Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a video game that consists of 11 releases
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney follows a young attorney as he struggles to find his footing and live up to the legacy his mentor left him. Along the way, he encounters a cast of eccentric characters and tough cases.
Overview
As the first game in the popular Phoenix Wright series Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney follows the adventures of Phoenix Wright, a young defense attorney who must find his way to becoming a great lawyer by following the lead of his mentor Mia Fey. The DS version of the game is a remake of a GBA game that was never released outside of Japan, but is updated with touch screen controls, microphone support and a new never-before-seen fifth chapter called "Rise From the Ashes".Plot
Mia Fey
After his first case, however, Mia is murdered in the office they share, and it is up to to find out what happened and work out who really committed the crime that robbed him of the chance to learn more from his friend.
Phoenix is not alone however, as Mia’s sister, Maya Fey, arrives from her training as a spirit medium and becomes his assistant as he tries to piece together the facts. Maya, as a spirit medium, has the ability to summon the spirits of the deceased and channel them into her body, altering her appearance and taking on the mind and personality of that person.
Phoenix first encounters this when Mia, summoned by Maya, helps him win a case with sound advice. However with Maya being only a trainee in this profession, she is still not very good in controlling this ability and as a result always call upon the person she wants to at the right moment.
After this case, Maya decides to call him Nick as is too long in her opinion.
Miles Edgeworth
Phoenix’s main rival is Miles Edgeworth, a prosecutor who will stop at nothing to gain a conviction, even if it means telling witnesses to "not mention" information pertinent to the case. Edgeworth is an old school friend of Phoenix, but they lost contact after an incident.
Edgeworth is accused of murder, and turns Phoenix to for help. Sensing Edgeworth is genuinely scared and needs help, Phoenix accepts to represent him and sets out to prove Edgeworth's innocence.
Case Summary
The First Turnabout
Phoenix defends his childhood friend Larry Butz for the murder of Cindy Stone.The prosecutor in this case in Winston Payne.
The case is intended as a tutorial, to familiarize the players with the game mechanics of Phoenix Wright.
Turnabout Sisters
In this case, Phoenix loses his friend and mentor, Mia Fey and it is up to him to defend her sister Maya in the trial for Mia's murder. It also is the first case to bring up the DL-6 incident, and Misty Fey, which are both important parts of later cases. This case features the first appearance of Miles Edgeworth as the prosecutor.Turnabout Samurai
A TV celebrity; Jack Hammer, is murdered. His co-star Will Powers, who plays the Steel Samurai in 'The Steel Samurai: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo' is suspected. Maya suggests the case to Phoenix because she is a huge fan of the TV show. Miles Edgeworth is the prosecutor in this case.Turnabout Goodbyes
Miles Edgeworth is suspected of shooting a man and it is up to Phoenix Wright to defend his rival, in a seemingly impossible case.Manfred Von Karma makes his debut as prosecutor in this case.
Rise From The Ashes
This case was exclusive to the DS version of Ace Attorney and featured touch screen controls for some of the investigation techniques.Phoenix must defend Lana Skye for the murder of Detective Bruce Goodman. In this case, Lana's sister Ema becomes Phoenix's assistant, due to Maya being away for her spiritual training. Ema is a young scientist who is intelligent beyond her years.
Gameplay
Ace Attorney’s gameplay is split into two sections: investigation and trial.Once Phoenix accepts a case, he must go to the crime scene and try and work out what really happened. This involves using the touch screen to examine an area, looking for important items, interviewing witnesses via a series of questions and presenting collected evidence, and check collected pieces of evidence for more clues. Everything can be controlled using the standard buttons as well as the touch screen for the Nintendo DS version. Once enough evidence and witness statements have been collected, the game moves into the second section, the trial.
Court Room
The trial is controlled in exactly the same way as the investigation, but is focused on picking holes in witness statements and presenting evidence to the judge to prove your theories on what really happened. As each witness statement is presented, you can press each statement made to push a little harder and clarify the information. Sometimes, this will lead to new statements being added, or allow you to present contradicting evidence against the statement in the form of an objection. In the Nintendo DS version, you can also object b y shouting "Objection!" into the microphone. If you present the wrong evidence, however, the judge will penalize you. Once you are penalized five times, it is game over and the game resumes to the title screen where users can choose to start from the beginning or resume from the last save point.
In the Nintendo DS version of the game, a fifth case has been added to the game, and a new mechanic is introduced which allows some pieces of evidence to be manipulated in 3D using the touch screen, so they can reveal more secrets. You can also dust the evidence down with fingerprint powder and blow into the microphone to reveal the print.
Soundtrack
The music of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney can be found on the double disc "Gyakuten Saiban 1 2 Original Soundtrack", composed by Sugimoi Masakazu and Akemi Kimura. Disc one features music from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Track Listing (Disc 1)
- Gyakuten Saiban - Prologue
Cover Artwork - Courtroom Lounge ~ Beginning Prelude
- Gyakuten Saiban - Trial
- Examination ~ Moderate 2001
- Logic and Trick
- Ryuuichi Naruhodou ~ Objection! 2001
- Examination ~ Allegro 2001
- Investigation ~ Cornered
- Announce the Truth 2001
- Suspense
- Investigation ~ Cornered / Variation
- Jingle ~ It Doesn't End Here
- Search ~ Opening 2001
- Shinshuu Ryouri ~ Gyakuten Sisters' Theme 2001
- Police Cell ~ Jailer's Elegy
- Keisuke Itonoko ~ Itonoko Geijissu
- Reminiscence ~ True Evening of Grief
- Soranosuke Hoshikage ~ Age, Regret, Reward
- Congratulations Everybody
- Reminiscence ~ Light and Shadow at the Film Studio
- Oo-edo Soldier Tonosaman
- Reminiscence ~ DL6 Case
- Search ~ Core 2001
- Reminiscence ~ Classroom Trial
- Won the Lawsuit! ~ The First Success
- Gyakuten Saiban - End
- Gyakuten Sisters' Ballad
Total Time: 44:28
For Disc 2, visit the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All article.
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| Aliases | Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten |
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