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Spectacular game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Truly an amazing game. It has a great storyline and there are so many mysteries to uncover. The puzzles get challenging during the middle and the end of the game, so dont use the hint coins in the begining. This is the best puzzle game yet, and I cant wait for the sequal to Curious Village, Professor Layton and Pandora's Box.

it all went too fast

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game, counldn't put it down. Unfortunately that made it go too fast--I've solved every puzzle in the game and almost all from downloads. Only one download a week just isn't enough, so now I'm bored with it, but when it was new--ahhhh, it was heaven!

puzzles on a different level

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

Nice game, brings puzzle solving to a different level. thoughtful, and not a struggle. It is a little hard for my 8 yr old, but he likes to try. together, we can get most of them. better alternative than car racing and shooting the bad guy.

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.

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