Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Review

The Ace Attorney series has caught the world by storm, enamoring countless gamers with its clever narrative, edge-of-your-seat storylines, and deep characters. The first trilogy, simply known as Phoenix Wright by many, was originally released for GBA. The DS ports were, thus, fairly light-weight in terms of unique DS content. Sure, you could click the touch screen to get through the text, but that was the extent of it. Until now. Enter Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the first Ace Attorney game designed with the DS's unique functionalities in mind. Granted, not much has been changed at the core, but that's not entirely a bad thing.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney stars a fresh face as lawyer-in-training; titular protagonist Apollo Justice is well on his way to being in the same echelon as the famed Phoenix Wright. Speaking of the latter, the esteemed Mr. Wright has lost his attorney's badge and has resigned to playing piano in a Russian restaurant. One of the game's biggest mysteries is the reason why Phoenix lost his badge. I'll keep this review spoiler free, but know this - you will be in disbelief, gasping all the way through each court case. In any case (slight pun intended), the game isn't all plot twists and court processions. Phoenix Wright fans will be familiar with the two unique parts of the game; point and click - known as the "investigation portions" - and the previously mentioned court room drama.