, too! Also, it made me sort of sea-sick...the camera jolts all around and it's always dark. I wouldn't recommend it. At least rent it before you buy it.

Hot and cold running chills

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Just like the Disney park attraction, this game runs hot and cold. The environments are fairly detailed, with nice little touches like spiders scurring up walls and moths hovering near candlelight, but the character animations are often crude and cartoonish. From the wallpaper to the artwork hanging on the walls, to the grandfather clock and the ghostly apparitions, there are plenty of nods to the Disneyland attraction that fans will appreciate. One key element that is missing is the music -Grin Grinning Ghosts (instead we get some less memorable sound-alike tracks).

The gameplay is pretty straightforward: you explore the mansion a room at a time, alternately shooting hostile ghosts and spiders, then coaxing hidden ghosts from planters, lamps, etc. Each room has a unique physical puzzle that must be solved in order to proceed, so the action never seems too repititious.

Madame Leota (the head in the crystal ball) serves as your guide and tutorial. For some reason she sounds like Mae West and will talk your ear off to the point that you may wish you'd left her behind.

Overall, a moderately entertaining package.

Spine Tingler!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 57 / 58
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game the day it came out and have really enjoyed playing it. The graphics are great and the resident ghosts are in true Disney style. Each different room of the mansion has excellent details down to little mice running on the floor. I would like to have seen more secret areas with hidden treasures but I did find myself getting a little spooked when playing alone late at night (and I'm over 30). I would probably not recommend this game for children under 9 (P.S. For you parents out there this game is not bloody). Could be a little spooky.

The Haunted Mansion......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'll admit, most of you are probably wondering.."Why waste my time on a game based on a Disney Attraction/Movie? Most licenses like that end up not worth it." Well, I'm here to tell you that this game is an enjoyable romp that you nor your kids will want to miss. You navigate through the Haunted Mansion with game environments inspired by the movie and the ride, fight monsters of all sorts(if Spiders give you the willies, this one has it in spades), solve puzzles to uncover hidden clues- passageways and secrets, as well as release 999 trapped spirits. Kind of a mix between Ghostbusters, House, The Addams Family and Casper. Sure, it's on the fairly easy side for those weened on games of this sort but one not to be missed. Why?, you may ask. Well, it's a fun game that is challenging, at times, and will keep you playing til the end. Besides, it's game that the whole family can enjoy(although one player gets to play at a time).
As far as any gripes are concerned with the game, there are very few but need to be addressed just the same(for those considering a purchase) such as: spotty control(at times, it's hard to control you character. Especially during platform moments), the camera movement(it gets a lil whacky, at times. Course, I know of no game with a perfect camera), and the fact that things can get confusing. Yet, overall, none of these things take away from a great game. The things are, actually, minute.
At any rate, like I said before, this game is an enjoyable romp that you nor your kids will want to miss. One game I highly recommend to all.

Pretty Cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was pretty neat when i rented it. If you like to go and find things and solve puzzles this game is just for you. I thought it was pretty easy because if you die, it just regenerates you back to your full form and you play on right at the spot where you died. Thats pretty cool because you dont have to do the whole level over again. There are some levels i got confused with, but eventually i got how to work it out. I think anyone who liked the lord of the rings: the fellowship game or harry potter would like this.

Fun Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a real fun game. My first grader loves it, too. The only thing bad about this game is that it is very short. We finished the game in only 3 days on normal mode, but it was still worth it.

TWO THUMBS UP!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: April 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game!
I liked the ghost that has long hair over her face and she goes AAAHHH(...)!
I like this game a lot!
all though my 5 year old brother gets the crap scared out of him!

Great, but not perfect...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game. I reccomend buying it. The female ghost that comes up to you and screams in your face really loud is very scary if the volume on the T.V. is up high. She scared the hell out of my brother! I don't play it very much anymore, since I don't know how to beat the museum. Turning the pictures from bad to good is the last and hardest task in the game. The rooms I had a blast in were the Maids Room, Ballroom, Attic, Mausoleium (misspelled, I know,) Kitchen, and the Toy Room. Really good cheats if you beat the game! Enjoy!

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