N+ Micro Review: Professor Layton And The Curious Village (DS)
By seaempty. Tuesday, 27. May 2008, 17:20:07
What is it?
A cross between Brain Training and Hotel Dusk. You must assist Professor Layton and his young sidekick Luke as they try and solve the mystery of the Curious Village. You will need to solve many, many puzzles and mind teasers in order to progress through the story.
How does it play?
It's a slow paced, text heavy game, but this shouldn't put you off. With over 130 puzzles to unlock and complete, it's a highly entertaining game. They story might be a bit bland, but the characters are interesting enough to make you want to see it through to its conclusion. The puzzles vary in difficulty, and there's a great feel of satisfaction when you solve them (especially with no hints). You can even download a new puzzle every week via the WFC. If you're a fan of puzzles and have a logical mind, this game should be on your wish list.N+ Summary
Game: Professor Layton And The Curious Village
Developed by: Level 5
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Release Date: Out now (US and JP), EU (?)
Supports WFC: Yes
Video available: No
N+ Points
N+ 130 puzzles to unlock and complete
N+ Nice FMV cut scenes
N+ Downloadable Content via WFC
N+ Good variety in the difficulty
N+ Decent (if predictable) story
N- Points
N- There is lots of text to read throughout the game
N- A couple of the puzzles are made harder due to the explanation
N- If you don't like puzzles, you'll probably hate it...
JudgmeN+: 8.5
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WIDGETIZE
By Ace Jon, # 28. May 2008, 08:59:23
By seaempty, # 28. May 2008, 09:23:13
BTW, I read somewhere that the downloadable puzzles aren't really downloadable at all!!! According to this DS hacker he found all the puzzles (including the downloadable ones) already in the cartridge and the download only gets the 'release code' for each puzzle... Also, if this is true and puzzles aren't really downloadable, the cartridge will run out of puzzles by the end of the year or something like that...
By Spook81, # 28. May 2008, 14:29:41
By seaempty, # 28. May 2008, 14:44:23
By Spook81, # 28. May 2008, 15:58:34