Luigi's Mansion (GCN)

Could this be the "definitive" Nintendo game...

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Name: Luigi's Mansion

Released: 2001

Developer: Nintendo

Platform: Nintendo GameCube

Starring the lesser know plumber of the family, Luigi's Mansion had set up high expectations since it was the launch title for the successor to the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube. But what is it about this game that makes this game worthy of being the definitive Nintendo game? Well, there a few things which I'll get to in a moment but first some backstory. You play as Luigi who has just found out he won a competition to get a mansion - only he didn't enter a competition and the mansion is haunted. So using your flashlight and your vacuum cleaner, the aim is to eradicate all the ghosts inside. Seems pretty straight forward but what makes it excel are firstly the unique puzzles that you need to solve to remove a ghost and also the gameplay is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. But without a doubt, Luigi's Mansion's greatest asset is that it is visually stunning. Considering the game is 14 years old, it is an impressive feat to say that these graphics are still better than a lot of games out currently and it is through that, that this game can really portray the eeriness of being in a haunted house. While I still believe Melee is the best GameCube game overall, from a graphical point of view this game beats them all.