Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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Description

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is an enhanced port of Gyakuten Saiban. This version features all of the cases from the Game Boy Advance release, with the addition of a fifth case which is longer than any of the previous ones and while it retains the same gameplay, it adds many new features that are unique to Nintendo DS such as microphone (to yell "Objection!" or use it to blow the fingerprint powder). Also, the inventory in the new fifth case adds a feature to examine each item in more detail and adds full 3D representation of every object which can be rotated by DS stylus or zoomed in for closer examination.

The new case continues after the ends story of the original game where Miles Edgeworth was the suspect in murder examination but has been acquitted by none other than Phoenix Wright, his childhood friend and a defense attorney. Maya Fey, Wright's assistant, also went to study and fully learn about her inherent powers of a mystic. New case, titled "Rise from the Ashes", introduces all new characters, and Phoenix finds himself defending a chief prosecutor Lana Skye who has been charged with murdering a police detective, Bruce Goodman. While Lana is all but admitting her crime and refuses to give any information that would play in her defense, her younger sister, Ema Skye, who aspires to one day become a forensic investigator, is not giving up on her sister and teams up with Phoenix in order to find out what really happened.

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Alternate Titles

• "逆转裁判：新生的逆转" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "逆転裁判 蘇る逆転" -- Japanese spelling
• "Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban series
• Games made into comics
• Games made into stage productions
• Japanese Nintendo DS games with full English support
• Setting: Future now Past
• Theme: Christmas
• Theme: Law practice
• Touch! Generations games

User Reviews

Hilarious, clever and really fun to play... Order in the court !	Nintendo DS	Pirou Julien (2982)
Objection!	Nintendo DS	NeoJ (455)
Interactive comic with a lot of heart and laughs	Nintendo DS	Joshua J. Slone (4667)

Critic Reviews

NintendoWorldReport	Nintendo DS	Oct 20, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Cubed3	Nintendo DS	Nov 19, 2005	9 out of 10	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	iPhone	May 28, 2010	9 out of 10	90
videogamer.com	Nintendo DS	Apr 12, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Adventure Island	Nintendo DS	Jun 25, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Adventure-Treff	Nintendo DS	Jan 21, 2007	85 out of 100	85
Nintendo Life	Nintendo DS	Jul 20, 2006		80
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	Nintendo DS	Apr 02, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Gamezine	Nintendo DS	Nov 24, 2005	16 out of 20	80
Netjak	Nintendo DS	Nov 02, 2005	7.3 out of 10	73

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Distribution

Due to issues regarding distribution rights between Nintendo Australia and THQ, Australia didn't see the release of the game until well after the sequel was available overseas, and a year after the European release.

Japanese version

The Japanese version of the iPhone port requires a constant connection to the Internet, unlike its western counterpart.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2006 – #2 Best Adventure of the Year

Information also contributed by Keeper Garrett and VVP

Related Web Sites

• Court Records (A large Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban fansite containing news, multimedia, interviews, and fan creations.)
• UHS: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Hints (Question and answer format walkthrough)