Hey, hey, hey guys! Today i'll review Luigi's Mansion 2 / Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for you! It has two names, so i put a / between them.
This game brings Luigi the horrified Ghostbuster back to life. Well, not that he was dead, but... *ahem* Luigi gets a call from E. Gadd and must take control over the valley E. Gadd needed help with. You must answer these questions: Who destroyed the peace in the valley? Who used his ghost minions to kidnap who? And who you gonna call? LUIGI!!! (It actually fits a lot)
*ahem* Let's get this going.
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Graphics: 9
The animations are amazing and some cutscenes can bring you a great time of laughter! However, some animations make the game go "fiiiiiiiii". Yes. Fall down a bit. Other than that, keep those animations in mind! And the cutscenes are worth a try too, right? You can count on that!
There is one cutscene that may freak you out, but other than that i stick with what is written above so far.
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Sound: 8
The music can be pretty spooky and nice but some are pretty boring. Especially that in all five worlds, the melody is pretty much the same, only different instruments are used. But in the bunker E. Gadd is in, Luigi's Mansion music plays. Aaah, that nostalgic feeling... The time the GameCube ruled over the world... Those were the times... Seriously, guys, how was that time?
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Addictiveness: 8
If you stick with the game and win a lot of missions, you can play some more. But if you lose, you may think it's a dull game and you quit it. Now, there are levels that need lots of time to complete because there is a puzzle or something you can't find. That's okay. Just keep on trying, bro/gal.
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Story: 10
I rate the story so high because Nintendo always has a good story for a game, and so they did now. They put effort in thinking of a story. I mean, that person or thing i described in the introduction kidnaps... a person and Luigi must save him/her. Wait... That's almost like Mario, Peach and Bowser...
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Depth: 10
It takes a while to complete the entire game. These things must be done to complete the game 100%:
- Complete the story
- Catch all Boo's
- Play and complete the Boo Bonus levels
- Get all upgrades
- Capture all types of ghosts
Once you did that, there is (as far as i know) nothing you receive. But it feels good to complete a game 100%, right?
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Difficulty: 7
It starts easy and ends extremely bad. I, myself, got stuck in the third last level of the game, which is the last normal level in the last world. A friend of mine helped me out, though. Anyway, as i said, it starts easy and it ends extremely hard. But whatever you do, don't give up.
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Overall: 9.6
I give this game a 9.6, as i love the game. But it's not one of my favorites. It has a lot of challenges for sure, but it also has some serious silent action in the cutscenes. Recommended!
MLF64 out! (I know, this review is shorter than the other two or three, lost count already
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