Product Description

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney puts you in the shoes of a rookie defense lawyer trying to make his name. Take on intriguing, unusual cases and use your courtroom skills to unravel some of the most outrageous and funniest trials you've ever seen.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3139 in Video Games
• Brand: Capcom
• Model: 32001
• Released on: 2006-09-01
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Five cases to take on and win, to reveal dramatic, stunning, and even comical court proceedings
• Use both screens to investigate crime scenes, question witnesses and present shocking evidence
• Present findings from the investigation, listen to testimonies, examine witnesses, and determine the truth to prove your client's innocence

Customer Reviews

Great game, but be prepared for dialogue
This game is much different than the other games I've tried in the past and was a pleasant surprise. If you're looking for an action-packed game you won't find it here, but the game does pack suspense and is hard to put down at times. Playing the game is pretty simple: you start out investigating your defendant's case by interviewing the people involved and searching various places for physical clues. After you've gained all of the necessary information to try your case, you're allowed in the courtroom to sniff out the inconsistencies and unmask the lying villain! It's like a short, interactive mystery book. Give it a world, it's amusing, and comes with some fun surprises.

Wright on target
Wright was one of the first games that attracted gamers to the DS. "Phoenix Wright" is one of the deepest courtroom dramas to ever hit the DS, with plenty of tricky puzzles to solve.

While Phoenix Wright plays more like a visual novel than a game, its appeal lies in its verbal puzzles. In the game, players take the role of Phonix Wright, an attorney who must prove his client's innocence. To do that, they must pick apart the testimonies of other witnesses to their crime and point out contradictions.

And whenever a player sees a contradiction, Phoenix has to make an objection to the witness's claim. By choosing the command, Wright says "Objection!" and either makes a strong counterargument, or the judge takes away one of Phoenix's lives. Well, actually, he eliminates one of your exclamation points, which represents the number of objections Wright can make before the judge declares a guilty verdict. Wright begins each session with five exclamation points.

The game has a hilarious time with plenty of unexpected anime-style "Objection!" sounds and finger-pointing. And occasionally, someone out of nowhere shouts "Hold it!" leaving the entire courtroom in shock. But for the most part, the game keeps players thinking about strong counterarguments and contradictions to the evidence.

Occasionally, Wright takes some time to gather evidence with his Maya, his trusty sidekick. Maya is a psychic, who can telepathically communicate with her sisters. Even though her powers are limited, she helps out Wright by giving him advice on what to do next. Maya also helps Wright in the trial by giving him small tips in the court on counterarguments.

The first four cases, from the original Japanese game, are brilliantly scripted. There's an incredible amount of drama from all the characters.

However, the best case is saved for last. After players complete the first four cases, they are treated to a special case created for the DS version. This is a very long case, which trumps all the other cases story-wise. The best parts are the evidence-gathering segments, where players can touch their stylus to the screen to spray the room for blood. They can also apply fingerprint powder and blow into the DS microphone to reveal fingerprints. The player can then match the fingerprints to suspects in the case. The player also gets to watch a video and point out certain things that contradict the witness's testimony.

There's a ton of interactivity with the DS in the last case. In a sense, this might as well be called, "Phoenix Wright: Special Edition."

This is probably one of the best adventures ever released on the Nintendo DS. Point-and-click fans will love it. Action fans may want to pass on this one. However, anyone who loves solving puzzles must gets their hands on this game. It is probably one of the most engaging games ever released for the DS, with an incredible plot that mystery fans would die for.

Objection!!!
Before I start I'll say this: The ace attorney series is extremely slow and text heavy so if you're a not a person who doesn't have the patience to think thing through or likes to read then leave the room because this isn't the game for you.

Did they leave yet? Alright with that said if you're looking for a game to challenge your mind and like to read some great dialogue this is a must have for your DS.

Graphics: While The DS may never be the graphics powerhouse of the PSP but graphics aren't all that important but with that being said the graphics are great. There all very animated and cartoon like they are animated and over the top. It's good to see in the courtroom as you slowly drag the truth from people seeing them visible breaking down and overreacting to what's happening. All the characters are very crisp, well animated, and have great detail.

Game play: The game is divided into 2 parts. A first person point and click style where you gather clues and information about the case and the people involve and the courtroom where you look for contradictions and present evidence to destroy the prosecution's case and find the truth amongst all the lies being told. One of the great things about this game is all the characters like Police Detective Dick Gumshoe who's being inept lands him always into trouble to the cool and calm prosecutor Miles Edgeworth who is your main opponent in the game. My complaint about the game play is the games linear logic. Even when you do figure out the answer to what's happening you have to got through the steps: say you're a point A and you see evidence in the court that can prove someone guilty but is at point G you have to go through all the steps to reach G. Also sometimes you'll find there is more then one piece of evidence that proves that your point the game still only has 1 right answer. And in the point and click parts the game isn't always clear on where exactly you have to go or talk to next so expect a lot of backtracking.

Music: The music in the Ace Attorney series is top notch. They capture the shock of when you get a big revelation to the case, the tension of pressing the witness and getting them to break and the happiness of proving you client innocent. And this amazing considering the Midi sounds of the DS they can pack in memorable songs that capture the situation so well.

Overall: This was my first adventure into point and click gaming and I love it. If you are looking for an interactive mystery game that requires you intuition and brain skill pick up this game. It's heavy on reading but the dialogue is good, characters memorable and situations unique to draw you in.