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A good start...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 32
Date: September 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm in Japan right now, and Gamecube has been released. I played it on a display thingy outside a video game store. The story is like this:

Luigi goes into a mansion. There he finds Toad sitting on the ground crying. He tells him something about Mario. THen you meet some weirdo professor guy who teaches you how to catch ghosts. THen you start your journey.

Each unexplored room starts off with no light at all. Armed only with a flashlight and a vacuum, Luigi tries to suck up cash. While he greedily gathers money, ghosts appear behind him and try to kill him (duh). So Luigi whips around with his flashlight and immediatly begins the battle to suck up the ghost. The only difficult parts about this process are: 1, If you don't have the proper timing, the ghost will disappear before you can even begin to suck it up. 2, If there is more than one ghost, there other can hurt Luigi and cause the other ghost to escape the vacuum cleaners grasp.

This game is pretty cool, and it's on my list for games to get.

Totally zany!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 18
Date: September 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game! Luigi's antics are hilarious! Garuntee you'll love it!

Spook-fest!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

With amazing graphics and a funny cast Luigi's mansion will have you screaming with joy. This games star is none other thenLuigi, Marios brother. You take control of Luigi as you bring him around a mansion filled with ghosts,spooks and other scary things in search of his brother. Its the game to get! [....]

Sean O'Neill

Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I played this game at the Cube Club in Plymouth, Michigan and this game is so awesome. The graphics looked so real I thought I was watching a movie.

Luigi's Mansion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Finally! A game dedicated to Mario's younger brother. The Mario bros. win a Mansion in a contest. Mario told Luigi he was going to meet him there. Luigi goes there but meets a freaky scientist who tells him the house is haunted. He gives Luigi a Vaccume which he can use to suck up ghosts that try to attack him. He goes into the Mansion and doesn't see Mario. He figures Mario's somewhere deeper in the Mansion and starts to look for him. Probably one of 1st Gamecube games. Extremely FUN!

Awesome game! You should better buy this on Nov. 18th!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 20
Date: November 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I played this game at Dragons Den at the Cross County Mall in New York (yeah!). Although it was the Japanese version, it was still awesome. This game starts off with some really cool FMV's and then it says "Press Start!" You press start and there is a picture of a Mansion and a picture of Professor E. Gadd, (the crazy scientist) for options. You click on the mansion and the game shows Luigi walking toward the mansion, looking at his map. You go inside with only your flashlight. You go to the second floor and try to open both doors. They are both locked. You go back downstairs and a key falls from the sky. (wtf?) You bring it back upstairs and open the door in the middle. Then you see Professor E. Gadd trying to catch a orange ghost with the Polguster 3000 (the vacuum)and it gets away. He gives it to you and sends you in the training room. Go to the middle water pump and press A on it. A ghost comes out behind you and it's your first encounter with a ghost. You flash it with you flashlight for one second and a purple circle with a number 10. Hold the R trigger and you will suck it in with your vacuum. Hold down R and chase it with the control stick. You need to be really good, this requires a lot of hand/eye coordination. You have to do this a couple of times. He will take you back to his room, and choose the second choice (I don't know what it said). You will go back to the main entrance of the mansion with Toad crying. Talk to him, and he'll say that he brought Mario with him and he got lost. He will also ask you to save your data on your Memory Card 59 (available on Amazon.com for 14.99). Then your adventure begins. You better get this game! It's awesome, just like I described it. I hope you like this review. It's more like a walkthrough! LOL :)

Another Rushed and Lackluster Launch title

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Having been a fan of the Mario Bros since their inception, it's no wonder why I was looking forward to this game (as well as all of the "home-grown" nintendo games out there). To articulate my disappointment of this affront is somewhat disparaging, but I will try to do so shortly and sweetly.

What disappoints most about this game, other then the complete lack of originality and lackluster graphics, is that it could have been good, yet Nintendo seems to have neglected this one. This game was so rushed it's not even funny. The gameplay is incredibly repetitve, and leaves you wondering just why anyone would htink this is fun. If you're looking for a game that you can finish in less then 5 hours and then stick it on the shelf and forget about it, congratulations, you have found it. It's not surpirsing that this game has sold so poorly in Japan.

Note to Nintendo: your success in this generation will rely on the quality of your first party games - don't fudge the rest of them up like this one!

Just don't jump in

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: November 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

At first I thought Luigi's Mansion would be a great game………but watch out. If you tried it out at the Club Cube, you may of noticed using both anolog sticks. Ifound this very annoying while trying to play. Plus as many of you have heard the time it takes to beat the game.SHORT. Please rent it tosave yor self.

Better than walking through pipes!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 23
Date: November 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Don't be fooled by the appearance of this game. Luigi's Mansion is the best choice for a launch game for the Nintendo Gamecube. Its intuitive gameplay and supurb lighting effects makes this game a sure hit for fans of all ages. The controls are a bit tricky at first but it provides you with a better handle over your main character, Luigi. I played this at my local Cubeclub and it was fantastic. I came in thinking that the game would be fun but nothing too extraordinary, after playing it I was blown away by its unique scenario and its ability to mix puzzle, action, adventure, and comedy in equal amounts throughout the game. This game simply has the best lighting effects I've ever seen, and it IS very original.(It's not Ghostbusters with Luigi thrown in.) Whether you're a long time Mario Bros. fan or a newcomer to games, Luigi's Mansion is all around fun and a soon to be classic in gaming history.

quote:"Yeah! All right!"

Gocats

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. I think the graphics are just amazing. You will confuse reality and virtual reality after you play this game. And don't let any idiot tell you this game is too easy to beat. Trust me, I'm no idiot, this game is the perfect length and features a great cast. If you love Luigi and want a change of paste from mario games, buy Luigi's Mansion.

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