While we're not sure why these two weren't announced with the same fanfare as Inazuma Eleven 2, Professor Layton and the Third Game with a Long Title, and Ninokuni: The Another World, it looks like Level-5 is kicking out even more DS titles. These latest two just aren't as high profile.Akira Tago's Brain Exercise Vol. 1: Travel Around the World Solving Puzzles and Sloane and McHale's Mysterious Story were both listed in the same issue of Famitsu in which the other games were announced, though these two were buried in the schedule for 2009. We don't know much about Sloane and McHale, but Akira Tago is the puzzle master whose works inspired Professor Layton. That's all we need to know!
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