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Layton Brothers Mystery Room Now Available on iOS
SANTA MONICA, CA (JUNE 27, in the year of our Lord 2013)
– Renowned Japanese game company LEVEL-5, best known
for the critically acclaimed Professor Layton, and NI NO KUNI,
has released LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM™, a crime-solving
adventure game featuring enigmatic cases and new mysteries for
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The game is available in North
America and Europe as a free download with two initial cases to
solve, with additional cases available as in-app purchases for
players who find themselves engrossed in the extraordinary
adventure of the son of world-beloved Professor Layton.
“We are excited to bring LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM to iOS in
North America and Europe, where so many have already grown to
love the puzzle-solving fun and whimsical adventure that the
Professor Layton brand is known for,” said Akihiro Hino,
President and CEO of LEVEL-5. “This is a brand new title that
puts players in the middle of fascinating crime scenes that can
be compared to an interactive mystery novella, creating the same
sense of page-turning urgency that we hope will compel players
to continue the story beyond the initial two case files that are
being offered for free.”
LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM assembles the finest detectives of
Scotland Yard who take on only the most extraordinary and
twisted cases in what is known as the “Mystery Room.” The game
features genius investigator, Inspector Alfendi Layton and his
newly assigned assistant, Detective Constable Lucy Baker, who
must delve into each case’s dark secrets -- but it’s up to the
player to investigate the evidence, find the contradictions, and
unravel the truth that lies shrouded in mystery.
LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM gameplay features include:
· Investigate the Crime Scene: Uncover the details behind each
crime as you zoom in and examine suspicious objects to add them
to your mounting list of evidence. Piece them together to form
an airtight case.
· Cut Through the Web of Deceit: Expose the crucial
contradictions in the case files as you match them with evidence
that just doesn’t add up. Call in the witnesses and find out if
they have anything to hide.
· Face the Culprit in the Final Showdown: These criminal
masterminds won’t make solving their heinous crimes easy. Find
the holes in their arguments until their lies shatter around
them, bringing the truth of each mystery to light.
· Nine Cases to Solve: The game will release free on iOS and
will include the prologue and two cases. Additional case files
will be available as separate in-app purchases (Case File Pack 1
including File No. 003-006 will be available for $2.99 USD /
€2.69 / ₤1.99 and Case File Pack 2 including File No. 007-009
will be available for $1.99 USD / €1.79 / ₤1.49). The first two
free cases include:
o File No. 01: “The Hand Sandwich”: A woman was found murdered
at the seaside hotel of a bustling travel destination. Her
asphyxiated body lies on the balcony with one hand inside the
sandwich that was to be her last meal. Who is guilty of murder?
What is the significance of the sandwich?
o File No. 02: “The Bungled Burglary”: A man was murdered inside
his apartment. Two suspects emerge based on eyewitness
testimonies, but the murder weapon seems to have vanished into
thin air. Who is the perpetrator, and what kind of murder weapon
disappears from a locked room?
· Alfendi Layton’s Secret: As you expose the contradictions and
culprits throughout each case, you may catch glimpses of a
drastic change that occurs in Inspector Layton’s personality…
Uncover the truth of Layton’s condition by solving the mystery
of all nine files.
· Compatibility: iOS 4.3 or later; iPhone 3GS or later; iPod
Touch 4th generation or later; iPad first generation or later;
and iPad mini.
LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM is available in North America and
Europe for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch today via the App Store
as a free download, with Case File Pack 1 available for $2.99
USD / €2.69 / ₤1.99 and Case File Pack 2 available for $1.99 USD
/ €1.79 / ₤1.49.
LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM is available in English only in all
territories, except for Japan where it is available in Japanese.