Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD Vita

Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD Vita
Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD Vita
General
Author	Rinnegatamante
Type	Puzzle
Version	1.0
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2023/09/24
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This is a wrapper/port of Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD for the PS Vita. The port works by loading the official Android ARMv7 executable in memory, resolving its imports with native functions and patching it in order to properly run. By doing so, it's basically as if we emulate a minimalist Android environment in which we run natively the executable as is.

About The Game

Have you heard about the box that brings death to anyone who dares to open it? I'm curious, do you think those rumors could be true?

On a different note, have you played Professor Layton and Pandora's Box? It's the second game in the popular Professor Layton series, and it has sold over 17 million units worldwide. The game has been digitally remastered in HD for mobile devices, and it features the world-renowned archaeologist, Professor Layton, and his assistant, Luke, as they embark on a mysterious adventure.

The game is filled with brain teasers, including slide puzzles, matchstick puzzles, and trick questions that will test your observation, logic, and critical thinking skills. You'll also encounter familiar faces and new characters as you explore the game's distinctive artistic style.

Unlike other puzzle games, you'll uncover puzzles through conversations with characters and by investigating your surroundings. With more voiced sections and animated cut scenes than its predecessor, Professor Layton and Pandora's Box is sure to challenge and delight players.

Requirements

libshacccg.suprx
Game Data Files: Android

Setup Instructions

In order to properly install the game, you'll have to follow these steps precisely:

Install kubridge and FdFix by copying kubridge.skprx and fd_fix.skprx to your taiHEN plugins folder (usually ux0:tai) and adding two entries to your config.txt under *KERNEL:

  *KERNEL
  ux0:tai/kubridge.skprx
  ux0:tai/fd_fix.skprx

Note Don't install fd_fix.skprx if you're using rePatch plugin

Optional: Install PSVshell to overclock your device to 500Mhz.
Install libshacccg.suprx, if you don't have it already, by following this guide.
Obtain your copy of Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD legally for Android in form of an .apk file and an obb. You can get all the required files directly from your phone or by using an apk extractor you can find in the play store.
Open the apk with your zip explorer and extract the file libll2.so from the lib/armeabi-v7a folder to ux0:data/layton_pandora.
Extract the folder assets inside ux0:data/layton_pandora.
Extract the obb file in ux0:data/layton_pandora/data and rename the file main.obb.

Note

This port works only with versions of the game where an obb file was still used. It has been tested with v.1.0.1.

Media

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box HD for Mobile Trailer (U.S.) (Layton Series)

Screenshots

Known Issues

Post puzzle solution animation is a bit slow. (Likely cause of I/O overhead)
Sometimes videos don't play although you are still able to skip them in order to progress the game. (sceAvPlayer qwirk).

Changelog

v1.0

First Release.

External links

Github - https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton2-vita
VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/1152