Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo DS)

...finished. ==What is Professor Leyton’s Curious Village?== It’s like no game I’ve played before on the Nintendo DS, I think we’ve had our DS now for about three years, I’ve got 0 games on it, and the one game I actually did enjoy (Guitar Hero) hurt me too much to keep playing on it over and over again. Professor Leyton’s Curious Village requires you to put your puzzle solving prowess to the test and you begin to play detective in this brilliant adventure. ...
...crack the case. You play Professor Hershel Layton, a famous Professor who has been assigned to solve a mystery that has long played the good people of St. Mystere. You arrive in the village and have to solve the mystery and realise that all of the locals have one thing in common, their obsession with puzzles. == Puzzles == The puzzles are just fantastic, each one is worth different money values and they are gauged in terms of difficulty, however ...

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...that's the simple beauty of Professor Layton. At a stroke it can resurrect the feelings of smug satisfaction of being the first to finish a Primary School test, then seconds later pull that smug rug from under you with a puzzle which contorts your grey matter, shaking its head in the corner as you scrawl unhelpful notes all over the screen with your stylus. Clearly, those without their left-brain engaged will be turned away at the gates, as puzzles ...
...play the role of both Professor Layton and his pre-pubescent apprentice Luke. From the outset it's clear this is going to be more than a mere treasure hunt; despite the cutesy cartoon presentation St Mystere has a distinctly foreboding feel to it, as if there's some other worldly force at work. This is compounded by the drawbridge crank being stolen upon your arrival, locking Layton & Luke within the walled confines of the town. As if this wasn't ...

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...identity, which is of course Professor Layton. You are accompanied on your mission by your side-kick Luke, who often helps a little in the solving of the puzzles. Many of the characters you will encounter are not very trusting and they also will require some form of proof that you are the great Professor Layton. So you are at the drawbridge trying to get across to the entrance to the village, so to prove your identity as the brilliant professor you ...
...Problem solved and the journey begins. In the village you can pretty much go anywhere you want, and in doing so you may if you are lucky perchance upon some gold coins. Lucky you these coins will prove very useful when you come across a puzzle that has you totally perplexed. The reason they will become useful is that you can use them to purchase hints to solve your current puzzle, and although on first glances many of the puzzles seem simple, deeper ...

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Professor Layton and his young assistant Luke arrive on the island of St Mystere to solve the mystery of the golden apple. Whoever finds the golden apple is the one to inherit the late Baron Reinhold's vast fortune and along the way you learn of his complicated family history including the death of his first wife and the disappearance of his beloved only child Flora. You use the stylus to move through the island village using the map on the top ...
...an item to decorate the Professor or Luke's room at the inn. The graphics on this game are outstanding with sections of the story appearing in video form. The anime style of the characters is charming and the level of detail in the village is terrific. Reinhold Manor is lavishly decorated with chandeliers and portraits on the wall and this level of detail really enhances your gaming experience. The game is designed specifically for the DS so the ...

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Professor Layton and The Curious Village was one of those games that I absolutely wanted to own right from the first moment I saw it advertised and so I was so happy when my mum and dad bought me it for my birthday. *** The Game Premise *** Professor Layton is a puzzle style adventure game that contains within it numerous min puzzles and games, which ultimately help you, answer the final puzzle and unravel the mystery of the game. Professor Layton ...
...throughout the village, which the Professor and Luke are free to explore. As they travel around the village you can tap numerous different objects within their environment in the hope that in doing so you may release some of these magical hint coins. These coins are then used to unlock handy hints about puzzle that you are stuck on. Each puzzle has three available hints and each hint will cost you one hint coin to unlock. Hint coins aren’t the only ...

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo DS and DSi) This game is a mystery puzzle game, where your job is to solve a mystery of a village called St Mystere, where a rich baron (Baron Reinhold) has died, and left his fortune hidden in the village along with hundreds of puzzles to help you find it. It follows a story, where you are playing the characters of Professor Layton, a puzzle solver, and his apprentice Luke. Your job is to crack ...
...you don't see coming! Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke are in the town of St Mystere on the hunt for the Golden Apple, which was left by the late Baron left behind. But as the story starts to evolve, 11 more mysteries come out of the woodwork which need to be solved. Like who is the weird Detective who is snooping around, what are those weird noises coming from the spooky looking tower...? The story is very interesting and unlike many games ...

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I brought Professor Layton and the Curious Village around Christmas time for £19.99 after having all the Dr Kawashima brain training type of games I thought the puzzles might be more fun. How right I was. When you first turn the game on in your DS you go straight to the title screen. At the title screen you have three options new game, continue or bonuses. As you will be new to the game you will select new game, once you have clicked new game you ...
...short film introduction thing where Professor Layton is telling his assistant Luke all about the curious village of St. Mystere and how when the wealthy baron in the village passed away his family contacted him to help with the will, as the person who manages to locate the treasure of the "Golden Apple" will get the whole estate which is the whole of St. Mystere. As the short film concludes Layton & Luke exit the car and try to get into the village ...

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...perfect mix for you. Basically, Professor Layton and his sidekick companion Luke go to the town of Mystere where there is a mystery to be solved - what and where is the 'Golden Apple'? As you go around the village gathering clues and talking to the locals you are asked to solve brainteasers and other puzzles, which all get harder as the game progresses. The game is also beautifully animated, with a lot of effort put into the characters, voices, and ...
...all unlock bonus material. Professor Layton is one of those games where you get a puzzle and are determined to solve it and will sit there for hours until you do. And it's also one of those games that once you've completed it you can pick it up again in a few months time and do it all over again. I don't think this would be as good on any other platform as the touch screen and stylus operation definitely make this game what is it. Like I said, the ...

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...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. • As Professor Layton, players tackle more than 130 puzzles ...
...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. • The storyline and puzzles are tightly integrated, so that as you explore the world and progress ...

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I bought this game a few months ago to add to my collection of Nintendo DS carts including Zelda and Brain Training. It is one of the more expensive games costing about £24 new. I got my copy at Argos. I did not play it for a while because I concluded from the reviews I had read that as it was a puzzle based game it would take some time and need concentration to play it properly. The sun disappears one Sunday morning not so long ago and it starts ...
...DS game to get through so I break out the instructions and get cracking. The game opens with some pleasant jingly music which very much sets the tone for the rest of the game as there are a number of jingles and orchestral type symphonic background music played throughout the game. The game is structured in the form of a visit to a village by Proffessor Layton who has been called in to carry out an investigation in his search for a golden egg. To ...

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PLOT The plot revolves around Professor Layton and his young assistant Luke. The pair are invited to St. Mystere by Lady Dahlia, widow of the late Baron Reinhold, to solve the mystery of the Golden Apple. The Baron stated in his will and testament that whosoever should solve the mystery of the Golden Apple would inherit everything he possessed, but it seems no one in the town has any idea what this Golden Apple is. Upon arriving at the village, ...
...to get it working. It seems every member of the village loves puzzles and frequently ask him to help them solve a puzzle they are currently stuck on. GAME The game is essentially a collection of puzzles with adventure style exploration between minigames. The puzzles take the form of brain teasers which are loosely tied to the plot. The player must solve a certain number of puzzles in order to progress past some points in the game, you can have ...

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a point and click game similar to other DS games like Hotel Dusk and the Phoenix Wright series, both of which I love. Does this game have what it takes to be as good as those? You play the titular professor arriving at the village of St. Mystere looking for the golden apple, a treasure in the village left by the late Baron Reinhold who said whoever can solve the puzzles left by himself can have it. Along ...
...eventually find out this village has more than one mystery. The graphics are very good in this, even though in a game like this they're secondary to the gameplay. There are little animated sequences that tie the game nicely together and look as good as anything else on the DS. There are over 130 puzzles for you to solve during the game, some given to you by villagers, some by Layton himself to his assistant Luke. Some of the puzzles are quite tricky, ...

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...to the game who are Professor Layton and his assistant Luke and the game is set in a little village called St. Mystere. Things are not as they seem in St. Mystere as you will find out as you progress through the levels, to progress through though you must solve riddles, brain teasers, mazes, logic and puzzles some of which are quite simple and others really very hard ( I must admit to cheating!!!! What??? It's needed lol ). Their quest is to find ...
...seems...... Bet you can't wait to find out now can you hehe!! It's brought to life with the voices of the characters who have an upperclass English tone to their voices, it really is quite sweet!! There are scenes which are a bit like watching a kids film. There are 130 puzzles and more weekly downloadable puzzles via the Wi-Fi connection. The great thing about this game is the fact it is made for the Nintendo DS as you use the touch screen for the ...

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village by level 5, is not I game I would of broght ordinarally but it is reccomened a lot in top 10 ds games online. So I thought I would order it I got mine from ebay for 12.50 The games presentation is excellent for a ds game cartoon cut scences complete with voice acting. Although technically good I did find the characters slighlty annoying, especially the voice of Luck who is the professors assistant. I thinkhis ...
...Noddy animation. This is basically a point a click adventure but to progress you have to solve IQ tests some very simple like finding the shortest route from a.b on a map. And some are annoying difficult! they will make you pull your hair out but thier is always a logical souloution. and if you get stuck you have a certain number of tips you can buy from coins you collect in the world which are limited. If you are the type of person who like dfoing ...

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This game is one of the many puzzle games that have been release alongside the Nintendo DS but the problem with the game is that everything goes way too slowly. Let me explain. The games puzzles are very challenging and stimulating but the storyline associated with the game take ages to develop and though this game is seems to be aimed at people of different ages, I believe that many people who buy this game will quickly become board. Instead of ...
...within a short gaming session. There seems to be one long and drawn out plot which bores you. If you don't understand here is an example. The Friends sitcom has stories which conclude quickly within an episode, yet The Days of our Lives seems to never end. The puzzles though teach you to think laterally or out-of-the-box as they say. They vary in difficulty and you'll at times be laughing at yourself for missing the obvious solutions. There is a ...

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