Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

With the Prime Minister missing, London is in chaos! Shortly after these events, the puzzle-solving pair receive a letter, which has apparently been sent by Luke's future self, stating that London is in serious trouble.

The Professor and Luke follow the directions in the letter, which leads them to their most exciting adventure yet...

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is the third installment in the Professor Layton series .

As with the previous games in the series, players explore game scenes by tapping on areas of interest with the stylus.

Doing so can cause Layton and Luke to examine objects, talk to characters, finding hint coins (which can be spent on hints for difficult puzzles) and most importantly, discover puzzles that can be solved.

Puzzles range from math, to logic, to riddles to sliding block puzzles, as well as many more different types.

There are also "secret" areas in scenes which, when tapped, may leave a puff of dust or a rustle of leaves.

Repeatedly tapping on these areas reveals a hidden secret, such as a bonus hint coin, or even a hidden, more difficult puzzle.

New to Unwound Future is the addition of the 'Super Hint'.

While as with the previous games, you can spend a hint coin to unlock up to three hints, there is also another option.

Once these three hints have been exhausted, for the price of two hint coins, you can unlock a more detailed 'Super Hint' as a last resort.

There are also three new minigames incorporated into the game.

In the Picture Book game, you must place the correct stickers in the right spots to make a story that makes sense.

In the Toy Car game, you must place tiles which navigate a toy car around the board, collect all the objects, and then reach the goal.

Finally, in the Parrot game, you must tie rop

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future for Nintendo DS is currently worth €22.43 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Nintendo DS titles.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

The PAL version of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is currently worth €22.43 loose, versus €18.56 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.