Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Last Specter is the fourth game in the Professor Layton series, and is a prequel that takes place three years before the first trilogy, detailing how Professor Layton met his apprentice, Luke Triton. The game…
Professor Layton and the Last Specter is a point-and-click developed by LEVEL-5, released 26 November 2009 on Nintendo DS.
What Professor Layton and the Last Specter is
Professor Layton and the Last Specter is a point-and-click game developed by LEVEL-5 and released in 2009. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Professor Layton and the Last Specter, known in Europe as Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call, is a puzzle adventure video game produced by Level-5 for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. Last Specter is the fourth game in the Professor Layton series, and is a prequel that takes place three years before the first trilogy, detailing how Professor Layton met his apprentice, Luke Triton, as well as introducing Layton's assistant Emmy Altava.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Professor Layton series
Professor Layton and the Last Specter is the fourth of 12 entries we hold in the Professor Layton series. It arrived 12 months after Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. The next entry was Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask in 2011. Its critic score of 84 is almost exactly the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is Professor Layton and the Unwound Future at 93.
How it was received
Professor Layton and the Last Specter holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 501 rated point-and-click games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 59 votes.
What it launched against
Professor Layton and the Last Specter launched on 26 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Professor Layton and the Last Specter yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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