Luigi's Mansion

 GameCube
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 337 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 281 out of 337
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 337
  3. Negative: 8 out of 337
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  1. LuigiJ.
    Jun 2, 2002
    0
    I really don't see what's so cool about some guy in green tights with a vacuum strapped to his back.
  2. RyanM.
    Jun 1, 2004
    1
    This game is absolute sh.t.
  3. v0lrath
    Aug 25, 2002
    0
    Simply put: this game sucks. It is tedious, repetitive, and quite possibly the worst game I've ever played.
  4. mlk6s
    Nov 22, 2011
    2
    This was supposed to be the launch title for the NGC. Thats just sad Nintendo. This game is boring and confusing. I cant past the first level because I cant figure out where to go.
  5. GDsReviews
    Jul 9, 2022
    1
    Luigi’s Mansion is a short but painful experience that makes you wish that Luigi had a better game to debut as the main character over Mario here.

    The game is a spectacular ripoff of Ghostbusters, right down to using a vacuum pack that both sucks up the ghosts and can throw fire, ice, water at them. You do nothing but startle as many ghosts as possible with a flashlight and then suck    Luigi’s Mansion is a short but painful experience that makes you wish that Luigi had a better game to debut as the main character over Mario here.

    The game is a spectacular ripoff of Ghostbusters, right down to using a vacuum pack that both sucks up the ghosts and can throw fire, ice, water at them. You do nothing but startle as many ghosts as possible with a flashlight and then suck them up.

    Despite its shortness, it has extremely well-defined breaks between major boss fights of which there are 4. The one great thing about this game is the most commonly played track in the Dark Hallway Theme, which is a fantastically creepy piece of music.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best GameCube Game of 2001
2
#2 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2001
2
#2 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2001

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. GMR Magazine
    70
    Like getting socks for Christmas, it's good and comfortable, but not what we wanted. [Feb 2003, p.96]
  2. Eurogamer
    70
    A competent, atmospheric adventure and truly a new direction for the characters, but at this length it simply isn’t worth the £35, let alone the cost of the console.
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  3. Gamestyle
    70
    Potential tension is sorely lacking. However, the challengingly physical and rewarding nature of the actual ghost-catching sequences does go a way to make up for this.
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