Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney



Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is the first game in the Ace Attorney series. It was originally released in Japan on October 11th, 2001 as a Game Boy Advance game under the name Gyakuten Saiban, which roughly translates into English as "Turnabout Trial". The game is split up into four episodes following defense attorney Phoenix Wright.

The Nintendo DS remake, Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten, which roughly translates into English as "Turnabout Trial: Turnabout Rebirth", was released in Japan on September 15th, 2005 with an additional case. This remake was also translated and released in the US and other countries as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

The game was brought to the Nintendo Wii as a downloadable title via WiiWare; its build based upon the 2006 European DS release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It was released in Japan on December 15, 2009, and in the US on January 11, 2010, consisting of the first four cases with Rise from the Ashes was released separately on March 16, 2010 in Japan, and on May 24, 2010 in the US. The releases cost 900 and 300 Nintendo Points respectively; for the US release, these costs were changed to 1000 and 100 Nintendo Points respectively.

The DS remake uses the microphone and the touchscreen of the DS as alternatives to the button-based control methods from the original GBA game. For example, the player can select options by touching them like buttons, and the player can press witnesses or present evidence by holding Y and shouting "Objection!", "Hold it!" or "Take that!" into the microphone. The Japanese versions have dual language options in Japanese and English, and the European version has translations for multiple European languages.

The game has also been ported to the iOS and was released on May 24, 2010 in the App Store with all five cases that were included in the DS edition. The game had a revamped control system, but was otherwise a straight port.

Episodes

 * 1) The First Turnabout (はじめての逆転 Hajimete no Gyakuten)
 * 2) Turnabout Sisters (逆転姉妹 Gyakuten Shimai)
 * 3) Turnabout Samurai (逆転のトノサマン Gyakuten no Tonosaman)
 * 4) Turnabout Goodbyes (逆転、そしてサヨナラ Gyakuten, Soshite Sayonara)
 * 5) Rise from the Ashes (蘇る逆転 Yomigaeru Gyakuten) - DS-exclusive case, features forensic investigation techniques that use the touchscreen and microphone exclusively.

Main characters

 * Phoenix Wright is a rookie defense attorney who is the main character and controllable protagonist of the game.


 * Mia Fey is Wright's mentor and acts as his defense counsel during The First Turnabout. Despite being murdered in Turnabout Sisters, she continues to help Wright out of tight spots via the channeling abilities of her younger sister Maya.


 * Maya Fey is Wright's second client and Mia's younger sister. After the events of Turnabout Sisters she becomes his defense aide. She is a spirit medium in training who is able to channel Mia after her death in Turnabout Sisters.


 * Miles Edgeworth is the main antagonist for most of the game. He prosecutes against Wright in Turnabout Sisters, Turnabout Samurai and Rise from the Ashes. He is also Wright's client in Turnabout Goodbyes.


 * Dick Gumshoe is the bumbling detective in charge of the latter four episodes.


 * Larry Butz is a childhood friend of Wright and his first client.


 * Winston Payne is prosecutor in The First Turnabout.


 * The nameless judge presides over all of Wright's trials in the game.


 * Manfred von Karma is the prosecutor and antagonist in Turnabout Goodbyes.


 * Ema Skye is Wright's defense aide in Rise from the Ashes. She aspires to be a forensic investigator someday and loves forensic investigation. She introduces and explains the final case's DS-exclusive investigative techniques.

The First Turnabout

 * Larry Butz (début)
 * Mia Fey (début)
 * The judge (début)
 * Winston Payne (début)
 * Phoenix Wright (début)
 * Frank Sahwit (début)
 * Cindy Stone (exclusive)

Turnabout Sisters

 * Mia Fey
 * The judge
 * Phoenix Wright
 * Bellboy (début)
 * Miles Edgeworth (début)
 * Maya Fey (début)
 * Marvin Grossberg (début)
 * Dick Gumshoe (début)
 * April May (exclusive)
 * Redd White (exclusive)
 * Misty Fey (allusions)

Turnabout Samurai

 * Miles Edgeworth
 * Maya Fey
 * Mia Fey
 * Dick Gumshoe
 * The judge
 * Phoenix Wright
 * Sal Manella (début)
 * Wendy Oldbag (début)
 * Will Powers (début)
 * Cody Hackins (exclusive)
 * Jack Hammer (exclusive)
 * Penny Nichols (début)
 * Dee Vasquez (exclusive)

Turnabout Goodbyes

 * Larry Butz
 * Maya Fey
 * Mia Fey
 * The judge
 * Miles Edgeworth
 * Marvin Grossberg
 * Dick Gumshoe
 * Phoenix Wright
 * Lotta Hart (début)
 * Manfred von Karma (début)
 * Robert Hammond (exclusive)
 * Polly (début)
 * Yanni Yogi (exclusive)
 * Misty Fey (allusions)
 * Gregory Edgeworth (allusions)

Rise from the Ashes

 * The judge
 * Miles Edgeworth
 * Dick Gumshoe
 * Phoenix Wright
 * Mike Meekins (début)
 * Ema Skye (début)
 * Damon Gant (exclusive)
 * Bruce Goodman (exclusive)
 * Jake Marshall (exclusive)
 * Lana Skye (exclusive)
 * Angel Starr (exclusive)
 * Joe Darke (allusions)
 * Neil Marshall (allusions)

Gyakuten Saiban 1

 * Planning, Script, Direction: Shu Takumi (巧 舟 Takumi Shuu)
 * Graphics (character designer): Kumiko Suekane (末包 久美子 Suekane Kumiko)
 * Graphics: Tatsuro Iwamoto (岩元 辰郎 Iwamoto Tatsurou)
 * Main Programmer: Noriyuki Ootani (大谷 規之 Ootani Noriyuki)
 * Programmer: Masayoshi Endou (遠藤 正勝 Endou Masayoshi)
 * Music: Masakazu Sugimori (杉森 雅和 Sugimori Masakazu)
 * Sound Effects: Atsushi Mori (森 敦史 Mori Atsushi)
 * Publicity: Hiroshi Nakatani (中谷 洋 Nakatani Hiroshi)
 * Publicity: Ayumi Terada (寺田 歩未 Terada Ayumi)
 * Instruction Manual: Yumiko Uchida (内田 裕見子 Uchida Yumiko)
 * Producer: Atsushi Inaba (稲葉 敦志 Inaba Atsushi)
 * Production Supervisor: Shinji Mikami (三上 真司 Mikami Shinji)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten)

 * Series Director / Scenario: Shu Takumi (巧 舟 Takumi Shuu)
 * Design: Kazuya Nuri (塗 和也 Nuri Kazuya)
 * Music: Toshihiko Horiyama (堀山 俊彦 Horiyama Toshihiko)
 * Producer: Minae Matsukawa (松川 美苗 Matsukawa Minae)