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Luigi's Mansion Arcade is a ghost-hunting arcade game developed by Capcom and published by Sega under license from Nintendo, released in Japanese arcades in June 2015 and in North America in spring 2017. The game is based on Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS and marks the first time Luigi had a major role in an arcade game since Mario Bros in 1983.

The arcade cabinet features a unique sit-down design with to-scale Poltergust 5000 vacuum controllers that players use instead of traditional joysticks, with a combined flashlight built in. The game takes place across three levels from Dark Moon: Gloomy Manor, Old Clockworks, and Treacherous Mansion as the final stage. Players are automatically led through these mansions in a rail shooter format, encountering groups of ghosts including Greenies, Slammers, Hiders, Gobbers, Creepers, Strong Ghost Forms, Boos, and Polterpups.

The gameplay combines traditional Luigi's Mansion mechanics with light gun shooter elements, using two buttons on the Poltergust controller—one for charging the Strobulb to stun ghosts and another for vacuuming them up. The game can be played solo or with two players, with the second player controlling a Luigi with inverted colors.

How to Play

Objectives

The main goal of Luigi's Mansion Arcade is to capture ghosts and solve puzzles across three haunted mansions. You play as Luigi, armed with the Poltergust 5000 vacuum cleaner, tasked with clearing each mansion of supernatural entities. The game emphasizes ghost-catching mechanics in a rail shooter format.

Controls

• Poltergust 5000 Controller: The primary input device is a to-scale vacuum cleaner controller that you aim at the screen
• Strobulb Button: Press to charge and flash the Strobulb to stun ghosts
• Vacuum Button: Press to activate the vacuum and suck up stunned ghosts

Gameplay

• Starting the Game: Press the Start Button to begin Luigi's ghost-hunting adventure.

• Mansion Exploration: Progress automatically through three mansions (Gloomy Manor, Old Clockworks, and Treacherous Mansion) in a rail shooter format.

• Ghost Detection: Use your flashlight to reveal hidden ghosts as you explore each room of the mansions.

• Ghost Stunning: Charge and flash the Strobulb to stun ghosts, making them vulnerable to capture.

• Ghost Capture: While ghosts are stunned, activate the vacuum to suck them up. Pull back on the controller as if physically struggling against the ghost.

• Ghost Types: Face various ghost types including Greenies, Slammers, Hiders, Gobbers, Creepers, Strong Ghost Forms, Boos, and Polterpups, each with unique behaviors.

• Two-Player Mode: Play cooperatively with a second player controlling a differently colored Luigi to capture ghosts together.

• Boss Encounters: Face special boss ghosts at the end of certain mansion sections that require specific strategies to defeat.

• Score System: Earn points for capturing ghosts, finding hidden treasures, and completing objectives within each mansion.

• Game Completion: Successfully clear all three mansions to complete your ghost-hunting mission with your final score displayed based on performance.