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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $23.99
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New (30) Used (11) from $22.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 106
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: NTRPA5FE
UPC: 045496739270
EAN: 0045496739270
ASIN: B000U5W3IW
Release Date: February 10, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New!!! Ships 1st class!!
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| Customer Reviews:
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 A fun batch of puzzles June 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All in all, not a bad game. I don't feel like I'm "in" the game - there is a story line with puzzles that pop up as you discover them, but the puzzles really don't directly relate to the game (as with something like Zelda). For instance, there are matchstick rearranging puzzles that you can solve, but it doesn't involve the game's characters. Once I accepted that I wasn't a character in a puzzle game, but was solving a bunch of puzzles, I have enjoyed it more :-).
A pleasant diversion if you like Zelda's puzzles but hate the battles June 20, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a 40-something who's always liked the Zelda-type RPG games for the puzzles but who's always hated the monster-battles and the fact that you couldn't save at any time you liked, so you would always get thrown back to a point well back if you ran out of lives before you won a given monster battle, so you'd have to repeat previous stages again and again until you beat the monster. I don't see the point of that ridiculous & repetitive cheese-chasing. I buy games for relaxation and some mental workout challenge, not frustration. I get enough frustration at work -- and at least there I get PAID for it.
That's why I liked this game so much. There wasn't any time pressure, you could save & stop at any point you liked, and most of the puzzles were challenging enough to be interesting.
I took off a star for a few reasons:
1. The 'back-story' games, like building up the stuff in the Inn rooms, or creating a painting from the scraps you were awarded, seemed pointless.
2. You couldn't get an answer to any puzzles that truly stumped you.
3. In 2 puzzles, I had a definitively correct answer but since it wasn't THE correct answer I had to keep trying again and again to figure out what the game wanted me to say. (Case in point: The Tile puzzle.)
4. And, most annoying: I discovered that you should never ever ever go back thru the tower door once you've gone thru the first time. If you do, you'll get stuck in the unstoppable little mini-movie that begins once you choose to enter the doors, and doesn't end until all the credits have s-l-o-w-l-y crawled off the screen. (Well, you can just shut off the DS, but if you've solved extra puzzles in the meantime, your progress would be lost if you did.)
Nice little plus that you can download extra free puzzles weekly if you have Wireless Broadband in your home. I have a secure network but just plugged in the WEP key and now can download new puzzles.
Solved the game in about 17 hours, but have spent a few extra hours to solve the additional download puzzles.
I got what I wanted from it - relaxation, some mental challenge, and a pleasant diversion. What else could you do that would give you 17+ hours of that for just $29?
 Disappointing. Mostly boring, repetitive, and slow paced. June 16, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
At first this game seemed cool because I enjoy puzzles, however, there were too many boring puzzles that seemed repetitive. I found myself searching for action and adventure. It seems like the creators of this game made a template and filled in the blanks with hundreds of boring, slow, and repetitive puzzles. I wanted more.
 Excellent--fun and educational June 11, 2008
I really enjoyed this game. I hope they release the other Professor Layton games to the US. I think I spent 18 hours playing and it was so addictive. Well worth the money spent.
One of the Best! June 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an adult DS Lite owner, I own and like most of the top-rated "classics" (New Super Mario Bros., Tetris DS, both Kirby games, Yoshi's Island, Mario Kart, etc.) and many "puzzle" games (Mahjong Quest, WordJong, Jewel Quest, 7 Wonders, etc.) However, Professor Layton & the Curious Village is my absolute favorite. Overall, this game is a unique blend of puzzler and adventure game. While I'm usually not an RPG or adventure fan, this game was surprisingly fun. I'm completely addicted, and I can't wait until they release the next installment in the U.S. (I hope?) One reviewer complained that this game was too short because it only took him 16 hours to beat. I've never had any game sustain my attention for 16 hours (not all at once, obviously)--but this one did. I couldn't get enough! (Let's compare that to Trace Memory which I beat in about 4 hours and did not enjoy even while playing.) Even once I beat the game, I could still download new puzzles weekly, which was great!
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