There is a treasure hidden somewhere in the village of St. Mystere, and only Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke can find it. How do they go about finding it though, when the village’s inhabitants speak in riddles, brainteasers, and puzzles? The only way to discover the truth is to put their heads together and start solving.

The family of the late Baron Augustus Reinfold has attempted to find the treasure after it is stated in his will that he has hidden it in the village of St. Mystere. Unable to find it, they look to puzzle expert Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke for help. Upon their arrival, the death of another in the Reinfold family occurs. With the two mysteries to be solved, Professor Layton must solve over 130 puzzles, many of which are new for the North American release.

Puzzles vary greatly throughout the game. For example, one is a sliding game in which a ball is up on the top of the screen, and in less than 12 moves, you must move different size squares in order to move the ball to the bottom of the screen and win the game. Another is a little more complicated, where you must get three wolves and three chicks across a river. If there are more wolves than chicks on one side of a river, the wolves get hungry. All of these games use the stylus and are designed for players of all skill levels.

The puzzles also consist of riddles, mazes and in addition, new puzzles are available weekly from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for half a year. The moment you start to believe this is an ordinary puzzle game, Layton has the promise of a strong story with eccentric, funny characters, and all animation scenes fully voice acted. The characters are hand-drawn with a style that will appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike.

This game will be released in North America on the 11th of February.