Luigi's Survival Guide

Your quest to restore the Dark Moon will take you to mansions filled with ghosts to hunt & puzzles to solve. Here are some survival tips as well as the essential gear you'll need for the proper ghost hunt (and the controls for the game).

The New and Improved Poltergust 5000
With this super-powered vacuum cleaner, you can interact with almost every object in the mansions. Suck up window curtains & coins in hard-to-reach places, or use the blow function to make ceiling fans spin.

Earn upgrades with the treasure you find in the mansions to make it more powerful as you progress.

Also, it can capture ghosts too!

Shine the Light On the Situation
You can stun pesky ghosts with the Strobulb expansion for the Poltergust 5000, and reveal hidden illusions with the new Dark-Light Device. Both are crucial to making it through the mansion unspooked.

How to Catch Ghosts
Step 1 - Flash your Strobulb at the ghost to stop him or her in his or her tracks.

'''Step 2 - Use the Poltergust 5000 to vacuum up the stunned ghost's energy.

Step 3 - Once the number above the ghost's head reaches zero, the ghost(s) is/are captured!

Solve Puzzles
These twisted mansions are teaming with blocked and locked doors. Thanks to the features of the Poltergust 5000, you can manipulate almost every object in the room. When in doubt, perhaps Professor Elvin Gadd can lend a helping hand!

Controls for the Game
Here are the basic controls for Luigi and the Poltergust 5000.

Circle Pad - Move.

Circle Pad and B Button - Run.

R Button - Vacuum. Press R to suck up ghosts and other objects to the end of the Poltergust 5000. (The Poltergust 5000 can suck up items such as curtains & carpets. When the power gauge appears, move the Circle Pad to pull the object, & then press the A button when the gauge is full.)

L BUTTON: Blow-Press the L button to expel air from the Poltergust 5000 or shoot thing stuck to its nozzle.

X BUTTON: Look Up, (When X appears) Press X to investigate-You can open doors & peer through windows to investigate. When peering, tilt the 3DS system or move the Circle Pad to look around.

A BUTTON: Strobulb Flash-After obtaining the Strobulb attachment, you can use the flashlight to stun ghosts & defeat small enemies.

Y BUTTON: Dark-Light Device-Press & hold the Y button to activate the Dark-Light Device, which allows you to reveal illusions such as invisible objects.

B BUTTON: Look down (when not moving).

START BUTTON: Pause Menu- Press START to pause the game, retry a mission, exit a mission, or view controls.

TOUCH SCREEN: View the map- You can use the Touch Screen to slide the map & view mission objectives using Luigi's Dual Scream (DS)