Professor Layton And The Curious Village  Professor Layton And
The Curious Village  At heart, Professor Layton And The Curious
Village is just a collection of classic puzzles and
brainteasers: rearrange matchsticks, get the wolves and sheep
across the river, and so forth. The game wraps its 120-plus
puzzles in a whimsical story about a detective and his sidekick
who explore the village of St. Mystere in search of a hidden
treasure. But the story is just garnish: You get to watch a
mystery unfold, but you have no real opportunities to make a
difference.  What makes Professor Layton shine is its genuine
love for puzzles. Where a lesser developer might have dumped
these into a bargain Super Puzzle Fun Time package with barely a
menu to tie them together, Professor Layton chooses its puzzles
carefully, escalates through several of the same type, and
peppers the solutions with history and trivia. If you ask for
hints, the game gives you just enough guidance without handing
over the solution: You always have to bra