Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Also known as Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a 2001 GBA, NDS, Wii, Wii U game by Capcom.
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About the game
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is an enhanced port of Gyakuten Saiban . This version features all of the cases from the Game Boy Advance release, with the addition of a fifth case which is longer than any of the previous ones and while it retains the same gameplay, it adds many new features that are unique to Nintendo DS such as microphone (to yell "Objection!" or use it to blow the fingerprint powder). Also, the inventory in the new fifth case adds a feature to examine each item in more detail and adds full 3D representation of every object which can be rotated by DS stylus or zoomed in for closer examination.
The new case continues after the ends story of the original game where Miles Edgeworth was the suspect in murder examination but has been acquitted by none other than Phoenix Wright, his childhood friend and a defense attorney. Maya Fey, Wright's assistant, also went to study and fully learn about her inherent powers of a mystic. New case, titled "Rise from the Ashes", introduces all new characters, and Phoenix finds himself defending a chief prosecutor Lana Skye who has been charged with murdering a police detective, Bruce Goodman. While Lana is all but admitting her crime and refuses to give any information that would play in her defense, her younger sister, Ema Skye, who aspires to one day become a forensic investigator, is not giving up on her sister and teams up with Phoenix in order to find out what really happened.
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Facts
- First released
- 2001
- Developers
- Capcom
- Publishers
- Capcom, Nintendo Australia
- Genres
- visual novel, adventure video game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 8.2 (90 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, United States) Front Cover (NDS · France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom) Front Cover (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Front Cover (NDS · Australia) Front Cover (NDS · Japan) Front Cover (NDS · Japan) Back Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, United States) Back Cover (NDS · France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom) Back Cover (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Back Cover (NDS · Australia) Back Cover (NDS · Japan) Back Cover (NDS · Japan) Media (NDS · Canada, Mexico, United States) Media (NDS · France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom) Media (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Media (NDS · Australia) Media (NDS · Japan) Media (NDS · Japan) Inside Cover (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Inside Cover (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Spine/Sides (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Manual (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Manual (NDS · Germany, Italy, Spain) Manual (NDS · Japan) Manual (NDS · Japan) Extras (NDS · Japan)
Screenshots
Title screen (NDS) Episode 1 (NDS) Episode selection menu. (NDS) We can see the real killer in the intro. (NDS) He is trying to blame somebody else. (NDS) Evidence - autopsy report (NDS) The defendant (NDS) The court session begins. (NDS) Your first case, so you are nervous. (NDS) Select your answer. (NDS) Your boss (NDS) The murder weapon (NDS) Somebody is getting angry. (NDS) Another piece of evidence (NDS) Objection! (NDS) Testimony (NDS) Exposing lies. (NDS) He's breaking. (NDS) On the place of murder (NDS) Who are you? (NDS) Searching for evidence. (NDS) Case 2: Talking with the defendant at the detention center. (NDS) All beauty and no brains, apparently. (NDS) What are we getting into? (NDS) The feared prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. (NDS) Cross-examination (NDS) Things aren't going Edgeworth's way. (NDS) Dramatic closeup (NDS) Case 3: The accused is a famous actor. (NDS) Interrogating the witnesses. (NDS) Getting some details from the detective in charge. (NDS) Case 5: We get a visit from a desperate girl. (NDS) Case 5 allows you to examine evidence in 3D to see the details. (NDS) Defendant found guilty. Game over (NDS) What a jerk (NDS) Case 3: Smoking hot lady (NDS) I like this kind of reference (NDS) Case 4: Intro - two men in a boat (NDS) Case 4: The prosecutor von Karma (NDS) Case 4: Some events from Phoenix Wright's childhood are uncovered (NDS) Case won (NDS) Case 5: Cinematic intro (NDS) Case 5: Study plans of the parking lot (NDS) Case 5: Police chief Gant (NDS) Case 5: Use special solution to uncover blood in the scenes (NDS) Case 5: glue together pieces of a jar (NDS) Case 5: New feature - analyzing fingerprints. First "spray powder" by touching the screen and then blow into the microphone to get rid of the extra powder and uncover the finger print (NDS) Case 5: Then you match the fingerprint against those you have in the database (NDS) Case 5: You'll need to find evidence in a full-motion video (NDS) Case 5: Connect the dots to uncover a name (NDS)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDS | 2001 | Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, United States | Capcom, Nintendo Australia |
| Wii | 2001 | — | Capcom, Nintendo Australia |
| Wii U | 2001 | — | Capcom, Nintendo Australia |
| GBA | Not documented | — | Capcom |
Barcodes
- 0013388320011
- 0045496462482
- 4976219019965
- 4976219653671
Where this comes from
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- MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10
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- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
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