<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Level-5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miracle	O
Mask	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
featuring	O
new	O
puzzles	O
and	O
added	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
Professor	O
Hershel	O
Layton	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
apprentice	O
,	O
Luke	O
Triton	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
assistant	O
,	O
Emmy	O
Altava	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
the	O
"	O
Masked	O
Gentleman	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
villain	O
who	O
is	O
seemingly	O
terrorising	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Monte	O
d'Or	O
with	O
supposed	O
uses	O
of	O
"	O
dark	B-Application
magic	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
game	O
split	O
across	O
various	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
changes	O
made	O
during	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
are	O
now	O
presented	O
in	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzles	O
are	O
still	O
controlled	O
on	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
though	O
many	O
have	O
3D	O
graphics	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
also	O
utilise	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
gyroscope	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
packages	O
are	O
downloaded	O
automatically	O
via	O
the	O
Spotpass	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
event	O
for	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Last	O
Specter	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Japanese	O
release	O
during	O
Q3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Hino	O
systematically	O
shifted	O
projects	O
from	O
other	O
systems	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
Level-5	O
would	O
be	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
firm	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
press	O
event	O
later	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
Miracle	O
Mask	O
,	O
originally	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
screenshots	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
overhauls	O
that	O
had	O
taken	O
place	O
over	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
switch	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
hand-drawn	O
2D	O
sprites	O
had	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
now	O
be	O
examined	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
puzzles	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
motion	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
2010	O
"	O
Vision	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzle	O
downloading	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
timeline	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
younger	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
in	O
high	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
within	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
outsold	O
by	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
2012	O
at	O
360,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
third	O
party	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
twenty-sixth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tentative	O
English	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
provided	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
early	O
demo	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
information	O
was	O
provided	O
about	O
its	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
European	O
trailer	O
for	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Spectre	O
's	O
Call	O
alluded	O
to	O
a	O
fifth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
its	O
second	O
tentative	O
title	O
of	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
trademark	O
titled	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
(	O
its	O
final	O
title	O
)	O
was	O
filed	O
by	O
Level	O
5	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
an	O
eventual	O
U.S.	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
Plus	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
no	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
2011	O
album	O
Road	O
Show	O
features	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
animated	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
her	O
into	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andriasang	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
still	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
the	O
game	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>
Add	O
in	O
yet	O
another	O
engaging	O
story	O
filled	O
with	O
quirky	O
personalities	O
and	O
several	O
seemingly	O
unsolvable	O
grand	O
mysteries	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
recipe	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
memorable	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Its	O
fascinating	O
story	O
and	O
well-balanced	O
array	O
of	O
puzzles	O
means	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
outing	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
ground-breaking	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
approach	O
to	O
visuals	O
once	O
again	O
reminds	O
you	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
now	O
forgotten	O
selling	O
point	O
:	O
its	O
terrific	O
3D	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
