If you like solving puzzles and you own a Nintendo DS, you’re probably familiar with the Professor Layton series. In the games, you play as Layton and his assistant, exploring towns and finding clues while solving a greater general mystery. You also meet your fair share of jerks that refuse to help you unless you can work out some sort of puzzle for them, a hilarious but often frustrating hallmark of the series.

Level-5 had recently announced that a Layton spin-off, Layton Brothers Mystery Room, was being developed for the Nintendo DS handheld. The game is similar in style to the rest of the Layton series, but is instead presented in a full 3D environment. You’ll have to explore various rooms, investigating the clues you find to work out what happened.

Now the company has announced that instead of targeting the Nintendo DS, Layton Brothers Mystery Room is instead heading to your iOS system. There’s no real clarification on which systems will be compatible, but I’m hoping it won’t be limited to the iPhone 4S, since my 3GS is still trucking along and I don’t want to buy a new phone just to catch up with Professor Layton.

Either way, it makes sense that the Layton series would head to mobile platforms; the interface has never been much more than tapping on interesting thing and figuring out what they do.

Anyone excited to bring a little mystery around on their phones?

Via Joystiq

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