Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (DS)

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is a puzzle/adventure game. In contrast to the previous game, which was limited to only one town, the player directs the actions of the titular Professor Layton and his young aide Luke around many locales. Along with solving a variety of puzzles, players must explore other regions, solve mysteries, and assist the Professor on his mission.

This game's puzzle menus are remarkably similar to those in Curious Village. Brain teasers, sliding puzzles, logic puzzles, and other types of puzzles are examples of puzzles. The player is given an infinite amount of time to complete each puzzle and its worth in "picarats". Each problem offers three hints, but the player must pay one "hint coin" to view each one. The player starts with 10 hint coins, and more may be obtained by searching the game's locations. When the player believes he knows the solution, he inputs it, either by picking an answer, drawing a circle around a specific area, or using character recognition on the Nintendo DS's touchscreen.

If the player answers correctly, the picarats are added to his overall score, and he is occasionally awarded an item. If the player is incorrect, they can attempt the problem indefinitely, albeit the worth of the puzzle will fall by around 10% each time they are incorrect the first two times. A player can choose to skip a problem and try another one instead, while some puzzles are required to proceed. After completing a problem, the player can retry it at any time via the game's menus.

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