Professor Layton series

By Gregory Gay I thought action figures were freaking awesome as a kid (c’mon, we all did) but, other than the occasional Dalek/Stormtrooper wars on my work desk, I haven’t touched the things in years. I may just have to change that when this Revoltech version of Professor Layton hits store shelves in Mar...

It's no CSI or The Wire, more a multiplayer take on Nintendo's Professor Layton series. Expect puzzles and gentle investigations rather than terror and ...

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS) - Not only did this game open up the market for the older DS gamers out there, but it also delivered on being ... and more »

In a season of many great Nintendo DS adventure games--Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Professor Layton 2 among them--Spirit Tracks just might be ... and more »

Professor Layton and the Devil's Flute plays successfully in Japan Professor Layton Schools Competitors On Sales, Nintendo Conquers ChartKotaku.com (blog) Japanese Software: Latest Professor Layton Debuts At Top Of ChartsGamasutra

The latest iteration of Level-5's Professor Layton Nintendo DS series has landed the top spot in Japan for the week ended November 22, selling 306000 units ... Japan Software Charts: Professor Layton Fails Rest Of ClassSpong Layton Conquers Japan AgainIGN

In previous games, you'd want to tap every bit of each area that you walked to, because hidden “hint coins” and puzzles are everywhere. Also, Layton and ... Can You Solve This Professor Layton And The Demon Flute Puzzle?Kotaku Australia

Anyone who loves puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku will adore the latest chapter in the Professor Layton series, which weaves about 150 brainteasers ... and more »

Japanese publisher Level-5 announced this week that yet another new game in the Professor Layton series of Nintendo DS puzzley adventure games is in the ... Fifth 'Professor Layton' game confirmedDigital Spy Level 5 Announces Professor Layton and the Mask Of MiraclesExaminer.com

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By JC Fletcher It would appear that Nintendo made the right decision in finally getting around to releasing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box worldwide, as the company was able to trade that box for one filled with cash money. The company released a supplement to its earnings report, listing the m...

By Alexander Sliwinski Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (the Diabolical Box in the States) held onto the number two spot from the week prior, while Halo 3: ODST sales dropped 75 percent to the third spot, after holding last week's crown. Source -- All formats chart (Chart Track)FIFA 10 debuts with record UK sal...

By Justin McElroy Warner Bros. says it's counting on Scribblenauts to start a new puzzle franchise, getting a taste of the same success that a certain top-hatted DS puzzler has enjoyed. "What Scribblenauts offers is something akin to Nintendo's Professor Layton - an addictive and challenging game that ha...

By Shaun Hatton But hey, that’s just my opinion. Professor Layton and the Curious Village was my favorite videogame of last year, and poor box art design decisions are in no way getting between me and owning this upcoming title. In fact, I’m willing to kick babies and push over grandmas just for another chan...

By JC Fletcher At Level-5's panel, director Akihiro Hino showed a list of current projects, including Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, an English translation of the name of the second Layton game. Later, during the Q&A, someone asked Hino if the sequel was being localized for North Americ...

The internet is being rather tight-lipped about US release of the reported sequel to the high-rated and high selling Nintendo DS game, Professor Layton and the Curious Village. The original game involves a professor and his apprentice who travel to a ...

The game is set three years before Professor Layton and the Curious Village, before our top-hatted hero met his erstwhile sidekick Luke. The Professor has dropped by a mysterious fog-enshrouded town that's home to a legend of a great giant who menaces ...

By rss@youtube.com (FreakRayquaza) Hello everybody!!! This one is not the best but also not the worst AMV that i made... (the quality should be better but my movie maker version is old as it can be...) Oban star racers is the second best anime in the world!!!( The first one is of course Professor Layton! XD) It's about a teenager called...

By Michael McWhertor 11. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) 15. Vampire Kishi DS (DS) 21. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 23. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) 24. Momotaro Dentetsu 20th Anniversary (DS) 26. Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (DS) 27. Professor Layton and the Final Time Journey (DS) 30. Inazuma Eleven (DS)

 UK - Rejuvenated stock levels of the previously hard-to-find Professor Layton and the Curious Village also see another new entry in the top ten, with Nintendo’s ...

By Alisha Karabinus Filed under: DS DailyToday, over on Wii Fanboy, we thought we'd discuss the worst games of the year. Here? We want to hear about some of the best, but with a twist: we want to know what games you recommended most often. Did you tell all your friends that the paddle controller made Space Invaders...

By Michael McWhertor 04. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) - 94,000 / 342,000 05. Penguin no Mondai (DS) - 59,000 / NEW 06. Professor Layton and The Final Time Journey (DS) - 58,000 / 492,000 07. Pokémon Platinum (DS) - 58,000 / 2,066,000 08. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) - 45,000 / 1,289,000

 CA - Dec 11, 2008 The third in the Professor Layton series for the Nintendo DS remained at number one, but retained the position with only 87000 unit sales. The highest new ... Professor Layton Gets Japanese Sales Chart Tenure Kotaku Australia all 2 news articles

By Michael McWhertor Level 5's third puzzle-filled Professor Layton adventure for the Nintendo DS tops the Media Create charts this week, fending off a strong PlayStation 3 newcomer with almost 350,000 copies sold to Japanese gamers. For the best selling software in Japan, from Nov. 24 to 30, read on, you craz...

By Greg Howson Following on from Keith's handy blog about games for kids comes news that Lego Batman was the winner of the Best Videogame at the, erm, 2008 Children's BAFTA's. Congratulations and all that but is Lego Batman really the best kids game of the year? Sure, Batman is fun enough – though the "Lego...

By Chris Greenhough Then again, the Professor Layton series has the potential to be a very fine movie. Level 5 thinks so, anyway, because it plans to release Professor Layton The First Movie. For now, only a Japanese version is planned, with January 2010 being mooted as a possible release window. This makes perf...

By Matthew Madeiro Skipping freely through the game's myriad puzzles is hardly ideal, of course, but what can you do? Some of Layton's 135 brain-destroyers can make even a grown puzzle-solver cry, so it's a testament to the solid game design that you can still feel the satisfaction of completing the game ev...

By Tat Title: A Puzzle Day/Theme: November 8 / a history that threatens to repeat itself Series: Professor Layton Character/Pairing: Luke/Layton Rating: PG “Professor, why did you kiss her hand? Are you... involved with her? ...

 CA - Nov 7, 2008 At the behest of one Lady Dahlia, puzzle expert Professor Layton and squawk-voiced assistant Luke (eminently punch-able thanks to his rather novel approach ...

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village - review. A portion of an ONM review… The surprise smash hit of the winter? We hope so, as this puzzler is one of the console’s very best games. + Gorgeous art style + Satisfying puzzles ...

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Successfully summing up the concept behind Professor Layton And The Curious Village in a single sentence is hard, particularly if you want to make it sound as good as it actually is. You could say it's a puzzle-based adventure but then that'd give the impression that it's a point-and-clic...

By 山崎さん Pairings: Professor Layton x OC, speculated Professor Layton x Luke Warnings: Homosexuality (of course) and a little angst Summary: Hershel Layton narrates his life as an University student and how his passion for puzzles began. ...

By Chris Greenhough A quick poll of the DS Fanboy team revealed quite diverse expectations. I'm banking on Professor Layton dates for not-Japan, JC reckons there'll be a bunch of stuff about Cooking Guide, while Dave thinks there could be an iPhone-style apps store for downloading titles directly to the han...

By JC Fletcher Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel puts Layton and Luke in a fanciful clockwork interpretation of the future, guided by an adult Luke who looks exactly like a slightly lankier version of Luke. As the title suggests, an experimental time machine breaks when it sends the duo on their j...

By ink'n'imp Characters: Professor Layton, Luke, Flora, Don Paolo…and their genderbended counterparts *dies!* Summary: Things always appear different in the morning's light… Author Notes: The original idea for this was in 3 parts…and it's grown so ...

By Alisha Karabinus Akira Tago's Brain Exercise Vol. 1: Travel Around the World Solving Puzzles and Sloane and McHale's Mysterious Story were both listed in the same issue of Famitsu in which the other games were announced, though these two were buried in the schedule for 2009. We don't know much about Sloane a...

By noreply@blogger.com (jvm) Professor Layton and his ward, Luke, set out to find The Golden Apple, a treasure hidden in the village of St. Mystere. Each resident of the town plies the famous professor for solutions to various brain teasers, many of which make good use of the stylus for sketching out solutions as well as a...

By Candace Savino Filed under: Reviews Puzzle games usually offer more bang for their buck than most other types of software. Since many in the genre are relatively easy to design, they're often budget titles, too. But whether or not they come cheaply, you can expect to invest a lot of time in any good puzzler. G...

By N Rumas In March I was carving out time to play video games for the first time in months. What game was making this happen? Professor Layton. The game is amazing. The art direction is just absolutely fantastic and the characters are great. Combine that with a far more mature storyline than I was expecti...

By Michael McWhertor 15. Mario Kart DS (DS) 18. Professor Layton and The Devil's Box (DS) 20. Final Fantasy IV (DS) 21. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 22. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 23. Dragon Quest IV (DS) 27. Houkago Shounen (DS) 28. Nep League DS (DS) 30. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)

The game will introduce you to Professor Layton, a puzzle expert and archaeologist, and his apprentice Luke who are hired to find a treasure hidden in the village of St. Mystere. Prepare to be faced with over 130 puzzles including mazes, riddles, logic and sliding puzzles. In addition playe...

By Michael McWhertor 15. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (DS) 16. Mario Kart DS (DS) 17. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 18. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (DS) 23. Tales of Innocence (DS) 29. Nep League DS (DS) 30. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)

By Michael McWhertor Last week, Professor Layton and his mystery solving skills stole Wii Fit's thunder, forcing it to settle for a number two debut. This week, however, Wii Fit reigns supreme atop its bloody Japanese throne, gazing down upon Professor Layton and the Devil's Box, Lost Odyssey and a trio of Mar...

By Michael McWhertor 01. Professor Layton and the Devil's Box (DS) - 294,000 / NEW 04. Dragon Quest IV (DS) - 135,000 / 732,000 06. Mario Party DS (DS) - 80,000 / 539,000 09. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) - 41,000 / 103,000 10. Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 (DS) - 35,000 / NEW

12. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 13. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) 14. More English Training (DS) 16. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (DS) 21. Panel de Pon DS (DS) 24. English Training (DS) 26. Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan DS (DS) 29. Pokémon Diamond (DS)

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By Michael McWhertor The world was turned upside down as Level 5's RPG Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village rose to the top of the Japanese sales charts. Amazing sales of a DS game? In Japan? What's next, bread sold in pre-cut slices? Look at those non-DS games hang on for dear life. It's so thrilling!