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Professor Layton and the Curious Village
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Overall Critic Score:3.4501
Professor Layton and the Curious Village Critic Reviews
At heart, Professor Layton And The Curious Village is just a collection of classic puzzles and brainteasers: rearrange matchsticks, get the wolves and sheep across the river, and so forth. The game wraps its 120-plus puzzles in a whimsical story about a...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at The Onion
On the subject of "games as art", Warren Spector once said, "...games are an art, and we're out of balance. We're a commercial art, which means we've got...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Modojo
For fans of puzzle and adventure games alike, the question regarding Professor Layton and the Curious Village isn’t whether or not you’ll like it, but how quickly you can get down to the store to get your mitts on a copy. The combination of adventure...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at GameShark
Brainteasers always hold a certain sense of wonderment for people. The ones that can do them well usually get the amazed “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” from their peers, and the ones who can’t understand them usually throw them down in frustration. Pro...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at GameAlmighty
The PC adventure genre has slowly been making its way onto the Nintendo DS, either in the form of ports like CSI: Dark Motives, or newly fashioned entries that are akin to the games of yore, such as Hotel Dusk thanks to its handy touch-screen input....read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Cubed3
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The title is enough to let you know everything about this game. It's gorgeous, elaborate, and silly. It's a game that can only work on the DS, and celebrates all that's engaging and esoteric about the medium....read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Eurogamer
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a game first built for Japanese audiences and recently translated for North American consumption. The narrative is built around the leaders of a small village seeking the help of a famous deductive professor in...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Video Game Talk
There's no shortage of brain training and minigame collections on the Nintendo DS, many of which are mediocre. That's why Professor Layton and the Curious Village is such a pleasant surprise. Its marriage of story and gameplay does for brain training and...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at GameSpot
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is essentially a point-and-click adventure game, an example of how this dying genre can still provide a remarkably entertaining gameplay experience. Instead of picking up...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at GameSpy
The Japanese game studio Level-5 has become quite well-known among the JRPG community over the last few years. They’ve continually pumped out quality RPG’s across a variety of systems, including Dragon Quest VIII and Dark Cloud on the PS2, Jeanne D’...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Hooked Gamers
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a unique game that managed to break the mold, once and for all. I'm sure by now lots of people have had enough with all the brain games available for the DS. They just make you repeat exercises over and over...read the complete Professor Layton and the Curious Village review at Cheat Code Central
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