Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton is the first best true puzzle game I've ever played. It's for the DS and really utilizes the interface to present a series of more than 100 puzzles and allow you to solve them. It's wrapped in the veneer of an adventure game resembling an old school point and click. The adventure is secondary to the awesome puzzles you'll find in this game.
The second puzzle I receive while playing the game is actually one that was asked of me by my father when I was about ten. He had a habit of asking me these odd riddles and brain teasers. This particular riddle involves calibration weights and a scale. There are 8 weights that are supposed to be the same weight but one weight is actually lighter than the other. You have a scale that you can use to compare the weights but you can only use the scale twice. What methodology do you use to identify with 100% certainty the weight that is too light? Some other examples of puzzles it asks are your typical matchstick puzzles. There are matchsticks laid out in a pattern and you have to solve the riddle by moving a limited number of matchsticks into a new shape.
There are puzzles of perspective, matching, logic, and quite a few trick puzzles where you really need to pay attention to what is asked. It is by far my favorite Nintendo DS game. They've even implemented a feature where you can download an new puzzle each week so it will have some value once you've solved all of the puzzles.
My only complaint is that hints are too readily available. After using one I decided to play the rest of the game without ever using a hint. It presents a much greater challenge if you only rely on your wits and puzzle solving skill.
The second puzzle I receive while playing the game is actually one that was asked of me by my father when I was about ten. He had a habit of asking me these odd riddles and brain teasers. This particular riddle involves calibration weights and a scale. There are 8 weights that are supposed to be the same weight but one weight is actually lighter than the other. You have a scale that you can use to compare the weights but you can only use the scale twice. What methodology do you use to identify with 100% certainty the weight that is too light? Some other examples of puzzles it asks are your typical matchstick puzzles. There are matchsticks laid out in a pattern and you have to solve the riddle by moving a limited number of matchsticks into a new shape.
There are puzzles of perspective, matching, logic, and quite a few trick puzzles where you really need to pay attention to what is asked. It is by far my favorite Nintendo DS game. They've even implemented a feature where you can download an new puzzle each week so it will have some value once you've solved all of the puzzles.
My only complaint is that hints are too readily available. After using one I decided to play the rest of the game without ever using a hint. It presents a much greater challenge if you only rely on your wits and puzzle solving skill.
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