Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
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is an upcoming puzzle adventure
video game for Apple's iOS
that is being developed by Level-5
. It is a spin-off
of the Professor Layton series, starring the son of Hershel Layton
, Alphendi Layton. Alphendi is considered a genius investigator in the Scotland Yard
, and works in the organization's top investigation unit, often known as the "Mystery Room", with rookie investigator Lucy Creila. As of October 2011, the publisher has not confirmed any release date for the game.
series. In Mystery Room, the players would team up with detectives Poccho and Sly to solve crimes. 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. 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. In May 2010, the developer published an update on the game's progress and announced that the game would be delayed until Spring 2011. 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.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
video game for Apple's iOS
IOS
iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...
that is being developed by Level-5
Level-5
is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Fukuoka, Japan. The company, which currently employs about 200 individuals, was founded in October 1998 by Akihiro Hino after he departed from the now defunct Japanese developer Riverhillsoft...
. It is a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of the Professor Layton series, starring the son of Hershel Layton
Professor Hershel Layton
is the eponymous fictional character of the Professor Layton series of video games, created by Level-5. He is the central protagonist in every entry to the series, which consists of five games that have combined sold over 11 million copies, three novels, and an animated...
, Alphendi Layton. Alphendi is considered a genius investigator in the Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, UK. It derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became...
, and works in the organization's top investigation unit, often known as the "Mystery Room", with rookie investigator Lucy Creila. As of October 2011, the publisher has not confirmed any release date for the game.
Development
Layton Brothers: Mystery Room was announced at Level-5 Vision 2009 as Mystery Room, the first entirely original title in Level-5's AtamaniaAtamania
is a series of casual puzzle video games published by Level-5. The series comprises two, unrelated series of puzzle games. is a collection of puzzles created by Akira Tago, a Japanese professor who has authored a series of books within Japan under the same name. Players read through stories and...
series. In Mystery Room, the players would team up with detectives Poccho and Sly to solve crimes. 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
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and was planned to be released in 2010. Level-5 had originally scheduled to show the game at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show
Tokyo Game Show
The , commonly known as TGS, is a video game expo / convention held annually in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. It is presented by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association and the Nikkei Business Publications, Inc...
but removed it from their schedule soon before the conference, throwing the game's fate into question. In May 2010, the developer published an update on the game's progress and announced that the game would be delayed until Spring 2011. Finally on October 15, 2011, the title resurfaced at Level-5 World 2011 as an iOS
IOS
iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...
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.