Nintendo Have Released New Screenshots And Character Art For Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Nintendo have released new screenshots and character art for the upcoming Nintendo DS game, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. the screenshots are in-game and predominately show various types of action from both of the Nintendo DS Screens. the character art shows the games main characters.

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Nintendo Announce Professor Layton and the Lost Future is Coming Out 22nd October in Europe

Nintendo have announced that the next Professor Layton game, Professor Layton and the Lost Future, is coming out in Europe on 22nd October. This game will be playable at this years GamesCom at the Nintendo Booth. Professor Layton and the Lost Future is also known as Professor Layton And The Unwound Future in the USA.

In Professor Layton and the Lost Future, Professor Layton receives a letter from 10 years in the future from his sidekick Luke. Professor Layton and Current Luke set off on a time travelling journey to save the future of London. Professor Layton and the Lost Future has 165 new puzzles, teasers, and riddles as well as additional puzzles that can be downloaded from the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Press Release

Professor Layton and his trusty apprentice Luke are back in his most exciting & mysterious new adventure yet, packed full of new puzzles to tease your brain!

The supreme puzzle master, Professor Layton, and his young apprentice Luke return exclusively to the Nintendo DS family of consoles in their exciting new adventure, Professor Layton and the Lost Future, available in Europe from 22nd October 2010.

Fans and newcomers to the Professor Layton series should get ready to experience a brand new mysterious and engaging adventure full of unexpected twists and turns as well as 165 brand new brain teasers, riddles and logic puzzles guaranteed to challenge and delight all. This is set to be the most epic, tragic and emotionally atmospheric instalment yet.

The story begins when the Professor receives a mysterious letter written by his sidekick Luke…. but sent from 10 years in the future! This Future Luke warns of a terrible calamity that has befallen London and he needs the Professor’s aid! Earlier that week, the British Prime Minster disappeared after taking part in a special test on a time machine, which resulted in an explosion. Could this incident be related..?

Join Layton and Luke as they embark on an investigation which takes them on a time-travelling journey of mystery and intrigue of the most epic proportions, in a bid to save the future of London from a terrible fate!

Using the Nintendo DS Stylus, complete numerous kinds of logic problems and brain-testing puzzles as you follow the duo on their quest to seek out and solve the mystery. Spend time enjoying the atmosphere of the game, deeply exploring all that the capital has to offer such as travelling on the tube and visiting Chinatown.

With even more narrative and animated movie scenes than in the two previous instalments, this latest offering from Nintendo and developer Level 5 captures the spirit, adventure and charm of the well-loved series, but with a whole host of exciting additions and fresh challenges.

Players will be able to discover more about the Professor’s mysterious past through flashbacks, as the story is revealed with full-motion animation sequences that will explain the secrets behind Professor Layton’s lost lover and how he obtained his well-renowned hat.

As well as featuring three brand new types of mini-game puzzles, you can help Professor Layton direct the ‘Laytonmobile’ or interact with his new pet parrot. You can complete a storybook by using special stickers which are awarded to you on solving special puzzles hidden throughout the game, in addition to meeting a host of new characters who also unlock additional puzzles as you progress.

If puzzles prove too challenging for some, there is always help at hand by utilising a limited number of handy hints which are available for each individual puzzle. Players can use hint coins to help prevent giving wrong answers. They can also earn Picarats for puzzles completed correctly, but be warned! For every answer you give which is incorrect, you will reduce your score of Picarat currency that you will gain along the way.

For those who are truly stuck, there is a new Super Hint feature which will offer an extremely telling clue - although this is an expensive practice and will cost you two hint coins!

And for those who just can’t get enough of the puzzles, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will be on hand to download additional content.*

So get ready to embark on an epic, time-travelling, brain-teasing adventure when Professor Layton and the Lost Future from Nintendo and Level 5 arrives in Europe for the Nintendo DS family of consoles on 22nd October 2010.

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*Additional content via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection will be available for a limited time period.

Nintendo Announce Professor Layton And The Unwound Future Is Now Coming Out On The 12th September

Nintendo have announced that the USA Release Of Professor Layton And The Unwound Future has been brought forward a week and it will now come out on 12th September.

Press Release

The future will arrive sooner than expected for fans of LEVEL-5's acclaimed Professor Layton video game series. Nintendo of America has announced a new launch date of Sept. 12 for Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™, a new hand-held adventure created exclusively for the top-selling Nintendo DS™ family of portable game systems. Previously scheduled for release on Sept. 20, the game will now be available a week earlier, treating newcomers and experienced players alike to a mesmerizing mix of mystery, time travel and puzzle-solving fun.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future places the professor and his trusted apprentice at the center of a spellbinding adventure after they receive a strange letter sent from 10 years in the future. Players must wind their way through more than 165 mind-bending puzzles as they decipher clues and strive to unlock a time-twisting mystery that threatens to plunge London into chaos. Featuring richly rendered graphics and an engaging storyline, the Professor Layton game series has sold nearly 1.4 million units in the United States.

Nintendo Have Released New Screenshots, A Fact Sheet, And A Trailer For Professor Layton And The Unwound Future

Nintendo have released new screenshots, a fact sheet, and a trailer for Professor Layton And The Unwound Future, the upcoming Nintendo DS Game from Level-5 that it is currently set for a 20th September release. The trailer introduces a bit of the games plot and setting, before moving on to show traditional Professor Layton gameplay and in-game movies. the trailer does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. the screenshots are also in-game and focus mainly on dialogue between characters and puzzles in the game.



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Fact Sheet

Professor Layton Confronts the Puzzling
Mysteries of Time Travel
Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, receive a confounding
letter – from Luke 10 years in the future. But the message inside is even
more troubling: London of the future is in disarray, and the only person
who can help set things right is Professor Layton.

FEATURES:
• More than 165 new puzzles weave seamlessly into the storyline. Players will
be challenged with fun, brain-teasing logic puzzles and riddles, and even new
types of puzzles.

• This game features significantly more hand-drawn animated sequences and
voice acting than the previous installment of the series.

• Players who are still stumped with a puzzle after three subtle hints can select
the new “superhint” option to point them toward a solution.

• As with previous incarnations of the franchise, weekly downloadable puzzles*
will be available after launch for a limited time.