AU Shippin' Out April 7-April 11: Professor Layton and the Curious Village

By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AUPosted Apr 6, 2008 11:12 pm PT

Test your puzzle-solving abilities with this intriguing DS title.

This week sees the release of another puzzle game on the Nintendo DS: Professor Layton and the Curious Village. The game has a strong pedigree, as it was developed by Level 5, the studio behind Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, and Jeanne d'Arc. Professor Layton, a man known for his puzzle-solving abilities, and his assistant, Luke, are called out to the village of St. Mystere to decipher a confusingly written will and search for something called the "Golden Apple."

To progress through the game, players need to enlist the assistance of the villagers. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just asking people for help, as they insist that you solve puzzles for them before they'll render assistance to the duo. Professor Layton and the Curious Village comes out in Australia on April 10.

Assassin's Creed was released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to much acclaim last year; however ,the PC version was notably absent due to development delays. Those who are planning to pick up the PC version this week can expect to find four extra missions that aren't in the console versions, along with system requirements that rival Crysis. If you're still hankering for some crusade action and are looking to expand the game's universe, Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles for the Nintendo DS could be the game for you. Set before the original, Altair's Chronicles goes about telling the story behind Altair's past and completely removes the sci-fi element found in the other games. Expect to see both games out this Thursday.

This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer and publisher information--actual dates may vary).

April 10, 2008
History Channel: Battle for the Pacific (PS3, Wii)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008 (Wii)

April 10, 2008
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
Coded Arms: Contagion (PSP)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Wii)
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party (Wii)
Assassin's Creed (PC)
Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles (DS)
Downstream Panic! (PSP)
MetropolisMania 2 (PS2)
Chessmaster: The Art of Learning (PSP)

April 11, 2008
Imperium Romanum (PC)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (PSP)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 (DS)
Jumper: Griffin's Story (PC)
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

13 Comments

  • so_hai

    Posted Apr 8, 2008 6:11 pm PT

    Professor Layton and the Curious Village? Schweet.

  • Foolz3h

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 8:38 pm PT

    Yay for PES.

  • Foolz3h

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 8:37 pm PT

    Yay for PES.

  • lord-of-gamers

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 9:14 am PT

    Clay_Whitey do you live in Australia?

  • Clay_Whitey

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 8:14 am PT

    how is it that i already have AC for ds and its just being released now?
    hahah must me a typo or something

  • Maersyndel

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 7:53 am PT

    Portable OPs Plus....but will it have the story mode?

  • Erebyssial

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 6:47 am PT

    Radiant Dawn's on the Wii not DS lol.

    That, Pro Evo and Professor Layton. Nice week indeed. Add Mario Kart and GTA4 and it's an awesome month.

  • zoe256

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 4:47 am PT

    A great day for Australia, you are no longer last on the release date list! Europe doesn't even have a release date for Professor Layton yet, so a sad day for me lol

  • Locked1089

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 2:25 am PT

    I'm not sure if I'll get the new Fire Emblem, I have yet to finish Path of Radiance.

  • Zetanon

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 1:39 am PT

    Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn to DS... lol.

  • jjr10

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 1:07 am PT

    Quite a lot this week! If i had money, i'd get Layton, Fire Emblem, Pro Evolution Wii and Assassins Creed DS.

  • St_muscat

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 1:06 am PT

    Might pick up Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for wii and Fire Emblem looks aright as well, but I'll probably wont get it for a while.

  • ShadowLaguna

    Posted Apr 6, 2008 11:15 pm PT

    I'm looking forward to getting Fire Emblem this weekend.

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