Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon; Everything We Know

[CM30]

With Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon already out in Japan and videos of the final mansion and boss soon to come, I thought it was best to count down the days until its Western release with every possible piece of information we currently have about the game. So here it is:

The Storyline

From the website:


The Dark Moon that hangs over Evershade Valley seems to have a calming effect on the ghosts that reside there.
For this reason, Professor E. Gadd has been studying the friendly ghosts that are unique to the area. But when the Dark Moon suddenly breaks apart and falls into the valley below, the once-friendly ghosts become hostile, trapping E. Gadd in his bunker!

Luigi, who is at home watching TV, gets a big surprise when E. Gadd suddenly shows up on his TV screen and drags Luigi kicking and screaming through the screen into the Evershade Valley! After a little persuasion, Luigi agrees to help E. Gadd on his quest to find the Dark Moon pieces and restore it to its rightful place in the sky.

As you may have guessed, King Boo is the one who breaks the Dark Moon into pieces and turns the ghosts 'evil'. Here's a video showing the intro/storyline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDzMnWDFhM

Mansions

There will be five mansions, with these names and themes:

• Gloomy Manor (standard mansion)
• Haunter Towers (plant themed mansion)
• Old Clockworks (desert/factory/machine themed mansion)
• Secret Mine (ice themed mansion)
• King Boo's Mansion (with a museum theme*)

* See here:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/luigi-mansion-dark-moon/3/

then finally you’ll end up in a haunted museum setting.



Bosses

• Giant Spider (Gloomy Manor)
• Haunted Staircase (Haunted Towers)
• [unknown]
• [unknown]
• King Boo

Mini Bosses

• Poltergeist (Gloomy Manor)
• The Three Sisters (Haunted Towers)

Here are some pictures of each:

Poltergeist

Three Sisters

Giant Spider

Haunted Staircase

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King Boo

Enemies

In Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, here are most of the enemies in the game.

Greenie

Basic ghosts with 10HP. May use weapons and have different forms.

Slammer

A tough red ghost with 30 HP which uses its fists to fight Luigi.

Hider

A Blue poltergeist, will hide in objects and try and throw them at Luigi to attack. Has 15 HP.

Gobber

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A giant yellow ghost with 100 HP that throws goo at Luigi by spitting.

Polterpup

Ghost dogs that sometimes guard keys. One will also revive Luigi when he dies by taking a gold bone from him.

Fake Doors

Fake doors also appear and act like in the first game, slamming you into walls when you try to open them.

Boos

Boos also appear in the game. They fly around much like in the first game, and there's one Boo hidden in each mission that you need to capture.

Mummies

Egyptian style mummies found in the basement of the Old Clockworks. Actually turn out to be disguised Greenies when you suck away the bandages.

Animated Armour

Suits of armour that strike at Luigi with their swords when he walks by. Featured in nearly every single trailer for the game.

Gold Ghost

A special ghost that drops more money than others, like the Speedy Spirits and Gold Mice of the first game.

Man Eating Plants

Venus Fly Trap monsters which attack Luigi when he approaches. Are killed by making them eat bombs. Found in Haunted Towers.

Robo Bombs activated by the strobe light.

Purple Trapper Ghosts

These trap Luigi inside when he goes near and you have to struggle and make him escape. Apparently they have infinite HP according to Mario Wiki.

There are also other monsters not listed, like invisible ghosts, bats and spiders.

The Death/Revival Mechanic

You collect 'gold dog bones' as extra lives, and then get revived by being licked by a Polterpup (ghost dog). Hence this screenshot:

[attachment=1178olterpup_and_Luigi_2.jpg]

New Gameplay Mechanics

As far as new gameplay mechanics go, there are a few. For instance, Luigi now has a strobe light which can be flashed to interact with the environment. This will do things like activate light sensors that unlock doors, wake up/revive plants to get them to give you prizes and various other things.

He also has a 'Dark Light', which is used to make hidden things (like Polterpup paw prints and hidden doors) appear. For isntance, whenever you see a door outline, making it appear will generate enemies called 'Spirit Balls'. Suck them up and the door will reappear and now be usable. This can also be used to hide things like bridges, puzzles and other objects.

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The ScareScraper and Multiplayer Mode

The ScareScraper is a randomly generated level with different floors that you can attempt either alone, with people in local multiplayer or online. It has various modes, namely:

Hunter Mode

Catch all the ghosts to reach the next floor.

Rush Mode

Reach the exit within the time limit.

Polterpup Mode

Hunt down and capture all the Polterpups.

Surprise Mode

A combo of the first and third modes.

The tower has every type of ghosts in the game, so you don't know who you're fighting. It can also either end after a certain number of floors or go on for infinity until everyone dies.

Music

As of this time, we know of three songs from the game. They are the following:

The Mansion Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tPS3hESOo

This theme is played in most of the trailers for the game.

Professor E Gadd's Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAeukgD4pUY

This theme is played on all the official websites for the game.

Professor E Gadd's Ringtone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jC7t_cyWC0

Commercials

Here are the different commercials for each region.

US Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wgp5wVgNnU

The second is the 'uncut' one.

European Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wZ8SqNlm2E

Japanese Commercials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYQqroDuxI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LFUCKRKaT8

Release Dates

The game is being released on these dates:

Japan: 20th March 2013 (already out)

US: 24th March 2013

Europe: 28th March 2013

Australia: Same as Europe

It's also apparently going to be released in Hong Kong at some point in the future. Probably Korea too knowing Nintendo.

Trailers

Here's every trailer released of the game:

Luigi's Mansion 2 E3 Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL7f_2lmW74

Luigi's Mansion 2 September 2011 3DS Conference Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az0zT8QiC9o

Luigi's Mansion 2 13th September 2011 Gameplay Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HABPXmGLLvg

Nintendo 3DS Software Lineup Trailer (September 22nd)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAaxSlwXcQM

Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon E3 2012 Footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cycQs9iThfs

Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon E3 2012 Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLeBvAglnUc


October 2012 Nintendo Direct

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9sc3IwUDjQ

Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon December 5th 2012 Nintendo Direct Presentation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmIFRp9eWI

The European Version of the above December 5th 2012 Presentation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGGoWFYhFK8

Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon Multiplayer Trailer (January 24th 2013)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgtloUeBZLg

February 2013 Nintendo Direct Footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYtbgGajGpE

Official Japanese Site Footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVKsD6O-8pA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuwwkgccsbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SObZBEzB7BQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_xNDraZnRU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOd7r4ZNSdU

Official European Site Footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCo3P3WAhE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrqrtEjANE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDzMnWDFhM

February 27th Overview Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRzgZiCNx8Y

March 4th Luigi's Mansion 2 Overview Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX7nD2Aa8Pc

Screenshots and Artwork

Finally, here are some links to Nintendo 3DS Daily articles with screenshots and artwork of Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon:

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-more-footage/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-screenshots-and-art-galore/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-magazine-scan/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-new-screens-and-art/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/fantastic-new-luigis-mansion-dark-moon-art/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-another-magazine-scan/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-another-magazine-scan-2/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-more-screenshots-and-artwork/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-screenshots-and-artwork/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-a-plethora-of-new-info/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-even-more-artwork/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-concept-art-round-3/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/tag/luigis-mansion-dark-moon/page/4/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-concept-art-round-4/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-2-print-ad/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-new-magazine-scan/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-and-game-and-wario-more-scans/

How Much SD Card Space?

It takes up 6,748 blocks or about 843 MB of storage space.

The Valentine's Day Cards

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/nintendo-releases-official-luigis-mansion-2-valentines-cards/

Shigeru Miyamoto Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RYtbgGajGpE

Some interviews with information

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/03/luigi-mansion-dark-moon/all/

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-interview-at-kotaku-lots-of-interesting-information/

The first mansion's worth of missions

http://nintendo3dsdaily.com/nintendo3dsnews/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-first-30-minutes-of-footage/

http://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/03/watch-the-first-four-missions-of-luigis-mansion-dark-moon/

I hope that's enough Luigi's Mansion 2/Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon information for anyone, it took me forever to get all the links, videos and images to make this possible.

 

[ShyGuyXXL]

What? The game is already out in japan? Great. Now I'm afraid I might accidentally stumble upon major spoilers.

 

[Rstitch]

4 more days and it's all mine.

 

[mariz627]

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