Professor Layton’s second adventure offers more clever puzzles to solve, more varied and interesting areas to explore, and another thrilling mystery to unravel.

Score: 8.5 / great

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It’s Groundhog Day meets Philip K. Dick in this entertaining but muddled mystery adventure.

Score: 6.0 / fair

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Cartoon canine joins Mystery Inc. crew in TV movie prequel tie-in for Wii, PS2, and DS later this year.

Warner Bros. expects to release the made-for-TV movie Scooby-Doo 3: The Mystery Begins later this year. To complement the release, the studio’s Interactive division announced today Scooby-Doo: First Frights, a game featuring the young Scooby-Doo and teenage versions of the Mystery Inc. gang, with the player taking on the role of the titular canine.

WBIE, which recently released Wanted: Weapons of Fate and F.E.A.R. 2, has described the game as an action adventure, complete with puzzle-solving, combat, and clue-collecting. Players who solve mysteries in the game will be able to unlock new costumes for all the characters, as well as gain access to hidden sections of the game.

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So, your fine host has been experiencing technical difficulties out the wazoo recently, so I’ve not been as timely with the blog as I perhaps should be. Hopefully I can get it all sorted out soon enough. But, do not fret because I have been trying to keep up to date on all things Wii.

The other day I found a trailer on IGN that made me giddy with excitement. This excitement was doubled by the fact that it was a Wiiware title. The game is Lit. In it you play a high school kid, Jake, who comes to school one day to find all the power out, his girl (Rachael)l kidnapped and creepy crawlies ready to take him if he steps out of light. Throughout the game Jake will be kept in contact with Rachael through the schools phone system. She will call him with hints about what is going on, how it happened, and other clues about finding her and unraveling this mystery. The coolest part is that she won’t stay on the line, you have to answer in a timely manner, which means you’ll have to navigate through the monsters to get there. The game is a sort of horror/survivor/puzzler. Jake goes into a dark room, and must make his way to the exit, all without ever touching darkness. He can light up lamps, break windows, or use various other light sources to make his escape. Lit is developed by WayForward Technologies, and is set to release next Monday, Feb. 9 for 800 points. I can say, based on what I’ve read and the trailer I’m posting below, it’s going to be well worth it.

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