Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Unreleased

Gyakuten Kenji (逆転検事 lit. turnabout prosecutor), codenamed "NEW Gyakuten NOT Saiban" prior to its official announcement during an orchestra, is a spin-off from the core Ace Attorney series of games. It centers around prosecutor Miles Edgeworth and detective Dick Gumshoe, with some other characters from the main Ace Attorney series appearing in the game with varying degrees of prominence.

The game is often referred to as Perfect Prosecutor by American fans, but no official word has been given on the English name.

The game is not Gyakuten Saiban 5.

Phases

 * Investigation
 * "Logic"
 * "Confrontation"

Other known facts

 * The game was about 40% complete in mid-April.
 * The game is set to take place around the time of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations.
 * The director is not Shu Takumi, who directed the previous games, but Takeshi Yamazaki.
 * During investigations, characters will appear as small sprites standing at a specific point in an area rather than as large sprites facing the player. Edgeworth and Gumshoe will also appear as such and the player will be able to move Edgeworth around.
 * The court record and examination functions are set to return in similar if not identical forms to those in the previous games.
 * There is a penalty system of some sort.
 * It is currently set to be released in Japan in Spring of 2009.
 * A new speech bubble "Kore da!" (roughly translated as "That's it!") has appeared in the Tokyo Game Show 2008 trailer.
 * Edgeworth will be able to index information he finds as keywords that he can combine in Logic Mode or use in conversations.

Episodes

 * Turnabout Visitor

Major

 * Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth
 * Detective Dick Gumshoe
 * Prosecutor Franziska von Karma
 * Mikumo Ichijou

Minor/unknown

 * Maggey Byrde
 * Wendy Oldbag
 * Prosecutor Makoto Yuuki
 * Detective Shinji Nakamato
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 * One other shown in the TGS2008 trailer