Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
| Layton Brothers: Mystery Room | |
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 English logotype | |
| Developer(s) | Matrix Software |
| Publisher(s) | Level-5 |
| Director(s) | Tatsuya Shinkai |
| Producer(s) | Akihiro Hino |
| Composer(s) |
Yuzo Koshiro[1] Takeshi Yanagawa[2] |
| Series | Professor Layton |
| Platform(s) | iOS,[3] Android[4] |
| Release date(s) |
iOS Android
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, Puzzles |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Layton Brothers: Mystery Room (レイトンブラザーズ・ミステリールーム Reiton Burazāzu Misuterī Rūmu)[6][7] is a puzzle adventure video game for iOS and Android,[4] published by Level-5.[3] It is a spin-off of the Professor Layton series, starring rookie investigator Lucy Baker, who works with genius investigator Alfendi Layton, son of Hershel Layton, in the Scotland Yard's top investigation unit, the "Mystery Room".[3] The game was released in Japan on September 21, 2012,[8] and in English on June 27, 2013. An Android version was released on September 5, 2013.[4]
Gameplay
The game is split between two distinct portions: investigation sections, and interrogations. Most of the cases follow the same routine, in which you are given the basic facts of the case by Alfendi Layton, then must investigate the crime scene using the Mystery Room's crime scene recreation device. At the start of the case, the player is typically given a set amount of time to do a cursory sweep of the crime scene, and then they must say who they think the murderer is based on instinct afterwards. Following things, they investigate further into area surrounding the crime (such as the motive, or certain puzzling aspects to the murder itself), finding evidence to back up points, and answering certain multiple choice questions. Once all the points of the investigation have been cleared up, the player then is able to interrogate the main suspect. During interrogations, a suspect's defense against the accusations is represented by a metal casing around their heart. As the player presents the correct evidence to back their accusations up and prove the suspect's guilt, the metal casing slowly breaks apart. When the suspect's heart turns to stone and breaks in two, then the player has beaten the suspect, although in some occasions, the suspect's metal casing is fixed (entirely or partially) after it has broken when he or she has something to say that tries to contradict the given evidence, only to break again when he or she has been proven wrong.
Development
Layton Brothers: Mystery Room was announced at Level-5 Vision 2009 as Mystery Room, the first entirely original title in Level-5's Atamania series.[9] In Mystery Room, the players would team up with detectives Poccho and Sly to solve crimes.[9] A player could select which crime they would like to investigate from a list of crime reports. The game was originally designed for the Nintendo DS and was planned to be released in 2010.[9] Level-5 had originally scheduled to show the game at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show but removed it from their schedule soon before the conference, throwing the game's fate into question.[1] In May 2010, the developer published an update on the game's progress and announced that the game would be delayed until Spring 2011.[1] Finally on October 15, 2011, the title resurfaced at Level-5 World 2011 as an iOS game titled Layton Brothers: Mystery Room. Though the game has been rebranded as a Professor Layton title, many of its original elements have remained intact, including the focus on solving mysteries.[3]
Reception
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The iOS version received "generally favorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 Gantayat, Anoop (October 20, 2010). "Level-5's Mystery Room Resurfaces". Andriasang. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Works of Takeshi". Ancient Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Gantayat, Anoop (October 15, 2011). "Level-5's Mystery Room Reborn as a Layton Title for iPhone". Andriasang. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- 1 2 3 LEVEL5_IA (September 5, 2013). "LEVEL5_IA: LAYTON BROTHERS: MYSTERY ROOM ...". Twitter. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Tokyo Game Show 2012". Level-5.
- ↑ "Level-5 Vision 2011 Recap". Level-5 America. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Layton Brothers Mystery Room" (in Japanese). Level-5. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ Ishaan (October 15, 2011). "Professor Layton Has A Son Starring In His Own New Game". Siliconera. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Gantayat, Anoop (August 26, 2009). "Level-5 Continues with Brain Teasing Atamania Games". Andriasang. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room for iOS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Medina, Claudio (August 19, 2013). "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ Ponce, Tony (August 19, 2013). "Review: Layton Brothers: Mystery Room". Destructoid. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ Edge staff (July 2, 2013). "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room". Edge.
- ↑ Juba, Joe (July 11, 2013). "Layton Brothers Mystery Room: Not Following In Daddy's Footsteps". Game Informer. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room". GamesMaster: 79. October 2013.
- ↑ "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room". Hyper: 83. September 2013.
- ↑ Miller, Simon (July 2, 2013). "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ Nichols, Scott (July 2, 2013). "Mobile reviews: 'Layton Brothers', 'Colin McRae Rally', more". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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External links
- Official website (Japanese)