DS Review- Professor Layton and The Curious Village

I was skeptical about Professor Layton and The Curious Village. Sure I love puzzles as much as the next gamer (there are plenty in Zelda).
But playing a game that is almost entirely about puzzles? I was more than worried.
But after spending some time with this game, I now realize it's one of the greatest puzzle games ever made.

Professor Layton finds out that there is a Golden Apple hidden St Mystere and goes to investigate. The late Baron Reinhold hid this item just before dying, and has promised all of his fortune to the one who finds it.
Along with the Golden Apple many other mysteries are happening in the strange village.

Everyone in St Mystere is obsessed with puzzles.
Almost every time you talk to someone they force a puzzle upon you. This might sound bad, but the puzzles are so well thought and fun, that you'll like it.

Puzzles range from entering numbers and letters, fining something hidden in a picture and getting a ball out of a maze.
So many puzzles so little time. Although it might sound pointless, most puzzles you solve will earn you valuable information, items, or they could open a door.
The length of Professor Layton depends on how fast you are at solving the puzzles. But despite being a kids game, Professor Layton can be devilishly hard. One puzzle took me over an hour to solve.
Some puzzles might seem hard but they trick you like riddles. Here's an Example:
Mice can start breeding two months after they're born. If you buy a female mouse, how many mice will you have in ten months?
Sound hard huh? Well the answer is one because mice can't have baby's on their own.

Any puzzle that you miss will get sent to some old lady's house where you can come back to play whenever you want.

Professor Layton entirely touch screen controls, which is definitely suited to the puzzles.

Graphically Layton is fine. It's cartoony style is great, and the cutscenes are the highlight of the game.
Anime style movies are in between bits of the game, and the rare times you see them are brilliant.

I almost forgot to mention Layton's humble apprentice, Luke!
Luke aids Layton on his journey and you sometimes play as him to solve puzzles.

If your not into puzzles I think you'll hate this game. There way too many for anyone to just try to skip them.
But you have to like puzzles, because they're charming, thoughtful, and incredibly abundant!

Visuals 86/100 Sound 83/100 Story 90/100 Gameplay 97/100 OVERALL- 95/100

"An incredibly puzzling Adventure and therefore one of the best!"

BUY THIS GAME!

Below is the trailer



(And there will be a sequel soon! CAN'T WAIT!)