Adventures in the video game aisle

November 27, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

HI TECH GIFT GUIDE

By LOU KESTEN

Associated Press Writer

“Professor Layton & the Diabolical Box” ($35, for Nintendo DS, rated E10+ for 10 and older)

Anyone who loves puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku will adore the latest chapter in the “Professor Layton” series, which weaves about 150 brainteasers into a clever mystery. Forget about those so-called “brain training” games; the exercises in logic, math, observation and object manipulation here really work out the gray matter.