CGR Undertow - LUIGI'S MANSION for Nintendo GameCube Video Game Review

[BrandonLink2014]

Thumbs up if you whistle or make noises when you're scared like Luigi.

[MrWhoNeedsAName13]

nintendo, Y U MAKE US WAIT SO MUCH FOR LUIGIS MANSION 2!!!

[darkmandoom1]

DUDE ME AND MY FRIEND PLAYED THIS IN THE DARK  AND WE WERE SCARED.......LOLZ

[Bretton823]

My quickest time was recorded by a stopwatch on my friends phone. There were 153 logs in it. Because thats how many times i had beaten it (AT THE TIME AHA).

My quickest 1:27:13

My longest: 2:51:39

IM PROUD!!! And if you dont believe those come on down to my place or my friends and have a look at his phone. ^_^

[CaptainOmarful]

@Bretton823 153 TIMES.....Lol I'm getting bored of it already on my 1st play through. Too easy imo

[Bretton823]

@CaptainOmarful LOL when your a veteran like muah it shouldn't be as boring! XD Especially when you play it at night with all the lights off, a scary movie going beside you, your friends over, a pizza, and some good old fashioned POP...yeah im Canadian eh! :3

[Suddy911]

the greatest american movie is CITIZEN KANE

[xJLEvanss]

"technical capabilities of the gamecube" is an oxymoron

[JackKlompus13]

@xJLEvanss

No, it's not.

[Joaking91]

@xJLEvanss you know it is more powerful than the ps2 right?

[SamshMaster2000]

werid

for a game "Destied for the shadows: people spent a decade demanding a sequal

[BioGamer12]

I don't care what anyone says luigi's mansion is one of my favorite games of all time and I got a 3DS just to get luigi's mansion 2, good thing there are other really good games

[JackKlompus13]

@BioGamer12

Luigi's Mansion 2 is what I'm most excited for on the 3DS.

[BioGamer12]

@JackKlompus13 Tell me about it the game looks amazing

[NessDragonfly]

I suddenly got interested in Luigis Mansion 2

[Mario28300]

that game scared me, honestly.

[pownageman11]

rigicai all portrait ghosts are bosses but there are area bosses like the baby(chuncy),bogmire,and the final and hardest boss king boo who takes bowsers body

[StarFoxAutobot]

Too bad the Mansion disappears into thin after Luigi captures King Boo. With all the ghosts gone it would've been a nice house.

[crispybaconkilt]

Looks really fun!

[Rigicai05]

The lady is not a boss. the BABY is!

[studiovinny]

I still think this is a brilliant game.

[BeautifulMawMusic]

This game scared the living shit out of me when I was little

[GhostDrakaro]

I remember playing that game when I was just a little guy. Even today I would buy it but man....how things tend to be thrown away for how old they are nowa days.

[bbutters2]

this got so bashed by a lot of people when it came out, I enjoyed it for the time I played it, better than the naysayers said!

[WeCantBeSeen]

THESE GRAPHICS WERE SO GOOD AT THE TIME

[scampynoXP]

This was one of my first games for Gamecube, i loved it! :D

[videogamerorder66]

when is their going to be more games for the 3ds

[meg5493]

sadly my gamecube collection contains mostly resident evil games aside from maybe one harvest moon game i need more GC games

[benji0214]

i know that but to me luigis mansion will always be a retared yet fun game but also challenging at the same time

[video166]

sure this game was short, but it had tons of re playability, a good example is trying to find as much pearls/gems as you can XD

[x9Voltagex]

nintendo>other companies

[Thegreatwario383]

@x9Voltagex I think the developer tier goes something like this:

Nintendo>Rareware(classic era)>Valve>The Rest

[gustavaization]

Okay.... every time Luigi brings in a ghost???? That is SOOO what she said

[benji0214]

i got luigi's mansion when i was 2 yrs old and i never really payed attention to it until i was bored on a saturday morning when i was 12. i am 12.i beat the game in 3 days and boy was that game hard as a motherfucker. when i finished the game i felt so proud that i promised luigi and nintendo that i would buy luigis mansion 2 for my 3ds.

[PerseusLP]

@benji0214

Sorry, but Luigi's Mansion is a very easy game. ^^

[litningguy1]

i love this game. its my favorite of all time

[chuggaaconroyy2]

Dude you said you can't jump well you can!go to the courtyard walk towerds a tree and......you jumped!!!

[matthology]

at first i didn't like how nintendo has made luigi a scardycat and weakling today, but replaying luigi's mansion with the video game knowledge i have today as opposed to 10yrs ago, it was really nice having a twist in a mario game that didn't involve koopas goombas or jumping. but i honestly think it would be better on wii than 3ds, it could be both but lets face it, the wii needs a recovery and needs a good game they're getting weak

[jerlee89]

This game >>> Super Mario Sunshine.

[yourname710]

cant wait!!! nuff said...

[democrat1515]

Wow I forgot how much I loved this game!

[Ochstastic]

My god I hold this game close to my heart.

[shoopdawoop70reviews]

game boy horror :)

[jessmonster405]

that babby haunts me to this day

[Absol64]

@jessmonster405 The model of Luigi on the title screen scares me to this day... *shudder*

[Rickeyuiop]

What is this the 4th time luigi saved marios ass

Mario is missind NES, Mario is Missing SNES, Mario is missing PC and Luigis mansion . soon Luigis mansion 2

[xxxSHAWN2008xxx]

i actually got scared playing this game >.>'

[GamerboyAdvancedSP]

this wasnt his first solo game

[UNCfanatic50]

i like Luigi better than Mario

[TurboTails22]

@UNCfanatic50 agreed!

[xxxSHAWN2008xxx]

@UNCfanatic50 dammit man its not luigi its WEEGEEEEE!!!!

[GamerNinjaX]

@UNCfanatic50 me too. he has more personality and is relatable

[chuckles1252]

@UNCfanatic50 It's called being a younger brother

[MrAwesomenMario360]

Mario360: Did you know this game was released in America a day before the GameCube released in America?

[Chase1002newaccount]

you DO know you can look at the pool player while throwing the balls right?

[RawHunterX]

Love this game!

[Sonic619]

Press X to Mario

[themangOMEGA]

Thumbs up if you're excited for Luigi's Mansion 2! :D

[MrEvilman101]

@themangOMEGA maybe its going to be for the 3ds i hope it will

[jimmyelgringito]

@MrEvilman101 It is.

[skullkid0489]

@themangOMEGA yeah luigis mansion 2 3d i cant wait

[2007pepsilover]

@themangOMEGA i kinda am, but im worried about the controls, they said the 2nd stick controls would be transfer to the gyro, which sucks on buses

[scenscoff]

@themangOMEGA what? whens it out?

[gamercat86]

@scenscoff Early next year for the Nintendo 3DS. It's going to have "several new mansions" as opposed to just one.

[hypershadicful]

@themangOMEGA man i can't wait for that game

[JackKlompus13]

@themangOMEGA

Hell yes!

[TheShadowluigi64]

@themangOMEGA thubs up if you want to see cgrunderyow do a review of LM2!

[XryookuX]

@themangOMEGA yup, you've got to buy a new expensive device, just to play it, awsome huh -__-

[Bretton823]

@themangOMEGA Not really. Lm2 lacks EVERYTHING the first one did. Scary music, creepy unlocking a door cutscenes, a dark chilling feeling that actually scares you, scary ghosts, scary sound effects, and lastly dark rooms. I mean have you seen the rooms? EVERY damn room has lights or candles on in it, making the flashlight useless. And the ghosts? Remind me of Deku Scrubs. Theme song? Zelda's Lullaby really? The original was for 10+... Lm2 is basically 9 and under. Cant wait to play it though ^_^

[VideoGuitarGuy]

well this game is amazing when i was a kid i loved the shit outta it but i was going in a circle, up the stairs,down the hall, down the stairs ,up the stairs ext. because the part with the ghost scared the crap outta me but me and my friends played it when i was a little older and it was amazing, srcew all you haters this beat the shit out of mario sunshine

[TheAmazingZdog]

This was an EXTREMELY underated game

[MrTurntables]

this is the alan wake for kids

[lucas1sk1ng]

@MrTurntables no, alan wake is a luigi mansion for adults luigis mansion came first

[eklipsegirl]

@MrTurntables this game is for everyone, not for kids

[MrTurntables]

@eklipsegirl-yeah youre right i still play it anyways

[4583945]

I don't think I can acknowledge Ghostbusters as the greatest American movie of all time.

[icarus212001]

@4583945 He was joking.

[Jeremy5028]

thumbs up if you think luigi needs his own platforming game

[pinopika]

theres a sequel for 3ds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GamerNinjaX]

@pinopika thats delayed!!!!!!!!!!.........DX

[SonicrNut]

@pinopika that will not be realesed

[Rigicai05]

@pinopika They should put it on the wii

[cole3454657]

why does everybody hate this game? i enjoyed the shit out of this game, and it has infinite replayability to me.

[Dreamewalker]

The game may have started as a mario game but evolved into this. The game was obviously a glorified tech demo, but didn't have the substance of a true Nintendo hit, and they knew this wasn't going to be a killer app. That's why the game isn't Mario's Mansion.

[Zacattackzak]

Thumbs up if you prefer the start theme song compared to Incomcompany's!!

[RedWolf3487]

Why doesn't Luigi call the police? When Peach get's kidnapped in other Mario games why don't special forces arrive to save her? There's got to be a Toad Team 6, or Mushroom Berets in the Mushroom Kingdom military.

[damprumpan]

game boy horror?

[helanpinu]

No way out man Asian women ****lushfmlk.info****

[BIGBOSS1983100]

@SoApBoX exactly what I was thinking :) Come on Nintendo, make Luigi's Mansion 2. I would prefer the Wii, but 3DS is fine with me.

[jtv57]

@DormantInsanity Where did you hear about that?

[BrInGdAjUnGlE]

this game is absolutely epic!

just got another gamecube and its the first game on the list! XD

[GTAVsCallofduty88]

lol luigis first game is mario is missing for nes/snes

[Noblechief12345]

I always played this game when I was like 6 and I loved even if I got stuck in the first room

[RawHunterX]

Who the heck would say that this game is bad then they're out of their f*ing mind. This game was pure awesome, the only problem I had was with the health, it was pretty rare, yet I hope Nintendo gives Luigi more starring games. (It's cool what they've done with the Super Mario Galaxy games though.)

[jordanthewizard]

I loved this game, I think most people were disappointed that it wasn't a platformer.

[NeverendingTwilight1]

There's a mistake in this review. This isn't Luigi's first solo adventure. The first one was something we all wish to forget, and that's, "Mario is Missing." But I liked this game... it was an underrated gem for an underrated gem or a system.

[phillippi2]

I like that Luigi hums the main theme (which is actually kind of pretty). Nice little detail they put in there.

[1234gin4321]

game boy HORROR lol.

[mrvideogamesforlife]

What most people dont know is Luigi is the older brother.

[RKOTHELEGACY]

@mrvideogamesforlife weird doesn't nintendo say mario is the older one

[mrvideogamesforlife]

@RKOTHELEGACY they never actually said until later with better graphics to display each and such but luigi is oldest

[258rookie]

luigi only has one game for frerked game cube

[mrmime1231]

hahahahhha

[BlueSnech]

Why does Collagehumor hate the gamecube?

[TheLovemusicguy]

i adore this game it was the first game cube game for me and iplayed it aigan aigan and aigan jsut cuz i like it so much

[lightninstriker10]

@TheLovemusicguy Luigi's Mansion and Pikmin kick so much ass.

[TheLovemusicguy]

@lightninstriker10 well said love them all :)

[KingDavid73]

I actually really enjoyed this game.  I'm usually not a fan of 3d adventure type games (the typical Nintendo game these days), but this one was pretty good.

[eltigreandthewalrus]

i would love a new luigi game to come out, and not just unlocking luigi in mario galaxy.. this game was and still is baller, it would be one of the best games for wii, if they would just port it over. This game would shine with the nunchuck and wiimote. ""NINTENDO if you're listening please make another luigi game, and untill then port this over to wii so we can experience it for the first time all over again!!""

[TwistedN]

Did you know this game was tested for 3DS back when the gamecube was being dev'd?

[123ozzied1]

go Luigi

[SatoshiEddyKetchum]

Luigi's Mansion 2 FTW!

[skater24481]

@SatoshiEddyKetchum it should have multiplayer online FTW

[schmoab]

I loved this game, I played it through in a weekend.

[MasterChiefultra]

if they made it mario's mansion it would suck...

[theskill123456]

they made luigis mansion 2...its called alan wake

[XeindiorulezFTW]

Played it 3 times, beat it every time, NEVER GETS OLD WATCHING BOWSERS HEAD FLY SKYWARD.

[XeindiorulezFTW]

Ugh its NOT kinda short....ITS THE BEST FRIKIN GAME....EVER....AND IT WAS MADE 10 YEARS AGO.

[DrNo0Entertainment1]

there are kids that dont know that this game exists:(

[Kingthug25]

i agree

[iRandy383]

When I was like 4 or 5, this game scared the shit out of me

[StephensStuff]

Luigi was the missing ghostbuster

[sanatiohne89]

i remember this game. was so much fun :) i always tried to get the most money possible to get a higher grade, just cause i wanted to see what his house would look like :P

[fightforthenight14]

I remember getting this game with my gamecube along with star wars rouge squadron 2. I liked both the games but I played this one a crap ton more. Beat it about 6 times and I still enjoy it to this day.

[SamuraiGoomba]

I love this game.

[94harrit]

the intro was amazing

[talkingbeatlehead]

I like how all my friends think the best games ever made are COD MW2 and Black ops its just really really sad...

[Superking890]

@talkingbeatlehead I think I can help your friend get into nintendo games first get him golden eye 007 for wii if he likes show him other nintnedo games

[DrNo0Entertainment1]

@talkingbeatlehead that story made me cry :'(

[jamalaron]

this is an awesome game

[Thecriticmk93]

Just like cgrundertow will always be in the shadow of classic game room

[PlastBlast]

I have some game called "Removal Man" with the same cover >.<

[DeltaPhi79]

@PlastBlast Yeah it's pretty much a rip-off/pirate version of this.

[davidefurigay]

finally someones paying attention to WEEGEEE

[XfullmetalRocker]

wait? Luigi used his flashlight to stun enemies? Alan Wake has some explainin to do! lol jk.

[SkankinDevil89]

nintendos been teasing at a sequel to luigi's mansion on the 3ds and i've never played this game and always really wanted to, but never had a gamecube until for a short period in 2007. i still never got to play it. i remember watching gameplay of it at a walmart when the gamecube was first released and i was just blown away at how gorgeous the game looked. i just bought this game on ebay and am eagerly awaiting the day the fat mail guy delivers it to my doorstep. :)

[ROCKandROLLinHELL]

@SkankinDevil89 It's a very short game

[Nintendomanwill]

I'm not sure that they've said anything about LM2 on 3DS (and it seems like a kind of one-off game that was meant to launch a new graphical and gameplay style, not an attempt at a series) but I do know that they experimented with the original on Gamecube and made it with stereoscopic 3d that one could perceive with 3d glasses. This was rather easy for them to do even with the Cube theoretically having to process twice the imagery. Why? Because the Cube GPU designed to output 3d believe it or not

[bulgarin1000]

mean you are a noob reviewer

[TheXLink]

@bulgarin1000 Try doing a review yourself. I mean your video of a still picture of a machinegun was relly good and noot lazy or stupid in any way...

[bulgarin1000]

@TheXLink a that was my brother that done that.and im saying i comparence to CGR

[SENATORPAIN1]

funny this looks no better then most wii games. and it looked really good when it came out.

[Psycholosity]

i didnt understand half of the words you said

[reddeath555]

@Psycholosity thats because you lack a proper education

[Psycholosity]

@reddeath555 im 13 jackass

[reddeath555]

@Psycholosity BAHAHAHAAHHA EXACTLY, stupid fuck. grow some pubes and attend college before thinking you're properly educated, dumbass

[Psycholosity]

@reddeath555 u must have no life to be picking on a kid with an "improper" education rly lame if u ask me and attending college and getting a "proper" education are two different things also what the hell do pubes have to do with education? besides all i know is u must be rly immature to be picking on a kid grow up and grow some pubes on ur own before u worry about mine which i have

[GameOverthinkerFan7]

@Psycholosity "pubes" don't have to do with proper education. He's telling you to grow up and stop being a whiny bitch. If you're 13, like you said, you should at least be decent and mature enough to not be so insolent like this. Heck, I'm 15. Also, I'd like to point out the hypocrisy of calling someone "immature" via a comment that uses no punctuation, barely any proper grammar or spelling (and is in fact two long run-on sentences), and talks about penis hair.

[Psycholosity]

@GameOverthinkerFan7 How was i being immature when he was the one who called me a stupid fuck with an improper education? if any body, he's the one that's being immature, yet you call me a whiny bitch just for saying older people should have better things to do than pick on people who arent even in high school yet. im not stupid, so quit treating me like i am. the whole reason i go on youtube is to escape my life because the world is full of stupid inconsiderate dicks but i cant run away from it

[irio333]

@Psycholosity he is right, you lack education. im 13 and i understood everything.

[Psycholosity]

@irio333 first of all that dosent automatically make me stupid, second i was kidding when i said i didnt under stand the words, and third mind your own god damn business

[RelaxNplay64]

The things I love about this game are definately the atmosphere and the sound affects they were simply amazing it truely helped in making the game feel alive

[iamkakashi20]

this brings back the old days. this game is fun. i can end this game in 1 night. i havent played this game in 5 years. i had to download it. good thing my wii was moded, this game is still the best to me. i would not mind if thay make a lugis masion 2 for wii. like make it a big masion and add new ghost and more boos and make a wifi leader borad to see who has the best score.

[hitlersucks101]

who's CGR undertow?

[WolfChrome]

This was the first gamecube game i got, and i STILL play it today... Its in my top 5 games of all time.

Great Review!

[SoApBoX]

It would be awesome if they made a Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Wii or 3DS!

[8supernits]

@SoApBoX i actually read a rumor on the internet that they're thinking of making a luigi's mansion 2 for 3ds

[Reigam4]

@SoApBoX you mean like using a wiimote as a flashlight and stuff ?

[Caasimac]

@SoApBoX 3DS!

[jtv57]

@SoApBoX Not for the 3DS, for the Wii cause I don't have 3DS.

[internetakias1]

@jtv57

who cares if you don't own a 3ds, Nintendo isn't going to make a game to satisfy just one person

[jtv57]

@internetakias1 In that case, their stupid.

[FraginNoobs]

@SoApBoX 3ds would be awesome because of the creepy invirement

[ffourteen4224]

@SoApBoX i woudlnt really like a remake or sequel to luigis mansion because if they make a sequel it will be repeat basically the 1st 1 (it would be like making another resident evil where it takes place in the mansion it would be even more repetitive than the Atari smurf rescue game) In my opinion

[SoApBoX]

@ffourteen4224 Beats me, I can picture the sequel having a camera system like MGS2 but with a wider out view. If it takes place anywhere, let it be a haunted, screwed up version of Peach's Castle.

[sapzap96]

@SoApBoX

screw a mansion, Luigi's Castle, with pointer controls

[jimmyelgringito]

@SoApBoX Wouldn't it be cool if we can play as young Professor Egad? With him using the original poltergeist vacuum thing? :)

[MikeNascar9]

@SoApBoX maybe for project cafe

[RedWolf3487]

@SoApBoX It would work greatly to show off the new 3DS analog stick, and push it's graphic capabilities to it's limit. Imagine seeing one of those great looking ghosts pop out at you in 3D!

[N0NEoftheAB0VE]

Really the gameplay mechanic is very similar to Alan Wake - shine flashlight on spooky things then shoot them!