Description
After hearing about a strange inheritance dispute in the town of St. Mystere, Professor Layton and his young apprentice, Luke, travel there on behalf of Lady Dahlia, who has requested their presence to resolve the issue. However, it quickly becomes apparent that St. Mystere is quite strange... all the townsfolk seem to be obsessed with puzzles, and Baron Reinhold's fortune isn't the only secret that the town has hidden...
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a puzzle game which uses the works of
Akira Tago, author of the Japanese series of
Head Gymnastics books as its basis. As both Layton and Luke, players explore the town of St. Mystere screen by screen. Each screen contains puzzles, either hidden in the scenery or by talking to characters. Upon finding a puzzle, the screen changes and the player is presented with the puzzle itself: the description of the puzzle on the top screen, and the puzzle (as well as the place to input the answer) on the bottom screen. Some puzzles require simple calculation, some have a trick answer, while others are riddles. The selection of puzzles is quite varied. If the player gets stuck, they can purchase a hint with 'Hint Coins'. However, these are limited - more can be found hidden in the game world, but there a set number of coins in the entire game.
Professor Layton has a visual style similar to that of a watercolor painting. While most of the game does not have much animation, key story sequences are told in fully animated and voice acted scenes. The game also used Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to connect to the Internet and download additional puzzles for players to solve.
Alternate Titles
- "レイトン教授と不思議な町" -- Japanese spelling
- "Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf" -- German title
- "Professeur Layton et l'étrange Village" -- French title
- "Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi" -- Japanese title
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The Press Says
| Modojo |
Feb 25, 2008 |
 |
100 |
| Cubed3 |
Feb 17, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameZone |
Apr 01, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) |
Apr 20, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| VicioJuegos.com |
Dec 11, 2008 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Kombo.com |
Feb 18, 2008 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Game Captain |
Nov 17, 2008 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
| Games Radar |
Feb 25, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Fragland.net |
Jan 23, 2009 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Game Revolution |
Feb 26, 2008 |
B- |
67 |
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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Ben K (19178) on Feb 27, 2008.
