Review of Haunted Mansion - Xbox

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I was hoping for a game like 11th Hour or Fools Errand. This game is more arcade like, but the puzzles are fun. Turns out I'm liking the game more and more as I play it. I do get tired of shooting the ghosts that come at you from all driections, I've got plenty of shooters to do that.

The basics of the game are that you are hired by the good ghosts of the mansion to get rid of the evil spirtis. You go from room to room solving puzzles in order to capture free spriits that allow you to gain access to other parts of the mansion. Along the way evil spirits and creatures attempt to do you harm.

The graphics and sound are very well done. Its easy to just pickup and play a room, save and go do other things, or you can sit for a few hours and work the game.

Definitely worth a rent, but good puzzle games are so few and far between, give it a purchase so we can all enjoy more titles in the future.

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This game is terrific. Apart from one or two graphic anomalies (no game is perfect) and two significant omissions from the documentation, the only negative thing I can say is that it's too short (about 17 hours on easy level). It's beautiful, fun, funny, and just a great experience. This is one of my favorite games for the Xbox.

(The important omissions are that you can strafe (step sideways) and back up without turning, each by holding the left trigger and moving the left thumbstick; and, you get 100 souls each time you get a gem, so you can open two doors marked 170 when you've only collected 70. Those two tidbits might be in the documentation, but I didn't catch them when I quickly read through, and they're important.)

I found this game to have just the right mix of goofiness, scariness, and challenging obstacles to be fun. Most of the time, you're trying to solve puzzles and get past/around/over/through things, but sometimes you have to shoot your way through monsters and evil spirits. However, the shooting isn't really the point: the threats are mostly just part of the atmosphere, and your arsenal consists of just one "weapon" with a few upgrades along the way.

The graphics are awesome, the sound just right (except for the pause music which will drive you insane if you listen to it too long), and the game play smooth. If you like platformand puzzle-style games with a little goofiness, a little fear, a good dose of the supernatural, and lots of puzzles, this game is the game for you.

And by the way, my family played through on the easy level all together, and the scary stuff wasn't too much for my four-year-old... as long as we kept reminding her it wasn't real, just a drawing. Yet for adults, a couple of images are too creepy or disconcerting to laugh off completely or easily forget.

I just wish it was twice as long. For the price, I'd expect more than 25 or 30 areas. But it's so much fun, we're already playing through it again on the next higher skill level...

9.4 out of 10.

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WOW, this game is sooo cool. I've been waiting to play this game for sooooo long, i know what your thinkin, u think this game is cool lookin but may stink, thats what i thought,WRONG!!! I rented this game today and i love it, tooo bad my friend has it at his house.Heres why it's cool.

GAMEPLAY: Really cool, in the beginning, you may think, man, i cant believe i rented/bought this game, but after the first hall, it gets so fun, u have to solve certain puzzles to find ghosts then catch them, THATS REALLY FUN, trust me, dont think so, rent it.

SOUND: Not much sound except ghosts makin funny voices or music once in a while.

CONTROL: The controls are really easy and can easily be mastered

GRAPHICS: The graphics are really good, not the best, but really really good.

ENDING STATEMENT: Trust me, if your a puzzle/adventure game, this game is callin you, if your an action/shooter game, pass this one up, its not for you......BUY IT, im going to soon.

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Skip the movie and play this game instead! It's absolutely fantastic and should hold much appeal for people of all ages. The graveyard singers are a hoot and so is the pause music. Really reminds me of classic Disney entertainment. Watch out though, the chess game is NOT what it seems!!!

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I bought this game a while ago after returning from Tokyo Disney. I'm a fan of the Haunted Mansion ride. This game captures more of the feel than the movie did and provides good entertainment value. The puzzles are well though out and graphics work well. Overall a good buy for children and adults alike.