Sample gameplay from the three main modes in the 2013 Wii U release of Dr. Luigi. Which was part of the the year of Luigi event, this one swaps out Mario for Luigi and is the classic puzzle gameplay you would expect from the Dr. Mario series. Truth be told we aren't huge fans of this puzzle game format as we always found it a bit dry compared to other arcade puzzle games like Tetris.
To be fair Dr. Luigi was the best version of the the game to date with a number of different puzzle modes Operation L, Germ Buster, Retro Remedy and online play. The other feature of this special version is the fact that you get a special L shaped pills to defeat the germs with. It's a well made title from Akira, but doesn't really do anything new, still on the plus side there is plenty of colour to it and everything looks great.
The aim as always with Dr. Mario is to match four pills or germs of the same colour to eliminate them all. The germs as always are the three primary colours red, blue and yellow. As with Tetris and most arcade style puzzle games the aim is avoiding filling the top of the screen with blocks or in this case pills. As of 2023 Nintendo no longer want you to buy the game either which is really kind of them...
Time stamp and chapter details:
00:00 Game Details & Menus
00:38 Operation L Mode Gameplay
07:08 Germ Buster
12:52 Retro Remedy
Also known as: Dr. Luigi & Bacteria Eradication / Dr. LUIGI & 細菌撲滅
Year: 2013
Developer: Nintendo & Arika
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Arcade Puzzle
Players: 1-2
Version Shown: PAL
Format: Nintendo Wii U / 任天堂 Wii U
Dr. Luigi was only released on the Nintendo Wii U and is now delisted following the eShop shutdown of 2023.
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