“Puzzles are made for solving!” LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY™: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy Available on Mobile Devices Worldwide on July 20
Celebrate the Layton Series’ 10th Anniversary and Pre-Register on Google Play Today to be Among the First to Play this New Adventure
Los Angeles, USA (July 6, 2017) – Global entertainment company LEVEL-5 abby Inc. announced LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy will be released to the App Store for iPhone and iPad and to Google Play for Android devices on July 20 for $15.99 and on Nintendo 3DS family of systems this Autumn. Celebrating the Layton Series’ 10th Anniversary, LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY is an extraordinary puzzle adventure game that follows detective Katrielle Layton, Professor Layton’s daughter, on a journey through London to solve mysterious happenings from missing cats to murder cases. Fans can pre-register on Google Play and to be notified when the first installment in the popular Layton Series™ is available to purchase and download.
“LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY delivers wonderful stories, colorful characters and challenging puzzles in the most accessible game in the PROFESSOR LAYTON series yet,” said Yukari Hayakawa, Chief Operation Officer at LEVEL-5 abby Inc. “We’ve built Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy from the ground up for mobile devices and are looking forward to giving puzzle fans around the world the chance to experience the highly entertaining and deep puzzle adventure experience.”
In the latest installment in the LAYTON SERIES, Katrielle, assisted by Sherl, the talking dog, embark on a series of mysterious adventures through London encountering a charming cast of characters along the way. Featuring the largest collection of challenging puzzles in the franchise to date, players will also be able to change Katrielle’s outfits, customize the Layton Detective Agency and take part in mini-games as they advance in the story. Follow Katrielle on her trusty bicycle, solving case after unlikely case, until she unwittingly uncovers the Millionaires’ Conspiracy.
As a way to commemorate the launch of this new title, LEVEL-5 recently teamed up with the makers of the original “Real Escape Game,” Scrap Entertainment Inc., to launch “LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: REAL WORLD PUZZLE SOLVING.” From June 20 through September 21, fans of the LAYTON SERIES can participate in finding and solving 50 puzzles that will appear in the real world at famous locations throughout 10 countries and through the online portal at https://layton.world/. Fans can enjoy puzzle solving before the actual game launch by teaming up and communicating with all other players using the TRANSLAYTON system. The more puzzles players solve, the more rewards and bonuses they can collect which will be useful in the game itself.
LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy will be available on Nintendo 3DS for the North America and Europe this fall. For more information on LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy, please visit http://www.laytonseries.com/ and follow us on http://facebook.com/laytonseries, http://twitter.com/laytonseries, and http://instagram.com/laytonseries.
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About LEVEL-5 Inc.
LEVEL-5 Inc. plans, creates, and markets video game software and produces mega-hit IPs targeting kids around the world. The company specializes in cross-media strategies and oversees corresponding counterparts (anime, toys, manga, etc.) for its titles. The company’s flagship PROFESSOR LAYTON™ series has shipped over 15.5 million units worldwide, The Ni no Kuni™ series, featuring animations created the Academy Award-winning Studio Ghibli, has sold over 1.5 million titles worldwide and received numerous prominent game awards. LEVEL-5’s cross-media titles include INAZUMA ELEVEN™, Little Battlers eXperience, and most recently YO-KAI WATCH™, which has sold over 13 million copies of its games worldwide. While maintaining its foundation as a game company, LEVEL-5 Inc. continues to actively explore collaborations with other media as it strives to flourish as a world-class entertainment brand. To learn more, please visit http://www.level5.co.jp/abby
