Luigi's Mansion II: Black Manor (2011)
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
The sequel to the cult classic, Luigi's Mansion, it was released worldwide on Halloween 2011 (10 years since the original Luigi's Mansion) for the Nintendo Wii. While it could be played with the GameCube Controller, the main appeal was in using the Wii Zapper as the controller for the game, along with the notedbonus of a clever feature of having the game accessing data from Gamecube memory cards with completed games of the first Luigi's mansion for additional goodies.
Players control as Luigi, months after the first game. Enjoying his newfound riches and luxury, Luigi is called in by E.Gadd for a massive favor. While studying on ghost lore, he discovered the mysterious Dark Moon, a very rare lunar ecplise that would lead to a mysterious lost palace known as the Black Manor. Indeed, the Dark Moon rose and the Black Manor revealed itself. However, the massive palace has a powerful paranormal presence and E.Gadd's equipment fritzed. While he has to fix it, he need Luigi to come in and search the palace to get rid of all the ghosts.
With the Wii Zapper, players control Luigi around, switching between a third person perspective to move around and solve zome puzzles while further puzzles and ghost hunting is done with a first person perspective with the Wii Zapper. Plenty of new tactics are done such as sneaking up on ghosts from behind and trapping to minimize resistance against them. Water, Ice and Fire return as elements in the game along with the fourth element of Lightning. Water is used to grow plants, dissolve some barriers and put out fires, Fire is used to burn through plant-life, defeat frosty specters and clear out barriers, Ice is used to freeze liquid to cross paths or form barriers against enemies while Lightning is used to power the ancient machinery of the area while doing the most damage against possessed items or foes of the area. Gaining wealth reminds a part of the game, with secret treasures located in various compartments to get.
The story has several bosses, based off of various famous Hollywood monsters which are the result of the Ghosts being controlled. As Luigi frees them, he gets codes and secrets to get deeper into the Manor before stumbling across the final boss, none other than King Boo himself. During the Dark Moon, it enhanced his magic enough to be able to escape his capture, and proceeded to take over the Black Manor to build an army. He was not happy to see Luigi again and he tries to squash him once for all. When the player as Luigi beats him, King Boo tries to take the castle down with him to prevent Luigi from sucking him again, but fails to do so. Luigi escapes the Black Manor as King Boo's magic fails and the manor is restored to normal. E.Gadd thanks Luigi for all his help and will get to upgrading the Poltergust.
Unbeknownist to either, two glowing eyes are seen from a crack of the machine before King Boo cackles, a post-ending scene seen for those who have achieved 100% completion within the game.
Critics praised the unique control and the movements along with the bosses and sold nearly 3 million copies and earning better scores than its predecessors. The creators have confirmed that there will be a third game and serve as a trilogy for Luigi's Mansion.
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
The sequel to the cult classic, Luigi's Mansion, it was released worldwide on Halloween 2011 (10 years since the original Luigi's Mansion) for the Nintendo Wii. While it could be played with the GameCube Controller, the main appeal was in using the Wii Zapper as the controller for the game, along with the notedbonus of a clever feature of having the game accessing data from Gamecube memory cards with completed games of the first Luigi's mansion for additional goodies.
Players control as Luigi, months after the first game. Enjoying his newfound riches and luxury, Luigi is called in by E.Gadd for a massive favor. While studying on ghost lore, he discovered the mysterious Dark Moon, a very rare lunar ecplise that would lead to a mysterious lost palace known as the Black Manor. Indeed, the Dark Moon rose and the Black Manor revealed itself. However, the massive palace has a powerful paranormal presence and E.Gadd's equipment fritzed. While he has to fix it, he need Luigi to come in and search the palace to get rid of all the ghosts.
With the Wii Zapper, players control Luigi around, switching between a third person perspective to move around and solve zome puzzles while further puzzles and ghost hunting is done with a first person perspective with the Wii Zapper. Plenty of new tactics are done such as sneaking up on ghosts from behind and trapping to minimize resistance against them. Water, Ice and Fire return as elements in the game along with the fourth element of Lightning. Water is used to grow plants, dissolve some barriers and put out fires, Fire is used to burn through plant-life, defeat frosty specters and clear out barriers, Ice is used to freeze liquid to cross paths or form barriers against enemies while Lightning is used to power the ancient machinery of the area while doing the most damage against possessed items or foes of the area. Gaining wealth reminds a part of the game, with secret treasures located in various compartments to get.
The story has several bosses, based off of various famous Hollywood monsters which are the result of the Ghosts being controlled. As Luigi frees them, he gets codes and secrets to get deeper into the Manor before stumbling across the final boss, none other than King Boo himself. During the Dark Moon, it enhanced his magic enough to be able to escape his capture, and proceeded to take over the Black Manor to build an army. He was not happy to see Luigi again and he tries to squash him once for all. When the player as Luigi beats him, King Boo tries to take the castle down with him to prevent Luigi from sucking him again, but fails to do so. Luigi escapes the Black Manor as King Boo's magic fails and the manor is restored to normal. E.Gadd thanks Luigi for all his help and will get to upgrading the Poltergust.
Unbeknownist to either, two glowing eyes are seen from a crack of the machine before King Boo cackles, a post-ending scene seen for those who have achieved 100% completion within the game.
Critics praised the unique control and the movements along with the bosses and sold nearly 3 million copies and earning better scores than its predecessors. The creators have confirmed that there will be a third game and serve as a trilogy for Luigi's Mansion.
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