<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Curious	I-Application
Village	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curious	O
Village	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
directly	O
followed	O
by	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Diabolical	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
mobile	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Curious	O
Village	O
featuring	O
additional	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
subtitled	O
"	O
HD	O
for	O
Mobile	B-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
Professor	O
Hershel	O
Layton	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
self-styled	O
apprentice	O
,	O
Luke	O
Triton	O
,	O
investigating	O
the	O
fictional	O
village	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
about	O
an	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Golden	O
Apple	O
,	O
an	O
heirloom	O
that	O
the	O
late	O
Baron	O
had	O
left	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
to	O
determine	O
who	O
would	O
receive	O
his	O
fortune	O
after	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
residents	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
particularly	O
enjoy	O
brain	O
teasers	O
and	O
will	O
often	O
ask	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
help	O
solve	O
them	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
submit	O
answers	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
their	O
cooperation	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Curious	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
praising	O
both	O
its	O
approach	O
to	O
combining	O
the	O
adventure	O
and	O
puzzle	O
genres	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Miller	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
young	O
assistant	O
Luke	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Lani	O
Minella	O
in	O
US	O
English	O
and	O
Maria	O
Darling	O
in	O
UK	O
English	O
)	O
around	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
to	O
locate	O
the	O
"	O
Golden	O
Apple	O
"	O
and	O
solve	O
other	O
mysteries	O
that	O
arise	O
during	O
their	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
sections	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
inaccessible	O
until	O
the	O
story	O
has	O
advanced	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
solves	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
feels	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
a	O
puzzle	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
puzzle	O
,	O
they	O
might	O
enter	O
it	O
by	O
selecting	O
an	O
answer	O
,	O
drawing	O
a	O
circle	O
around	O
a	O
specific	O
area	O
,	O
or	O
entering	O
the	O
answer	O
by	O
inputting	O
letters	O
or	O
numbers	O
into	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pieces	O
of	O
a	O
portrait	O
are	O
assembled	O
like	O
a	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
a	O
picture	O
once	O
fully	O
assembled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
unlock	O
over	O
25	O
new	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
impossible	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
was	O
terminated	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
bonus	O
features	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Hidden	O
Door	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
by	O
inputting	O
a	O
code	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
menu	O
within	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Diabolical	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
archaeologist	O
Hershel	O
Layton	O
and	O
his	O
young	O
assistant	O
Luke	O
driving	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
,	O
summoned	O
by	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Lady	O
Dahlia	O
,	O
widow	O
of	O
Baron	O
Augustus	O
Reinhold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Bruno	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Layton	O
discovers	O
the	O
truth	O
:	O
all	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
are	O
robots	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Baron	O
and	O
Bruno	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
wits	O
of	O
anyone	O
seeking	O
the	O
Golden	O
Apple	O
,	O
hence	O
their	O
shared	O
obsession	O
with	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
solved	O
the	O
puzzle	O
of	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
,	O
Layton	O
and	O
Luke	O
climb	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
solving	O
more	O
puzzles	O
and	O
meeting	O
minor	O
characters	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
,	O
Layton	O
,	O
Luke	O
,	O
and	O
Flora	O
leave	O
St.	B-Application
Mystere	I-Application
without	O
the	O
treasure	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
residents	O
to	O
continue	O
on	O
with	O
their	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
continued	O
"	O
message	O
with	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
Luke	O
and	O
Layton	O
at	O
a	O
train	O
station	O
-	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
hint	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pandora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
many	O
puzzles	O
from	O
Tago	O
's	O
books	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
and	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tago	O
also	O
contributed	O
30	O
brand	O
new	O
puzzles	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
specifically	O
with	O
the	O
unique	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Curious	O
Village	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
the	O
ending	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
many	O
discoveries	O
that	O
players	O
find	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
delightful	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
’s	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
was	O
restocked	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
increased	O
54%	O
,	O
moving	O
it	O
from	O
10th	O
place	O
to	O
fourth	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AwardsProfessor	O
Layton	O
and	O
the	O
Curious	O
Village	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
2008	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
game	O
overall	O
of	O
2008	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
Children	O
's	O
Award	O
for	O
Video	O
Game	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
2008	O
on	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
and	O
fifteenth	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
overall	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Curious	I-Application
Village	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Aggie	O
for	O
Best	O
Console/Handheld	O
Adventure	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
award	O
presentation	O
by	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
.	O
</s>
