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Curious Village

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All but one of the puzzles were solvable to me. I read the solution for the candy text one online and I still think that one is a stretch. Overall this is a fantastic game.

Logic and riddle buffs grab this one!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After seeing the sign in GameStop's window for a while, I asked my bro to get this for my birthday. Didn't think it would be as engaging as it was!! 120 puzzles to find (I still need to find 5 more, even though I've beat the game) and the only problem is that it isn't long enough! It's about a 10 hour game, but it leaves the ending opened for a sequel, which I hope will come soon!!! Some of the puzzles (mostly logic puzzles) are really hard. Some are just tricky wording. But the story is very in-depth, great little cut-scenes and characters. Not terribly predictable, though I figured out some things early on, you do get hit with a curveball or two.

Worth the money if you like to think a little when you play your videogames. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone under 14 or so, unless they are very logical and good at riddles.

Encourages Logical Thinking...and yet fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Fun!!! With my background in hard sciences, I always love puzzles and especially those with logical thinking required. An added bonus is that many times these puzzles, once solved, provide great satisfaction. As an adult I really enjoy this game and often cannot put it down much to my husband's impatience at times! As an educator (although in a university setting), I strongly feel that this is a great game for kids AND adults for encouraging critical thinking (at least for some of the puzzles...others you just need common sense). The characters portrayed in the travels of the Professor and his assistant Luke through the Village are fun, strange and give the background story & mystery an enjoyable escape into the video game world.

Abosolutely amazing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Before i bought my Nintendo DS, I didn't see any point in buying the console because none of the games sparked my interest, until i picked up my friend's and tried Professor Layton out.. The characters, dialog, and game design are absoutely amazing and convinced me to buy a DS. This is a MUS HAVE if you own a DS

Did not expect it to be this good!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

You may think you wont like it, but give it a try. You will be suprised. The whole family wanted to play this game with me :)

A ten year old's point of view

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I rated Professor Layton and the Curious Village 5 stars because it is a fun and challenging game with witty math, word, spacial, and logic puzzles. The puzzle difficulty is random, so be prepared for a hard puzzle in the beginning. This is a great family game because for the harder puzzles you need teamwork. There are 12 mysteries, including 11 sub-plots. Learn everybody's names, so when other people ask you to talk to someone, you will know where they will be. All in all, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a great family game and I know that you will love it!

Keeps me busy for hours

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I work for a security company, and I often find myself in the middle of nowhere with nothing to look at and nobody to talk to. This makes falling asleep a serious risk, as in a risk to my employment and potentially a risk to the people and property I'm protecting. How do I avoid this problem? Playing games like this.

As you wander the village trying to solve various mysteries, people keeping challenging you to solve various puzzles they give you. I must admit, sometimes, all you want to do is enjoy solving the mysteries and the number of puzzles you have to deal with at times can be annoying once in a while, it keeps your brain active, and the puzzles range from easy but makes you feel smarter for knowing the answer so fast all the way to spending far more time then you would ever expected it would take to solve a puzzle in a game rated E for everyone. The cover makes the game look childish, but take my word for it, it keeps adults guessing too.

It was worth every penny to buy this game.

Best Puzzle Game for the DS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Part puzzle, part adventure. This is one clever little game. This game is completely story driven and as you explore you find new puzzles to solve. The artwork is gorgeous and the production value is exceptionally high. Took me 25 hours to complete the game which does not include the additional bonus puzzles. There's also a new downloadable puzzle available each week. This is probably one of the best games available for the DS. Theres a wide variety of puzzle types with a wide range of difficulty which are well balanced throughout the game. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE!!!!

Can't Wait for the Sequel

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is my favorite of all the DS games. I'm now playing it a second time through and taking it slowly so I can enjoy it even more. The puzzles are just challenging enough, and the graphics and story are excellent. I've already watched trailers for the sequel and can't wait until it is out. Definitely recommended!

Great for adults as well as kids

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for myself after reading these great reviews. What I found was that the reviews are all correct. This is a great game. And the best part of it was that my 7 yr old daughter picked it up and is well into solving many of these riddles and puzzles.
Both of us love it. Even my 4yr old wants to play this but obviously cannot without a lot of help. But the mere fact that they want to play this game tells me that they like it too.

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