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Summary

Professor Layton and the Curious Village (often just called Curious Village) blends point‑and‑tap adventure with over 120 brainteasers that range from sliding tiles to logic riddles. The DS stylus lets you circle answers, drag pieces or type solutions, and each puzzle is worth "picarats" that contribute to a score you can boost by finding hidden hint coins around St. Mystère. You start with ten hint coins; each hint costs one coin, and extra coins are tucked into suspicious objects.

Completed puzzles reward gizmos for building a sniff‑dog companion, furniture to perfect the inn rooms, or portrait fragments that form a jigsaw when finished. The professor’s trunk houses these minigames, while the plaza’s Puzzle Shack recycles any puzzles you missed. When Wi‑Fi was active, weekly updates added more than 25 extra challenges, and a hidden door in the menu unlocks concept art. Veteran puzzle author Akira Tago helped shape the game, contributing brand‑new riddles tailored to the DS touchscreen, while animated cutscenes from P.A. Works give the quirky village a charming polish.

Storyline

When the wealthy Baron Augustus Reinhold dies, his will promises a hidden treasure in the village of St. Mystère. He summons renowned puzzle‑solving professor Hershel Layton and his self‑styled apprentice Luke Triton, who arrive after a letter from Lady Dahlia, the Baron's widow. The town is obsessed with riddles and a mysterious tower that no one dares approach.

Their investigation is derailed by the murder of Simon Reinhold and the kidnapping of a servant named Ramon. Gear‑wheel clues lead them to the shocking truth that every resident is a robot built by the Baron and his assistant Bruno to guard the prize. The real Golden Apple is Flora Reinhold, the Baron's daughter, whom the robots have been protecting.

After exposing Don Paolo – disguised as Inspector Chelmey – Layton and Luke rescue Flora, escape the collapsing tower, and choose to leave the gold behind as a tribute to the robots. The adventure closes with a hint of the next chapter in Professor Layton and the Curious Village.