Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

2013 action-adventure video game

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, known as Luigi's Mansion 2 in Europe, is a video game for the Nintendo 3DS console. It is the sequel to Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released on March 20, 2013 in Japan and on March 24, 2013 in North America.[2]

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Developer(s)Next Level Games[1]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Bryce Holliday
Producer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
Artist(s)Neil Singh
Composer(s)Chad York
Darren Radtke
Mike Peacock
SeriesMario, part of the Luigi's Mansion subseries
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleaseOriginal release:
  • JP: March 20, 2013
  • NA: March 24, 2013
  • EU: March 28, 2013
  • AU: March 28, 2013
  • AU: March 28, 2013
  • KOR: July 18, 2013
  • HK: July 26, 2013
  • ROC: July 26, 2013
Nintendo Selects:
  • JP: March 17, 2016
  • HK: March 17, 2016 (Japanese version)
  • ROC: March 17, 2016 (Japanese version)
  • NA: August 26, 2016
  • AU: May 11, 2017
  • EU: October 13, 2017
  • KOR: July 19, 2018
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plot change

When the Dark Moon shatters, the ghosts in the Evershade Valley become evil. Professor E. Gadd has Luigi find the scattered pieces of the Dark Moon to turn the ghosts friendly again.

Gameplay change

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon features multiple mansions for Luigi to explore. Six mansions are available. It uses the console's tilt, or gyro, sensors.

References change

  1. Ronaghan, Neal (June 7, 2011). "Next Level Games Developing Luigi's Mansion 2". Nintendo World Report.
  2. "Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Gets a Release Date".