Customer Reviews:
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 Curious Village October 1, 2009
A. Wright
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great game for all ages. I got it for my nine year old and we play it together and individually.
Love this game! September 30, 2009
Lynn A. Smith (Ferndale, MD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this game. It is addictive and I can't seem to put it down. Hidden puzzles everywhere and some are extremely hard but all are fun. Buy the game, it is worth every penny!
 Just ok... September 29, 2009
L. Maciag (Chandler, AZ)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was excited to get this game as it was recommended to me being a puzzle fanatic...the puzzles were fun and some were pretty challenging. This game did keep me entertained for a while...but then after only 9 hours of playing, I had finished the game and that was it. If I had known it would go by so fast I would have rented and not bought this game. Not worth the price.
Have Fun Improving Your Brain September 27, 2009
Zandaxar (USA)
Pros:
Wide variety of puzzles including trick questions, word play, sliding blocks exit puzzles, logical true/false statement detection, and many basic probability/algebra/geometry problems.
The character design, backgrounds, animation and music all converge to create a nice romanticized 'Old World' feel.
Contains a total 135 puzzles plus 26 downloadable ones, so lots of content.
The whole story is moved along solely by solving puzzles.(For me this is pro, but for those who like more traditional mystery/detective games then this may be a con.)
Cons:
I can't think of any significant problem with this game!
Comments:
I really enjoyed solving the puzzles. This is a great game for anyone wanting to improve their puzzling ability. I plan to play all the sequels and prequels as soon they are released. I found the fantastical story entertaining and endearing, though I would have preferred it being done without the villain being of the 'mad scientist' archetype, however I am just glad to have a game where the hero uses his brain instead of brawn to save the day.
Prof Layton and the serious letdown September 25, 2009
Sbvc4life (Pennsylvania)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had high hopes for this game, but I sorely disappointed by it. This was marketed as a puzzle\mystery game with adventure elements thrown in, but it is really a collection of math\logic problems that the game has you solve in order to progress the story. This wouldn't be so bad if the puzzles actually related to the story, but they don't (with the exception of a few lock and directional puzzles later in the game).
Unlike the other posters here, I wasn't impressed with the graphics. I thought the town looked nice, but the character designs were just ugly. I also found it odd that dialogue would switch from voice over back to talking heads in the middle of a cut scene.
I bought this expecting a mystery game, but the "I'll give you my clue if you solve my riddle" routine got tiresome. Sadly, the mystery that I was trying to get through wasn't all that great. I figured out both "shocking" revelations well before Layton did, but the twist ending still didn`t make sense (despite the game`s valiant efforts to explain it to us).
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