<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
Luigi	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
instead	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
after	O
Mario	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
him	O
as	O
he	O
explores	O
a	O
haunted	B-Application
mansion	I-Application
,	O
searches	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
deals	O
with	O
ghosts	O
by	O
capturing	O
them	O
through	O
a	O
vacuum	O
cleaner	O
supplied	O
by	O
Professor	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
overall	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
Martinet	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
as	O
Luigi	O
,	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
3.3	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth-best-selling	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	I-Device
all	I-Device
time	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
–	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Grezzo	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assist	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
task	O
,	O
Luigi	O
uses	O
a	O
flashlight	O
and	O
two	O
inventions	O
supplied	O
by	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
–	O
the	O
Poltergust	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
a	O
specially	O
modified	O
,	O
high-powered	O
vacuum	O
cleaner	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Horror	I-Application
,	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
Poltergust	B-Application
3000	I-Application
to	O
suck	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
steadily	O
reducing	O
the	O
ghost	O
's	O
hit	O
points	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
they	O
are	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Horror	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
seeing	O
which	O
rooms	O
they	O
have	O
visited	O
,	O
what	O
doors	O
are	O
open	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
remain	O
locked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Luigi	O
finds	O
a	O
key	O
during	O
his	O
explorations	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Horror	I-Application
automatically	O
indicates	O
which	O
door	O
it	O
unlocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
rating	O
(	O
A	O
to	O
H	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
treasure	O
Luigi	O
has	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
informs	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
they	O
agree	O
to	O
meet	O
up	O
outside	O
the	O
mansion	O
that	O
evening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Mario	B-Application
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
Luigi	O
enters	O
the	O
mansion	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
tells	O
Luigi	O
that	O
he	O
saw	O
Mario	B-Application
heading	O
towards	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
seen	O
him	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
Luigi	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
entrusts	O
Luigi	O
with	O
his	O
ghost-hunting	O
equipment	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Poltergust	B-Application
3000	I-Application
vacuum	O
cleaner	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Horror	I-Application
communication	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi	O
re-enters	O
the	O
mansion	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Luigi	O
explores	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
illusion	O
built	O
by	O
King	O
Boo	O
to	O
shelter	O
the	O
now-freed	O
special	O
ghosts	O
that	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
had	O
previously	O
captured	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
paintings	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
machine	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Ghost	O
Potrificationizer	O
"	O
;	O
King	O
Boo	O
subsequently	O
created	O
the	O
false	O
contest	O
to	O
lure	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
into	O
a	O
trap	O
in	O
retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
boos	O
they	O
defeated	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
recapturing	O
many	O
ghosts	O
and	O
working	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
Luigi	O
confronts	O
King	O
Boo	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
turned	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
a	O
painting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
turns	O
King	O
Boo	O
into	O
a	O
painting	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
recaptured	O
ghosts	O
,	O
while	O
Luigi	O
uses	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Portrificationizer	O
's	O
reverse	O
function	O
to	O
free	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
technological	O
demo	O
designed	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
footage	O
had	O
scenes	O
seen	O
in	O
later	O
trailers	O
and	O
commercials	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
animated	O
at	O
three	O
graphic	O
houses	O
to	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
alongside	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plan	O
for	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
involved	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
levels	O
revolved	O
around	O
a	O
large	O
mansion	O
or	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tests	O
were	O
later	O
done	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
dollhouses	O
and	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
was	O
transitioned	O
into	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
project	O
,	O
Luigi	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
original	O
and	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
orchestrated	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shogo	O
Sakai	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
voice	O
actors	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Jen	O
Taylor	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Toad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
received	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
its	O
audio	O
by	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Awards	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
GameCube	B-Application
systems	O
support	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
utilize	O
this	O
feature	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
3D	B-Algorithm
televisions	I-Algorithm
were	O
not	O
widespread	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
deemed	O
that	O
compatible	O
displays	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
cost-prohibitive	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercially	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
GameCube	B-Application
launch	O
title	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
driving	O
force	O
behind	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
launch	O
sales	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
than	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
had	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
meager	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
around	O
348,000	O
units	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
game	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
roughly	O
2.19	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
features	O
some	O
refreshing	O
ideas	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
flashes	O
of	O
brilliance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
while	O
it	O
lasts	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
clever	O
puzzles	O
and	O
innovative	O
game	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
fails	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
classic	O
status	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
adventures	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
hard	O
recommendation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
named	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
declared	O
that	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
ultimately	O
fails	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
cohesive	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
over	O
the	O
long-term.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
G4	O
's	O
TV	O
show	O
X-Play	O
criticized	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
in	O
their	O
special	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
and	O
media	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
letdown	O
for	O
players	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
2002	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Award	O
for	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|The	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
stage	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
ULuigi	O
's	O
Mansion	O
introduces	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Professor	O
Elvin	O
Gadd	O
,	O
or	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
for	O
short	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
Boo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
has	O
reappeared	O
in	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Partners	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
as	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
F.L.U.D.D.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
skin	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Boo	O
has	O
also	O
reappeared	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
(	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Device
Princess	I-Device
Peach	I-Device
)	O
or	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
(	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mansion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
reappeared	O
in	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
usually	O
acting	O
as	O
Luigi	O
's	O
home	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
!,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Hoops	I-Application
3-on-3	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
features	O
Luigi	O
's	O
Ghost	O
Mansion	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
minigame	O
,	O
four	O
players	O
controlling	O
Miis	O
dressed	O
up	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Wario	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
have	O
to	O
drain	O
the	O
energy	O
of	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
player	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
ghost	O
,	O
must	O
make	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
faint	O
before	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
almost	O
twelve	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Year	O
of	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
titled	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Grezzo	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
official	O
announcement	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
project	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
designed	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
development	O
kit	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
3D	O
functionality	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
has	O
amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
and	O
supports	O
gyroscopic	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
accessory	O
,	O
the	O
C-Stick	O
on	O
New	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
models	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
:	O
local	O
cooperative	O
play	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
doppelgänger	O
named	O
"	O
Gooigi	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
control	O
option	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Strobulb	O
flashlight	O
from	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
,	O
an	O
achievement	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
rush	O
mode	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
attempt	O
to	O
clear	O
boss	O
fights	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
sold	O
90,410	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
2018	O
behind	O
WarioWare	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	O
Detective	O
Pikachu''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlets	O
also	O
spoke	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
boss	O
rush	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
Hidden	O
Mansion	O
.	O
</s>
