Aaron Green of videogame-reviews.co.uk writes "Layton is big in Japan, its unfortunate that we're so far behind them in terms of content. This is the first episode in a series of the titular character – what we have is a puzzle game that's engaging and interesting. Professor Layton and his apprentice Luke visit the village of St. Mystere due to a letter request from Lady Dahlia, widow of the late Baron Augustus Reinhold. The idea is that Lady Dahlia needs our heroes to solve the mystery of the Golden Apple and thus enable the inheritance of her husband. Story is an ever-present theme in the game and it continuously allows the occasional break from the ever growing complications of sleuthing." 7.5/10