Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DSi and DS Lite

Released on 25/09/2009

• More Professor Layton due this October

  Nintendo's gone announcement crazy today: it seems that we're getting a new Professor Layton game this October.

  According to the console giant, Professor Layton and the Lost Future will be hitting DSs on 22nd October in the UK. The third in the absolutely brilliant series, the game will come with 165 new brain-teasers, all wrapped up inside an exciting adventure story.

  Apparently, the Professor's latest case kicks off when he receives a mysterious letter from his sidekick Luke, which appears to have come from ten years in the future. The letter warns that London is going to suffer a terrible calamity, and only Layton can save the day.

  With more animated movies than the previous two games, the story promises unprecedented depth as you move around the London Underground and visit Chinatown. "Players will also be able to discover more about the Professor's mysterious past through flashbacks, as the story is revealed with full-motion animation sequences that will explain the secrets behind Professor Layton's lost lover and how he obtained his well-renowned hat," says the press release.

  Book October off, we reckon - if you like puzzle games, you're going to be busy.

• "Final adventure" for Professor Layton announced for 3DS

  Time may be running out for Professor Layton, that puzzle-loving sleuth who has enchanted gamers on an annual basis since 2007. In a Japanese press presentation, developer Level 5 has announced it's working on another game in the series due for release on Nintendo 3DS next year.

  Going by the rather unwieldy literal Japanese title of Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilisation A, the plot for this game, the sixth in the series, apparently kicks off when someone contacts the professor claiming to have found a living mummy. Fans will be saddened to learn that the title, which will boast lots of new puzzles, is being described as "the final adventure" for the top-hatted hero.

  Worry not, however, as the lengthy translation process means we've still got the Prof's fifth outing to look forward to. Just as Japan was revealing its plans for his final outing, Nintendo's European operation confirmed it'll be launching Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle in UK shops on October 26th, also for Nintendo 3DS.

  Published: 30/08/2012

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