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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom Nintendo (AU)
Released	Game Boy Advance ^JPN October 11, 2001 Nintendo DS ^JPN September 15, 2005 ^NA October 11, 2005 ^EUR March 31, 2006 ^AUS March 8, 2007 Microsoft Windows ^JPN December 23, 2005
Genre	Adventure, visual novel
Mode(s)	Single player
Ratings	CERO: 12+ ESRB: Teen PEGI: 7+ OFLC: PG
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Microsoft Windows
Media	64 MB + 64KB EEPROM

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten (逆転裁判蘇る逆転, Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten^? lit. "Turnabout Trial: Revived Turnabout"), is a visual novel-type adventure video game published and developed by Capcom in Japan, North America, and Europe, and published by Nintendo in Australia. It was first released in Japan on September 15, 2005, and was later released in North America on October 11, 2005, in Europe on March 31, 2006, and in Australia on March 8, 2007. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a remake of the Game Boy Advance video game Gyakuten Saiban (originally released October 11, 2001), which was never released outside of Japan. The Nintendo DS version features touch screen, dual screens, and microphone support as well as adding a new fifth episode called "Rise from the Ashes," exclusive to the Nintendo DS version. A PC version of Gyakuten Saiban was released under the title Gyakuten Saiban PC. It was published by the Japanese company SourceNext on December 23, 2005. It is an emulation of the original Game Boy Advance game compatible with Windows-based PCs. It was only released in Japan, and there have been no plans to release it anywhere else. A mobile phone version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was released in North America in January, 2007. Only the first case has been released; the rest of the game will be available for download in the future. It plays more similarly to the Game Boy Advance version, as it lacks touch support, two screens, or microphone support, and it will not feature Episode 5.

1 Gameplay
2 Plot
3 Soundtrack
4 Limited edition
5 Reception
6 Localization and cultural references
7 References
8 External links

Gameplay

See also: Gameplay in the Ace Attorney series

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the player takes on the role of Phoenix Wright, who must do various tasks, some being standard operation for a defense attorney and some having nothing to do with the profession. Except for the first case, the game cycles between two phases: Investigation, and Courtroom Sessions. The new episode takes advantage of the DS's features at several points, such as spraying luminol with the touch screen to locate blood stains at crime scenes, dusting for fingerprints, or examining a three-dimensional view of evidence.

Plot

See also: List of Ace Attorney characters and Setting of the Ace Attorney series

The first case of the game presents defense attorney Phoenix Wright at his first trial under Mia Fey's watchful eye, successfully defending his childhood friend Larry Butz for murder. However, Mia is murdered for being aware of corporate blackmail, and her younger sister Maya Fey is charged with the crime. While defending her, Phoenix is reintroduced to another childhood friend, Miles Edgeworth, who is the prosecutor for Maya's case and has established himself as a "genius" for the prosecution system. Maya is found not guilty of the crime, and decides to becomes Phoenix's assistant in further cases, offering her channeling ability as a Mystic of Kurain village to bring the spirit of Mia to help at critical times. Phoenix and Miles find that while they have their friendship from their youth, they continue to face off against each other in the courtroom. In one case, Miles is charged with murder, and Phoenix steps up to defend him. It is discovered that Miles was set up by his old mentor, Manfred von Karma, who several years before had shot and killed Miles' father (which a young Miles witnessed while they were trapped in an elevator after an earthquake, though Miles had thought he himself had done it) for ruining Manfred's perfect record in court, and who was making sure that all those that knew of this were dealt with. Phoenix is able to expose Manfred's cover-up and achieve a "not guilty" decision for Miles. After the case, Miles thinks about taking time off from his position to consider the events, while Maya announces she is going back to her home in Kurain village to train more. The fifth case, exclusive to the DS version, has the scientifically-minded Ema Skye begging Wright for help to defend her older sister Lana, who claims she murdered someone. Using Ema's scientific help to establish evidence and the surprising prosecution help of Miles during the trial, Phoenix is able to learn that Lana was blackmailed by the Chief of Police Damon Gant into covering for a murder she thought that Ema had committed several years before, when in actuality Damon himself had committed it and pinned the blame on Ema. The five cases within the game are: The First Turnabout (はじめての逆転, Hajimete no Gyakuten^?)

Phoenix defends Larry Butz for the murder of his girlfriend.

Turnabout Sisters (逆転姉妹, Gyakuten Shimai^?)

Phoenix defends Maya Fey for the murder of her older sister Mia.

Turnabout Samurai (逆転のトノサマン, Gyakuten no Tonosaman^?, "Turnabout Tonosaman"^[1])

Phoenix defends the actor Will Powers for the murder of a co-star.

Turnabout Goodbyes (逆転、そしてサヨナラ, Gyakuten, Soshite Sayonara^?, "Turnabout, and Goodbye")

Phoenix defends Miles Edgeworth for the murder of a key attorney involved in the murder case of Miles' father, labeled as the DL-6 Incident.

Rise from the Ashes (蘇る逆転, Yomigaeru Gyakuten^?, "Revived Turnabout")

Phoenix defends Lana Skye in a murder charge, despite her claims counter to it.

Soundtrack

Main article: Soundtracks for the Ace Attorney series

Limited edition

Available only in Japan to customers who preordered early, a limited edition version of the game was available, packaged in a special black cardboard box with an enlarged logo for the game on the front. The version cost slightly more than the standard release, but compensated by including a bonus sound disc featuring music from the game, a "Gyakuten Saiban" branded phone strap, a keyring in the shape of an exclamation of 'Igiari!' (Japanese for 'objection'), and a stylus with a pointing finger on the end with which to touch the screen. Buyers of the pack also received a full softback manga volume following the adventures of the "Gyakuten Saiban" cast, which was not available through any other channels. Considered a rarity, especially in the West, the pack can now fetch over double its original value, at $150 or more. Copies are rarely auctioned on websites such as eBay, but are rapidly purchased when they are.

Reception

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was very hard to find in stores shortly after its North American release because of a shortage due to unexpectedly high demand.^[2] Capcom shipped more units in March 2006.^[3] They later issued a new shipment in June 2006, which sold out within a week. As of February 2007, Capcom has shipped 100,000 copies of Phoenix Wright.^[4] The game received generally favorable reviews, most of which cited its interesting stories and enjoyable characters as strengths, though the reviews were often accompanied by "satisfactory" or "good" numerical scores due to extremely linear plot design, limited opportunities for failure, and the court system depicted. IGN gave the game a 7.8 "Good" score,^[5] while 1up.com has thus far turned up an averaged score of 8.2 out of 10.^[6] Gamespot bestowed a "great" 8.8 score.^[7] Rocker Marilyn Manson described the game to an E! interviewer as "$%#@ amazing" [sic].^[8]

Localization and cultural references

The localization team, led by translator Alexander O. Smith created a translation for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney that makes several references to pop culture and famous quotes in movies. Localization team members JP Kellams and Janet Hsu have confirmed this was their practice in numerous interviews, stating that the original Japanese was filled with references to Japanese culture, most significantly Tokusatsu shows and their surrounding fandom, which constitutes the cultural backdrop for an entire case. [1] [2] [3] The localization team in turn localized these to appropriate Western cultural references.