Luigi's Mansion (series): Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:Luigi's Mansion logo.png|250px]]

|number=5 (3 main, 1 arcade, 1 remake)

|parent=''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''

The '''''Luigi's Mansion''''' series is a series of action-adventure video games with a few light horror elements. It spans over three different systems and consists of three different games. It is a spin-off from the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. It is the only series within the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] to have all of its games feature [[Luigi]] as the main protagonist, instead of [[Mario]]. Throughout the series, Luigi explores various haunted buildings, taking on a ghost-hunting role by capturing various types of hostile [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost]]s. The series commenced with the release of the first ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' game as a launch title for the [[Nintendo GameCube]].

The gameplay revolves around Luigi exploring various haunted locations solving puzzles and defeating ghosts. The player uses Luigi's Poltergust to stun and vacuum up ghosts. In the first game, the player would have to use the flashlight to stun ghosts' hearts once they were exposed. From the second game onwards players use the [[Strobulb]] to stun ghosts and then proceed to suck them up, but also a device known as the [[Dark-Light Device]] that would reveal objects that were hidden by spirit balls. This was used for puzzles and secret areas. The first game featured [[portrait ghost]]s that the player would have to defeat by exposing their heart through a certain method, whereas the third game has [[Boss Ghost]]s that are similarly required to be defeated through certain methods. All three games feature bosses, with the first having three and a final boss, the second having five and a final boss and the third having sixteen and a final boss. The first game features certain portrait ghosts such as [[Chauncey]] and [[Bogmire]], the second game features a [[Possessor]] along with a mini-boss for each mansion, and the third game features [[Boss Ghost]]s such as [[Chambrea]] or [[Johnny Deepend]]. These ghosts are defeated by other, more complicated methods than simply stunning and sucking them up.

|align="center"|[[File:Luigi%27s_Mansion_3_Boxart.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|2=October 31, 2019}} [[Nintendo Switch]]</span>

|Based off of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'', ''[[Luigi's Mansion Arcade]]'' was released in 2015, continuing a modern trend of arcade games returning to the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. This game follows traditional, arcade-styled shooters in the sense that the user does not control where to go, as they are simply taken from location to location in order to defeat the ghosts. The controller for the game is based off the Poltergust 5000. The main objectives are to suck up the ghosts--similar to previous installments in the series--and to rack up a high score.

===Remake===

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