Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Nintendo Switch Review

Developed by Next Level Games
Published by Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD sees Mario's sidekick return once again for more pump and dump ghostbusting action.

With the Dark Moon shattered and ghosts unleashed into Evershade Valley, it's up to Luigi to suck them all out of existence and save the day, and his kidnapped brother.

So, armed with his trusty Poltergust 5000 and a light to stun the ghosts, Luigi ventures out into the world to save the day and discover what has happened to Mario during the shattering of the moon.

Spread over five different mansions, each of which hold different mission-based levels, the game certainly has a prolonged possibility of appeal that's hard to ignore.

With simple control systems and puzzles to solve, the game's simplicity is hard to deny. But that's not say it's a simple game and to dismiss it for being so - merely to demonstrate its point of entrance is universal to fans and those who've not experienced the original.

While graphically the game has been swathed in HD, it doesn't feel like it takes full advantage of a new coat of pixelated paint, with portions still feeling like the original.

That's no bad thing because the colourful and vibrant world is one to explore and play in.

If it seems similar to a Ghostbusters kind of game vibe, then that's because it is - and it has to be said, this busting makes you feel good over its 20 hours or so of gameplay.

Perhaps its desire to follow the 2013 original and not really massively do-over what's there from a visual point of view could be seen as an oversight, but Luigi's Mansion 2 is perfectly solid family nostalgia-led fare that raids one of Nintendo's lesser-known characters and shows he can more than keep up with his brother.