Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
North American box art for Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, as localized for the United States, U.S. territories, and various Spanish-speaking Latin American markets, featuring the Entertainment Software Rating Board age rating in the Spanish language.
North American pre-release box art
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Tantalus Media[1]
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date Template:Release[?]
Language(s) English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (France)
French (Canada)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Latin America)
Italian
Dutch
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Genre Action-adventure
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:7 - Seven years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:PG - Parental Guidance
USK:6 - Six years and older
ClassInd:L - General audience
SMECCV:A - All ages
GRAC:All - All ages
GSRR:P - Six years and older
FPB:13 - Thirteen years and older
Gmedia:7 - Seven years and older
MRO:7 - Seven years and older
Mode(s) Single-player, local multiplayer, online multiplayer
Format
Nintendo Switch:
Game Card
Digital download
Input
Nintendo Switch:

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a Nintendo Switch remake of the Nintendo 3DS game Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. It was first announced during the June 2023 Nintendo Direct, and was released on June 27, 2024.[2][3] The game features visually enhanced and updated graphics compared to the Nintendo 3DS version, greatly resembling Luigi's Mansion 3. It is the second reissue in the Luigi's Mansion series after the Nintendo 3DS remake of the first Luigi's Mansion and the second game in the series for Nintendo Switch after Luigi's Mansion 3. The game retains Charles Martinet's voice clips for Luigi and Mario, after he retired from voicing the characters and was succeeded by Kevin Afghani starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder.[4] The game uses its European name, Luigi's Mansion 2, in all regions, including those that originally used the name Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. It was developed by Tantalus Media, who previously worked on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD.

Changes from the original game

Gameplay changes

  • The map now is displayed at the top-right corner due to the Nintendo Switch's lack of the bottom screen.
  • The Dark-Light Device meter is now displayed over Luigi instead of at the top-right corner.
  • Missions are displayed on the left side while the mission description and score are displayed on the right side.[5]
  • Like with Luigi's Mansion and Luigi's Mansion 3, the title screen features a location in the background.
  • HD Rumble has been added for certain actions, including sucking up ghosts.[6]
  • Motion controls are now utilized for adjusting the camera.[7]
  • Playing ScareScraper online now requires a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online, rather than being tied to Nintendo Network as with the original release.
  • The game is now locked at 30 frames per second, as opposed to the original game's uncapped frame rate (which could range from 30 to 60 frames per second).
  • Luigi can now look around like in Luigi's Mansion 3 by using the Right Stick.

Text changes and localization

  • Characters' head icons are no longer in the dialogue, instead displaying their names like in Luigi's Mansion 3.[8]
  • Poltergeists and ScareScraper are referred to as such in regions where they are respectively called "Boffins" and "Thrill Tower" in the original release.
  • The Boo in the mission Sticky Situation had its name changed from Ooga Booga to Boothoven, a nod to the classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, as the Boo is hiding in a piano.

Graphical changes

  • As the title indicates, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is rendered in high definition, rather than the original version's standard definition.
  • All characters now have new in-game models, more closely resembling Luigi's Mansion 3. For example, Luigi now has visible yellow threads on his overalls.
  • Boos now have glowing outlines around them.
  • The Boo in Visual Tricks now has a visible tongue and has a different expression when it discovers that the objects it hid are visible again.
  • Gold Bars now have stars on them.

Miscellaneous

  • The Australian Classification Board's rating of Parental Guidance (PG) for "Mild supernatural themes and violence, online interactivity" is higher than the original release's rating of General (G).

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Luigi's Mansion 2 HD.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ルイージマンション2 HD[?]
Ruīji Manshon Tsū Eichi Dī
Luigi Mansion 2 HD
Chinese (simplified) 路易吉洋馆2 HD[?]
Lùyìjí Yángguǎn 2 HD
Luigi Mansion 2 HD
Chinese (traditional) 路易吉洋樓2 HD[?]
Lùyìjí Yánglóu 2 HD
Luigi Mansion 2 HD
Dutch Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -
French Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -
German Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -
Italian Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -
Korean 루이지 맨션 2 HD[?]
Ruiji Maensyeon Tu Eichi Di
Luigi Mansion 2 HD
Portuguese Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -
Spanish Luigi's Mansion 2 HD[?] -

External links

Websites
Game pages

References

  1. ^ @NE_Brian (June 25, 2024). Tantalus is the developer behind Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Nintendo of America (June 21, 2023). Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ IGN (June 21, 2023). Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon - Switch Teaser Trailer | Nintendo Direct 2023. YouTube. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ gonintendo (August 22, 2023). Switch release of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to retain Charles Martinet's work gonintendo.
  5. ^ Nintendo Life (June 11, 2024). We've Played Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Is It Any Good?. YouTube. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ PJ O'Reilly (June 25, 2024). Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Review (Switch). Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. ^ PJ O'Reilly (June 25, 2024). Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Review (Switch). Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Nintendo UK (May 4, 2024). A rude awakening – Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2024.