Professor Layton And The Curious Village coming to iOS in the west

Professor Layton And The Curious Village coming to iOS in the west

Apple has announced through their App Store Twitter account that Professor Layton and the Curious Village is coming to iPhone and iPads later this year.

Professor Layton And The Curious Village might be shown off at the upcoming Apple conference, which is when the next iPhone will be unveiled to the press and general public.

About Professor Layton And The Curious Village

The game centers on Professor Hershel Layton, and his self-styled apprentice, Luke Triton, investigating the fictional village of St. Mystere about an artifact known as the Golden Apple, an heirloom that the late Baron had left as a test to determine who would receive his fortune after his death.

The residents of St. Mystere particularly enjoy brain teasers, and will often ask the player to help solve them by using the system’s touchscreen to submit answers, in exchange for their cooperation in the search.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village was met with generally positive reviews, praising both its approach to combining the adventure and puzzle genres, as well as for its presentation and animated cutscenes. It would go on to sell over a million copies in Japan alone, in addition to 3.17 million copies sold overseas.

An enhanced mobile port of Curious Village featuring additional cutscenes, subtitled “EXHD for Smartphones”, has also been released in Japan … and now it seems the West.