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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Best Review

So when I first played Phoenix Wright games, I made a huge mistake. I only realized this mistake a week ago when I received Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. My mistake? I had bought the second game and then I bought the third. I didn’t know that the stuff in this game (two whole cases) were going to help me understand all the confusing flashbacks in the second and third games. So if you haven’t played any yet, you could probably skip this review.

First of all, I love Edgeworth. He’s well-spoken (or written) and he has a story about how he became who he is. After a while of playing Justice for All and Trials and Tribulations, von Karma’s whip and Godot’s stupid coffee addiction just get frustrating.

There are no Psyche-Locks. But actually, I don’t particularly miss them. You have basically the same routine by just presenting the evidence to whoever you’re talking about, and they’re unnecessary because you’re health consists of five exclamation points, rather than the meter that changes how much you lose each time. Every time you make a mistake, you lose an exclamation point, but this is inconsistent and as a result, I only got a “Guilty” verdict once.

You also learn how the legal system in Phoenix Wright’s world works. It’s interesting and it also explains how all the cases are so cracked up in the other games.

Unfortuanately, for players of the 3rd game, the game never went into detail about what happened to Diego Armando. You get to investigate someone else’s (someone very important to Phoenix and Maya) death, but never what happened to poor Diego Armando.

My other problem is the fifth case. While you do get to use snazzy detective techniques, it’s painfully obvious that this case is an extra case only for the DS. The last case in each game is supposed to be the most intense (in the 2nd and 3rd games, they tie up loose ends and are also very engaging) ; the fact that the fifth case is completely unrelated to anything in any of the Phoenix Wright series (you even miss probably the 2nd most important character in the series). I felt that they should have ended the game with the fourth case by switching the order (the fifth case is still good) of the cases.

The last issue is the music. I’m used to all the trademark music, but only three tunes are the same (the courtroom music, the oh-my-goodness-something-flabbergasting-is-being-revealed music that basically consists of two notes, and the happy Maya-in-the-office music).

Apart from my stupid little complaints, the game is phenomenal and ties up all the loose ends I didn’t understand.

This game is bound to be a classic, and like the other games, I am sure to play them over and over again!

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Feature

  • 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

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Overview

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.

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Customer Reviews

OBJECTION! – Soul to Steal – ^^
I downloaded “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney” off of wiiware for or 1000 wii points and I’m very happy with the purchase. Phoenix is a defense attorney with some strange and entertaining clients. The first case is basically a tutorial to get you prepared with how the game works but as you progress each new case becomes longer and a little more difficult.
The cases are in my opinion like mini-interactive novels… Its very enjoyable to explore crime scenes for evidence or finding contradictions in a witnesses testimony.

I’ve spent 15 hours playing the game and I haven’t quite finished the fourth case. I definitely recommend “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney” for the price.

Some Amazon sellers want 0 for the DS version and as Phoenix would say: OBJECTION! Buy it for on the wii ^^

Phoenix makes going to Court Fun! – N. C. Hill – Springfield, MO
This is truly an unique game, im not sure what genre it fits into, but its definately an original game. Phoenix Wright is not going to win any awards for realism, but who would have thought a court room game would be fun? The basic flow of the game starts with a viewing of the crime without giving too much away, you are then tasked with investigating and questioning witnesses, then its off to trial after you have gathered all the clues you can find. An attorney out investigating a crime scene isn’t very realistic but it makes for a fun part of the game.

What makes this DS title so addictive is the well written and often times humorous storyline. Its divided into 5 chapters for this first game, each chapter being a different case. The dialogue is fun to read, with the occasional filler line here and there that i could have done without. Events that happen in Phoenix Wright don’t really go down like they would in real life but the developers clearly weren’t going for realism. In fact, most of the time i couldn’t believe how the story was unfolding, just when you think you know who the culprit is the writers lead you to another person, but that is what is so much fun, it keeps you guessing.

Phoenix Wright is a defense attorney, so you will be defending your client by questioning witnesses with the sole purpose of tearing their testimony apart to get to the truth. Watching witnesses slowly break down with each objection is what keeps you playing. Phoenix wright has spawned 3 sequels with a 4th one coming in 2010 so Capcom knows people are eating these games up like brownies, including myself. I got hooked after this first title and already bought the next 2 sequels. Trust me, this game will deliver the goods!

HOLD IT! Before you buy, check this out! – W. May – Louisville, KY USA
I absolutely love this game. I saw various Phoenix Wright Youtube references as well as people at conventions/school shouting “OBJECTION!” randomly. I thought that if these people were so gung-ho about a game, I’d check it out. It’s awesome! If you like whodunit mysteries, problem solving, an engaging soundtrack, or just have a weakness for great stories with unique (but well done) characters, you’ll love it. I could sit and tell you all day about the gameplay, but that’s already been reviewed. My personal experience has left me buying the other 2 sequels, the Apollo Justice game, soundtracks, t-shirts, and even live orchestrated concert soundtracks. I don’t know if you’ll get THAT much into it, but I can guarantee you’ll like this game if you’ve read this far.

Objection! For passing this off as a puzzle game! – Grace James – New Brunswick, NJ USA
I was extremely disappointed in the game. While the storyline seemed ok, and I thought we were getting somewhere, with each case, it just became more and more laborious to wade through the repetitive dialog with completely overblown gestures. It is very distracting to see a character swearing while you’re still left wondering “what just happened?”

I finished about 3 cases and found it very tiresome to stick with it. I have no interest at all in continuing, so it’s going straight back to the store.

To be fair though, I got this game hoping it would be another Prof Layton, so that was probably setting the bar too high to start with!
If the path to getting through the cases didn’t seem so tiresome and laborious, it wouldn’t be a bad game at all.

Bottom line – if like me, you’re looking for another puzzle game to follow Prof Layton, Phoenix is not the way to go.
If you’re looking for a game to kill time with and are not a zealous puzzling fan, this may be ok.

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