I absolutely love this game!

Reviewed by kazeshin on June 16, 2008  |  report this review

Puzzle beginners would absolutely love this little gem from LEVEL 5. The gameplay is mainly focused on completing puzzles to further progress in the story. The story plays like a mystery, with full of twist and turns. The style is great, reminiscent to vintage French cartoons in fully animated cartoon cutscenes. The game is not only for kids, but adults as well. Also, the last puzzles are really difficult. Replay value isn't that great, there are a few extra puzzles you can "download" off wifi.

If you loved puzzles, and riddles you will absolutely love this game! If you don't, give it try. It wont hurt.

HELPS

Professor Layon & The Curious Village draws gamers of all ages and genres. The puzzles are as curious as the tale it helps spin. The entire game spins a tale that is really a mind-play on life itself with the village a clue because it starts out innocent but the twists and turns draw you into a mystery much like life itself. Sometimes the villages have something to give and sometimes they don't! The tower symbolizes the later years of life when things seem harder but yet clearner. We all look for the mystery life itself holds but each have to solved themselves.

Each puzzle tests you either in logic, skill, observation, critical thinking or strategy.
ATTN: Here are websites to put you on your way again in Professor Layton & The Curious Village: all the puzzles are illustrated at: http://professorlaytonwalkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/02/puzzle107.html OR http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/936050/51823 OR http://guides.ign.com/guides/ OR http://guides.ign.com/guides/859513/page_121.html

A word to the wise--SAVE OR BOOKMARK rather than print the above website because it prints over 85 pages of HELP. You now have a guide for the Professor rather than enjoying the twists and turns of this curious village.

Nintendo gives new puzzles each week so the game really never ends.......enjoy!