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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a smart, clean remake of the 3DS classic


John Linneman reviews the Switch remake of Luigi's Mansion 2.

Released alongside the GameCube in 2001, Luigi's Mansion was judged warily by Nintendo fans before launch, but has become a bona fide classic - one that saw two eventual sequels, on 3DS in 2013 and Switch in 2019. After all, 3DS games occupy a curious space: suitably modern in some respects, but with significant texture and geometry constraints designed around a relatively weak processor and small, low-resolution screen. I would ultimately describe this as a very smart, clean enhancement, one that perfectly retains the original look of Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon but introduces enough improvements that it winds up feeling like a proper definitive release.

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