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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon eGuide
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Contents

  • Essentials
    • How to Play
      • How to Play
    • Cast of Characters
      • Cast of Characters
    • ScareScraper
      • ScareScraper
    • Checklists
      • Checklists
  • Walkthrough
    • Walkthrough
      • Gloomy Manor
      • Haunted Towers
      • Old Clockworks
      • Secret Mine
      • Treacherous Mansion
      • King Boo’s Illusion

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Guide › Essentials › ScareScraper

ScareScraper

Getting Started

ScareScraper is the game’s cooperative multi-player mode. Access the Bunker’s ScareScraper monitor to join an existing ScareScraper, or to create one of your own.

Connection Types

Local Play

Select Local Play if you want to team up with a group of nearby friends who have Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, or who have acquired a limited version of ScareScraper via Download Play.

Download Play

Select Download Play to play a limited version of ScareScraper with nearby friends who don’t have Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon .

Online Play

Select Online Play to connect to Nintendo Network and play with others online.

Creating a ScareScraper

If you opt to create a new ScareScraper, use the available settings to customize your game. Choose the type of ScareScraper you wish to create, the number of floors it will contain, and the ScareScraper’s level of difficulty.

Once you create the ScareScraper, up to three other players can join the game.

ScareScraper Types

Hunter Mode

In Hunter Mode, players work their way up the ScareScraper by capturing all of the ghosts on each floor.

Rush Mode

In Rush Mode, players must reach the exit hatch in the allotted time. Collect the Timepieces that occasionally appear to add more time to the clock. Timepieces can be found while searching objects, or earned by defeating enemies and disabling traps.

When a floor is cleared of ghosts, all players must proceed to the exit hatch and stand on the nearby pressure switches.

Polterpup Mode

In Polterpup Mode, players progress through the ScareScraper by capturing all of the Polterpups on each floor.

When you arrive on each floor, use the Dark-Light Device to follow the Polterpups’ trails. When you reach the end of the trails, use the Dark-Light Device to reveal the hidden doghouse. When you do, the Polterpups flee the area. Use the Dark-Light Device to follow the fresh trails and track down all of the Polterpups.

Note

Complete ScareScrapers in Hunter Mode, Rush Mode, and Polterpup Mode to unlock Surprise Mode. To unlock the “Endless” floor option, complete any 25-floor ScareScraper.

Red Coins

Red Coin Scramble

When you clear a floor, it triggers a Red Coin Scramble. During a Red Coin Scramble, players must collect the Red Coins that appear at different locations on the map. If all of the Red Coins are collected within the allotted time, a Red Coin Bonus initiates before you arrive at the next floor.

Red Coin Bonus

Each time you complete a Red Coin Scramble, a Red Coin Bonus activates before you arrive at the next floor. During this event, one player is awarded a power-up that can be used while playing through the next floor. The more Red Coins you collect, the better your chance of winning the Red Coin Bonus.

The winning player will receive one of the following power-ups:

  • ×2 Poltergust (The player’s Power Gauge fills twice as fast.)
  • ×3 Poltergust (The player’s Power Gauge fills three times as fast.)
  • Map (The full map of the next floor is revealed for all players.)
  • Glasses (The player can see hidden objects at all times.)
  • Restorator (The player’s Poltergust produces Hearts when it captures a ghost.)

Note

Upon leaving a floor, achievements are awarded to the most deserving players.

Working Together

Curses

As you search objects, there’s a chance you’ll become cursed. When you’re cursed, sliding the Circle Pad causes you to move in the opposite direction. To make matters worse, afflicted players can spread the curse to others. The only way to remove a curse is to have another player remove it with their Dark-Light Device.

Vases

It’s possible to become trapped while searching large vases. Once trapped, the only way to escape the vase is to have another player A-Pull the attached chain.

Rugs

Some rugs sink into the ground when you step on them. Once trapped, the only way to escape from the rug is to have another player A-Pull one of the attached tassels.

Note

When you’re playing alone, curses, vases, and rugs are not active.

Reviving Downed Players

When players lose all of their health, approach the downed players and press to revive them.

Note

On the Touch Screen Map, a red “X” indicates the location of a downed player.

Boss Ghosts

Each time you clear four floors of the ScareScraper, you’ll encounter a boss ghost. Defeat the boss ghost to continue to the next floor. When you reach the top floor, capture the final boss ghost to complete the ScareScraper.

Additional Information

Here are a few things to keep in mind while playing ScareScraper:

  • Some wardrobes contain portals that transport you to other areas of the map.
  • Available Keys are marked on the Touch Screen map. Once you reach the room, you may have to defeat enemies or search objects before the Key is revealed.
  • Watermelons and pumpkins contain Hearts. Launch these objects with the Poltergust to smash them open.
  • Treasure collected by players is pooled together to unlock equipment upgrades. Each time an upgrade is unlocked, it’s awarded to all players.
  • Just as in the Dark Moon Quest, the Dark-Light Device can be used to free items from framed sketches and reveal hidden objects.
  • Players using power-ups can be identified by the icons floating above them.
  • Restorators and glasses can sometimes be found by searching objects.
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