Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)

Professor Layton and Diabolical Box is a typical example of games creators latching on to a winning formula. Once again we are confronted by the Professor and Luke in search of a solution to the mystery of Diabolical Box. Many myths and stories had been passed down and inherited about the box and on top of this a mysterious gas had befallen the village in which the box was reportedly hidden. The gas had caused the occupants of the village to hallucinate and hence exaggerate the significance of the box's contents. For some strange reason this game is also available in a different title Professor Layton and Pandora's Box the plot and puzzles for each game are the ...  Read the complete review

I loved Professor Layton and the Curious Village so had to buy 'Diabolical box'. I have to say that I think that this game is better than the first. For a start, the game is longer. I was a little annoyed at how short 'Curious Village' was so was pleased to find that this game is longer - and with more of those all important puzzles! The storyline is also a lot stronger and you get video clips throughout, rather than the odd one here and there and a big one at the end. This game also has a memo function on the puzzles so you can jot down your calculations or trace out the shapes. This is a nice touch, although there was nothing really ...  Read the complete review

The Diabolical Box is the name for this game in the US, in the UK its called Pandoras Box. This is the second much awaited installment in the Professor Layton series, the first game has pretty much stayed in the top 10 DS games since its release so this had a lot to live up to. The game follows a smiliar structure to the first game with the two main characters being Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke, who envitably find a mystery that needs solving with various suspious characters to deal with and strange places to visit and search for clues. The game involves solving various puzzles ranging in different scores or picrates as the game calls ...  Read the complete review

After being addicted to the first Professor Layton I had literally waited what seemed like an age for this sequel to come out. I loved the first game - it was different, exciting and I love doing puzzle games so it was perfect for me. In fact I did not put it down til I'd completed it! So I pre ordered this game and it arrived in the post from play.com 2 days before it was actually due out. Great. However, that was over a month ago and it's still sitting in my DS, about half completed. I am not sure why I don't like this game as much as the first - it's very similar in that you are searching for clues to a mystery and everyone you ask is obsessed with puzzles ...  Read the complete review

After the success of Professor Layton and the Curious Village (nobody could get hold of one for me for Christmas when it was released!), I had high hopes that this game would be just as entertaining... and it is! The story in true Professor Layton style isn't exactly obvious as your work your way through the puzzles, but there are enough clues along the way so that you think you know what might happen. The main plot again almost feels an aside to what you have to do to complete the game: solve puzzles. You play as Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, looking for clues on what seems to be a mysterious death of an old friend of Layton's. The ...  Read the complete review