<s>
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
series	O
following	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
incorporates	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
moves	O
for	O
ghost	O
catching	O
,	O
an	O
ectoplasmic	O
doppelgänger	O
assistant	O
known	O
as	O
Gooigi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
gaming	O
both	O
locally	O
and	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Luigi	O
from	O
a	O
fixed	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
capture	O
ghosts	O
across	O
a	O
large	O
hotel	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
pre-defined	O
mission	O
structure	O
of	O
gameplay	O
across	O
several	O
mansions	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
more	O
open-ended	O
allowing	O
for	O
greater	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
restriction	O
being	O
that	O
players	O
cannot	O
explore	O
floors	O
in	O
the	O
hotel	O
via	O
the	O
elevator	O
until	O
they	O
have	O
found	O
the	O
button	O
that	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
hotel	O
's	O
main	O
lobby	O
and	O
basement	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
floors	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
staircase	O
between	O
them	O
that	O
circumvents	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
elevator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
find	O
special	O
gems	O
on	O
each	O
floor	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
Boos	O
,	O
a	O
regular	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Luigi	O
can	O
find	O
hearts	O
to	O
recover	O
health	O
lost	O
from	O
the	O
attacks	O
of	O
ghosts	O
and	O
other	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
introduced	O
by	O
Dark	O
Moon	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
stun	O
charge	O
function	O
that	O
can	O
make	O
ghost	O
catching	O
easier	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dark-Light	O
Device	O
,	O
a	O
blacklight	B-Application
function	O
that	O
can	O
reveal	O
objects	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
invisible	O
(	O
after	O
capturing	O
Spirit	O
Orbs	O
,	O
which	O
cause	O
the	O
invisibility	O
)	O
and	O
animate	O
certain	O
portraits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Gooigi	B-Application
–	O
an	O
ectoplasmic	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Luigi	O
previously	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gooigi	B-Application
can	O
conduct	O
similar	O
moves	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
his	O
real	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
switching	O
between	O
Luigi	O
and	O
Gooigi	B-Application
)	O
or	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
in	O
local	O
co-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gooigi	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
help	O
in	O
battles	O
and	O
with	O
solving	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Gooigi	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Gooigi	B-Application
can	O
squeeze	O
through	O
gaps	O
in	O
vents	O
and	O
grills	O
,	O
and	O
walk	O
across	O
spiked	O
floors	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
weaker	O
than	O
his	O
real	O
counterpart	O
and	O
will	O
instantly	O
lose	O
his	O
physical	O
form	O
if	O
he	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
water	O
or	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
modes	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
controls	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
four	O
colour	O
variations	O
(	O
green	O
,	O
purple	O
,	O
orange	O
,	O
or	O
blue	O
)	O
of	O
Luigi	O
or	O
Gooigi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
ScreamPark	O
"	O
focuses	O
on	O
team-based	O
matches	O
-	O
one	O
side	O
as	O
Team	O
Luigi	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
as	O
Team	O
Gooigi	B-Application
-	O
and	O
scoring	O
points	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
match	O
types	O
:	O
Ghost	O
Hunt	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
teams	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
catching	O
ghosts	O
,	O
with	O
tougher	O
ghosts	O
worth	O
more	O
points	O
;	O
Cannon	O
Barrage	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
teams	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
securing	O
cannonballs	O
,	O
some	O
held	O
by	O
ghosts	O
,	O
loading	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
cannon	O
and	O
firing	O
them	O
at	O
targets	O
,	O
with	O
trickier	O
targets	O
scoring	O
more	O
points	O
;	O
and	O
Coin	O
Floating	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
teams	O
use	O
inflatables	O
to	O
collect	O
coins	O
that	O
drop	O
in	O
a	O
pool	O
,	O
avoiding	O
mines	O
that	O
are	O
dropped	O
as	O
well	O
or	O
lose	O
the	O
coins	O
in	O
their	O
possession	O
and	O
pop	O
the	O
inflatable	O
making	O
them	O
need	O
to	O
blow	O
another	O
one	O
up	O
allowing	O
their	O
opponents	O
to	O
steal	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	O
,	O
his	O
pet	O
ghost	O
dog	O
Polterpup	O
,	O
his	O
brother	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
Toads	O
have	O
been	O
invited	O
to	O
The	O
Last	O
Resort	O
,	O
a	O
luxurious	O
art	O
deco	O
high-rise	O
hotel	O
nestled	O
in	O
a	O
mountainside	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
decide	O
to	O
visit	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
vacation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
hotel	O
's	O
ghostly	O
owner	O
,	O
Hellen	O
Gravely	O
,	O
had	O
lured	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
the	O
hotel	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trap	O
by	O
King	O
Boo	O
,	O
whom	O
she	O
had	O
freed	O
from	O
Professor	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
's	O
custody	O
after	O
his	O
recapture	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
floors	O
,	O
each	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
theme	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
Luigi	O
is	O
aided	O
further	O
by	O
E	O
.	O
Gadd	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
gadgets	O
:	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boo	O
,	O
a	O
communication	O
device	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Gooigi	B-Application
,	O
an	O
ectoplasmic	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
the	O
Toads	O
,	O
he	O
reaches	O
the	O
top	O
floor	O
where	O
he	O
confronts	O
Hellen	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
before	O
rescuing	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
inadvertently	O
saved	O
by	O
Polterpup	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
second	O
,	O
Luigi	O
finds	O
himself	O
forced	O
to	O
defeat	O
King	O
Boo	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
while	O
aided	O
by	O
Gooigi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
title	O
,	O
with	O
early	O
prototypes	O
introducing	O
the	O
Slam	O
and	O
Burst	O
as	O
new	O
abilities	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
development	O
started	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
system	O
in	O
earnest	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
 '	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
present	O
in	O
or	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
were	O
expanded	O
on	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
same	O
screen	O
local	O
co-op	O
play	O
and	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
formal	O
announcement	O
,	O
Luigi	O
's	O
new	O
gadget	O
,	O
the	O
Poltergust	O
G-00	O
,	O
was	O
shown	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
2018	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
trailer	O
announcing	O
Castlevania	B-Application
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
listed	O
as	O
tentative	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chelsea	O
Stark	O
of	O
Polygon	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Gooigi	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
levels	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
our	O
scaredy-cat	O
hero	O
’s	O
best	O
adventure	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
at	O
IGN	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
variety	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
so	O
fun	O
,	O
charming	O
,	O
and	O
smartly	O
designed	O
that	O
I	O
hope	O
we	O
get	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
of	O
these	O
every	O
20	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
12.44	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
for	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2019	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Best	O
Family/Social	O
Game	O
Gamescom	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Game	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Art	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
Best	O
Family/Social	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
2020	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Big	O
Apple	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Central	O
Park	O
Children	O
's	O
Zoo	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Kids	O
Game	O
23rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
