Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo DS)

Developer: Level-5 Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo DS A second helping of brain-buffing puzzles This sequel to Professor Layton and the Curious Village is, on its surface, a tale of mystery. And, like many great mysteries, it opens on a train and revolves around death, deception and deduction. But the whodunit element—along with the charming Triplets of Belleville animation style—is really just window dressing for the meat of the game: More than 150 brain teasers that will push to the limit your capabilities for logic, spatial reasoning and reading comprehension. (Hint: If a puzzle seems to require a lot of math,...  read more