Nintendo Selects: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - Nintendo 3DS

The ghosts are back and Luigi's in for a bad night. In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo has dialed back the childhood-nightmare-production factor and instead delivers more on cartoonish "silly" scariness with smooth gameplay that makes the very most of the innovative Nintendo 3DS handheld. This time there's 5 mansions, although some of them really aren't mansions. All 5 of them are greviously haunted, and it's up to poor scared Luigi to suck them ghosts all up with the world's most advanced portable vacuum cleaner. Overall, very enjoyable.

I'd heard great things about Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, but had never played Luigi's Mansion on the GameCube. That was no problem as they just put you right into the action of finding the missing pieces of the Dark Moon to bring peace back to the ghosts. First off, this game is kind of an atmospheric adventure game with some action elements and a truckload of charm. This is the game that's making me really love Luigi. He's so well animated and you can tell he's scared, but when he does well, his exclamation of "I did it!" makes me so happy. This is a great little game to just go through but also there's loads to collect and there's online modes as well. I highly recommend this game and at the Selects price it's a great value.

What can I say about this game... It's awesome!! I used to grow up playing the first Luigi's Haunted Mansion on Gamecube so when I saw this, I just had to have it. The missions are so much fun and as you progress, some of them may be a little tricky but that just adds to the fun! (Who wants to play a game that's too easy anyway?) Luigi is so cute when he gets worried and I love that this game is more interactive. There's so many different ghosts to capture and different places to explore. If you like Super Mario games (more so if you like Luigi) and you liked the first Luigi's Haunted Mansion, definitely get this game! It's literally for all ages and I could spend hours playing it!

I wasn't a huge fan of the original Luigi's Mansion. To be fair, I played it for the first time only last year, so I didn't play it back when it was new. Having said that, I really enjoy Dark Moon. Not everyone loves the mission structure, but I love it. I've always been a big fan of Nintendo handhelds, and this is a great game that fits right in on the 3DS. A must have game for your 3DS collection.

Overall, I have enjoyed the game. It is a good hide and seek game, where items and things you need are hidden and you have to find them. There are some things you have to do to reveal gems that are not at all obvious. But if you are having a particularly hard time, you can always google the solution. It will keep you busy for a while. Just be patient and keep trying different things.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon on the 3DS is everything you'd want a sequel to the GameCube launch title to be. The 3DS hardware may be limited in its power, but Dark Moon still shines very bright on the 3DS's tiny, standard definition screen. Colors are bright, character models are full of personality, particle effects look absolutely great and the stereoscopic 3D amplifies all of this in a terrific way while adding impressive depth.

This game take great advantage of the 3D, prob the best yet. Wel let she give Mario 3D 1st, then this. Fun game with a fair challenge. Sometimes you can feel a bit lost, but rewarding when you solve the puzzle. So the reason I give this game 3stars, is due to not being able to save your progress mid level, you have to beat the entire level for it to save, and some can take 20 or so mins. Other than that, really fun game. Don't pass it up.

There are few games that define a genre and there are fewer that define a console. This game does both. By far the best ghost catching game I’ve played. This is a must play and with the added bonus of download play you can go ghost hunting with friends without the need of another copy of the game. Do yourself and you loved ones a favor and buy this game. It’s the reason you play.