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Professor Layton and The Curious Village (Nintendo DS)

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Platform:   Nintendo DS
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (301 customer reviews)
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  • Platform:   Nintendo DS
  • PEGI Rating: Ages 7 and Over
  • Media: Video Game
  • Item Quantity: 1

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  • 130 puzzles
  • Touch Screen controls
  • New puzzles are available weekly for download via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
  • Fully voiced animated scenes

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  • ASIN: B000U5W3IW
  • Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm ; 114 g
  • Release Date: 7 Nov 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (301 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Nominated as one of the top handheld games of the year by the 2007 Japanese Game Awards, Professor Layton and the Curious Village sets players loose in a Victorian dream world as you and your guide, Professor Layton, explore a quirky Victorian village where everything is a puzzle.

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Puzzle-solving fun on your DS

Something is Odd in St. Mystere
In the curious village of St. Mystere, townsfolk speak to each other in riddles, lock their doors with sliding puzzles and hide their secrets within brainteasers. When the wealthy Baron Augustus Reinhold passes away, his will reveals a hidden treasure in the village of St. Mystere. Unable to locate the treasure themselves, the baron's family calls upon renowned puzzle expert Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, for help. Upon the pair's arrival, their search for the treasure is interrupted by the suspicious death of another member of the Reinhold family. Now with two mysteries on their hands, Professor Layton and Luke must work their way through the village's many puzzles, riddles and brainteasers to find the truth.

How to progress through the game
The storyline and puzzles are tightly integrated, so that as you explore the world and progress through the adventure, you will encounter more and more puzzles. Many of the puzzles are new to the North American release.

  • As Professor Layton, players tackle more than 130 puzzles as they unravel the mysteries of the village. Challenges range from mazes and riddles to logic and sliding puzzles, many of which are new for the North American release. Touch-screen controls make working through puzzles a snap for players of all skill levels, and as a special bonus new puzzles are available weekly for download for the first six months following game release via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
  • Unlike other puzzle-driven titles, Professor Layton is the first to offer a story, cast of characters and style that are just as strong as the game play. Fully voiced animated scenes bring the story to life, while the funny and eccentric villagers and the classic, hand-drawn art provide a stylish charm that will appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike.
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Product Description
In Professor Layton and the Curious Village, you'll tackle over 130 puzzles as you unravel the mysteries of the village. Puzzles range from mazes and riddles to logic and sliding puzzles. Touch Screen controls make working through puzzles fun for players of all skill levels, and new puzzles are available weekly for download via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Fully voiced animated scenes bring the story to life, while the eccentric villagers and the hand-drawn art provide a charm that appeals to gamers and non-gamers alike.


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In the curious village of St. Mystere, townsfolk greet each other with rebuses, lock their doors with sliding puzzles and hide their secrets within brainteasers. When a wealthy baron passes away, his will reveals an elusive treasure hidden someplace inside the village. Now it`s up to Professor Layton to untangle St. Mystere`s riddles and puzzles, find the hidden treasure and crack the case. As Professor Layton, you`ll tackle over 130 puzzles as you unravel the mysteries of the village. Puzzles range from mazes and riddles to logic and sliding puzzles. Fully voiced animated scenes bring the story to life, while the funny and eccentric villagers and the classic, hand-drawn art provide a stylish charm that will appeal to all.

  • Touch Screen controls make working through puzzles a snap
  • New puzzles are available weekly for download via Nintendo WFC
  • 130 puzzle
  • Touch Screen controls
  • New puzzles are available weekly for download via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
  • Fully voiced animated scenes

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147 of 151 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best games on the DS, 5 Dec 2008
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I completely agree with all of the positive reviews on here and would like to also highly recommend this game as it is amazing. If you imagine a point-and-click murder mystery in the style of the classic Broken Sword or the more recent Phoenix Wright games and mix it with the puzzle elements of the best selling Brain Training games, then you will have some idea what to expect here.

Don't expect an easy game here though as even the puzzles early on take a lot of thinking about and will have you clicking on the Hints button! Most puzzles are solved by using just common sense and the answer will suddenly click and you'll be kicking yourself for not seeing it before. As well as some truly brain-teasing puzzles, there are also some of the best videos - with full spoken audio - that I have seen on the DS and it all adds to the story and will make you want to keep playing to solve the mystery.

Overall this is without a doubt one of the best games on the DS and is one that everyone will enjoy regardless of your age or gender. Just be prepared to get addicted to it!
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99 of 104 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Victorian brain workout., 16 Dec 2008
By DangermouseZilla "He's the strongest, he's th... (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
The DS has excelled in bringing us puzzle games, and this is a great new spin on a well established idea.

Professor Layton's Curious Village is a series of puzzles which range from pretty easy to annoyingly tricky. This isn't a game for young children as some of the games might be a tad complex, but it should appeal to everyone from the age of around 10 upwards. My wife has been addicted to this game and even after completing it felt compelled to keep playing to unlock the last few remaining puzzles.

Most of the puzzles are based on very simple principles and seem easy at first - it's only after a few attempts at trying to get the worm into the middle of an apple, or trying to get equal amounts of liquid into a couple of jugs that you realise that this could be quite time consuming!

The puzzles are linked together by means of a plot to uncover the secret of the village and the late Baron Augustus Reinhold. By the end of the game you find out the secret and what starts to seem like a gimmicky story is tied up rather nicely.

Graphically the game impresses. With animated sequences and Victorian style quirky artwork, the game looks unique. The mockney accent of Luke is a bit annoying, but not enough to put you off!

In a nutshell: If you like a cerebral workout and brain training feels a bit old-hat, then this is a fun way to exercise the grey cells. At times you'll want to throw the damn game out of the window, but it's well worth the "eureka!" moment when you solve something you've spent ages trying to figure out!
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219 of 236 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars puzzle-tastic!, 19 Oct 2008
By K. Morris "kirmo" (Perth, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I can honestly say this is one of the best games I have played for the DS. It is suited for puzzle fans - there are a LOT of puzzles to solve, some quite straight forward but there are a lot of taxing ones. I'll admit I was naughty and referred to an online FAQ more than once! It has a nice story, lots of quirky characters, different locations to look around as well. Once you complete certain bits you unlock bonuses. Great fun and although I've finished it I will definetly play it again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Professor Layton and The Curious Village (Nintendo DS)
A good interactive game that will get your grey matter operating again. I've only completed a few of the chapters to date but it's good fun. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Mr. P. Clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars quite entertaining
the game was delivered very quickly and with no problems at all. the game itself is very good and keeps your mind ticking over, as I am a pensioner I need all the help I can get... Read more
Published 7 days ago by J. L. Mills

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game
A great game for the DS. One of the best I have played so far. Can not wait to get Pandora's Box!
Published 7 days ago by Mark Whitworth

5.0 out of 5 stars GAME
This Game is for all the familyProfessor Layton and The Curious Village (Nintendo DS)
Published 8 days ago by J. Denton

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING
This game is absolutely brilliant. As people have said it is not easy (at times it took 4 of us to figure things out!)
Best game out there highly recommend buying it!
Published 13 days ago by K. Doggrell

5.0 out of 5 stars Professor Layton and The Curious Village
Having heard such a good deal about this DS game I finally bought it and what fun I've had with it. I discovered that my mind could work some things out really easily while others... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Mrs. F. E. Abbott

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun In The Village
I have really enjoyed this game. The puzzles can be alot harder than you think though. The clues can sometimes be a bit ambiguous, many a time I have had to use up all 3 clues to... Read more
Published 13 days ago by hungryteddy

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for all ages
Great game, the whole family played it from age 9 to 59, kept everyone's interest.
Published 14 days ago by R. Trower

2.0 out of 5 stars Just tedious puzzels
I found this no fun at all. You get pushed around a map and forced to do puzzle after puzzle. Before you say it, i know its a puzzle game and you shouldn't buy it if you don't... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Richard Creasey

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, Brain Teasing Game!
This game is very good game if you want to get your brain working! I found some of the puzzles hard, some took forever to complete, I had everyone trying to solve them! Read more
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