Luigi's Mansion (series): Difference between revisions

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|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]].

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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 Ghosts]] 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 Ghost]]s 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.

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|align="center"|[[File:Luigi's Mansion Box.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|September 14, 2001}} [[Nintendo GameCube]] </span>

|align="center"|[[File:Luigis Mansion dark moon boxart.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|March 20, 2013}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>

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

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|align="center"|[[File:LuigiMansionArcade JPLogo.jpg|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|June 19, 2015}} Arcade Machine </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 he or she is 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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|align="center"|[[File:Luigi's Mansion 3DS NA cover.png|150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|October 12, 2018}} [[Nintendo 3DS]] </span>

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|The leader of the [[Boo]]s, King Boo is the main antagonist of the series. In the first game, he releases several of E. Gadd's captured [[Portrait Ghost]]s and tricks Mario and Luigi into thinking Luigi won a mansion in a contest. In the second, he destroys the [[Dark Moon]] to cause the friendly [[Ghost (Luigi's Mansion series)|ghost]]s in [[Evershade Valley]] to turn hostile and takes on a much more serious tone compared to the previous game. In the third, he is released from his painting by [[Hellen Gravely]], and retains his threatening tone from the second game.

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|Spherical ghosts, most Boos prefer to hide and run instead of fight. In the first game, they must be sucked up to advance at certain points, but the light in the room they hide in must be turned on to do so. Once Luigi finds them, they try to escape to another room. In the second game, they use [[Spirit Ball]]s to cast illusions, turning objects invisible, and exposing the correct object will draw out the Boo. In the first game, there are [[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion|50]], in the second, [[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon|32]], and in the third, [[List of Boos in Luigi's Mansion 3|16]], most of which have their own pun-based name.

|Ghosts are the various spectral enemies throughout the games. In the first game, most of them are creations of the ghost artist Vincent Van Gore brought to "life," in the second, the ghosts are normal inhabitants of [[Evershade Valley]] that turned hostile when the [[Dark Moon]] is shattered, and in the third, they work at [[the Last Resort]] hotel. The first game also contains the more powerful [[Portrait Ghost]]s, most of which have their own unique personalities and abilities, whereas the third game introduces [[Boss Ghost]]s, which are similar to the Portrait Ghosts from the first game but act as more traditional bosses.

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