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Testseek.com have collected 47 expert reviews of the Professor Layton and the Curious Village and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Award: Highest Rated February 2008
February 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent narrative
  • Extra games are fun to play
  • Well over 120 puzzles
  • With more available weekly via a free download
  • Seamlessly blends puzzle-solving
  • Adventuring
  • And an entertaining story
  • Attractive visuals with impressive-looking FMV sequences
  • Puzzles are challenging but fair
  • No time limits and...

The editors didn't like

  • Some puzzles are ridiculously hard to solve
  • Not very child friendly The Final Word The overall vibe of the game is charming and immensely likeable and the basic game mechanic is solid. Even if the uneven difficulty robs the game of some of its fun and...
  • Music is repetitive and annoying

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  Published: 2008-07-11, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Well over 120 puzzles, with more available weekly via a free download, Seamlessly blends puzzle-solving, adventuring, and an entertaining story, Attractive visuals with impressive-looking FMV sequences, Puzzles are challenging but fair, No time limits and...
  • Music is repetitive and annoying
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village mixes an interesting story, challenging logic puzzles, and exploration into an extremely entertaining package that you wont want to put down. ...

 
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  Published: 2008-04-17, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  Move over, Professor Kawashima, you have some serious "brain training" competition. Professor Laytons mind-benders in this wonderful adventure are far more perplexing and entertaining. As you try to solve mysteries in the curious and charming village...

 
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  Published: 2008-02-13, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Excellent narrative, extra games are fun to play
  • Some puzzles are ridiculously hard to solve, not very child friendly The Final Word The overall vibe of the game is charming and immensely likeable and the basic game mechanic is solid. Even if the uneven difficulty robs the game of some of its fun and...
  • The overall vibe of the game is charming and immensely likeable and the basic game mechanic is solid. Even if the uneven difficulty robs the game of some of its fun and the slow, methodical pacing might lull some gamers to sleep, for puzzle lovers and ...

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  Published: 2009-08-28, review by: arstechnica.com

  • Abstract:  Lets say you came into the ownership of a certain box that, when opened, kills anyone who looks inside. How long would you be able to hold onto it before opening that bad boy up? For one of Professor Laytons colleagues, the answer is simple: not long...

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  Published: 2009-08-24, Author: Lark , review by: cnet.com

  • Abstract:  With a combination of whimsical storytelling, captivating visuals, and challenging-but-fair logic puzzles, Professor Layton and the Curious Village was a welcome surprise that infused the brainteaser game genre with entirely new types of fun. Nearly tw...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-14, review by: brighthub.com

  • Abstract:  Developed by Level 5 and published in North America by Nintendo, Professor Layton for the is a unique blend of an adventure game and a brain-training title. It isnt like anything youve ever seen before, but is it any good? There have been several po...

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  Published: 2008-11-13, review by: videogamer.com

  • Brilliant puzzles, Lovely art design, Compelling story, Can be rock hard...

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  Published: 2008-11-03, review by: absolutegadget.com

  • Abstract:  Layton appears, at first glance, to be an old-fashioned point-and-clicker. But it deceives... It’s really one of those books of brainteasers you get at train stations, dollied up with nice graphics and various bits to fiddle with. The whole aesthetic ...

 
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  Published: 2008-05-29, Author: Zachary , review by: nintendoworldreport.com

  • Abstract:  I haff tvelve metchsteek. Professor Layton really needs to get a different hobby. He gets entirely too much pleasure out of solving brain-numbing puzzles. You can only imagine Layton’s glee when, upon arriving in the curious village of St. Mystere to ...

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  Published: 2008-04-02, review by: Dreamstation.cc

  • Abstract:  Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a great game for people that like solving puzzles and brainteasers. It also has an interesting, if a little quirky, storyline that will keep you entertained in-between all the puzzles. If you like games like...

 
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