Ace Attorney series (Japanese title: Gyakuten Saiban, which means Turnabout Trial) is a video game series created by Capcom. Started in 2001, with the first game, Gyakuten Saiban, released only in Japan for the Game Boy Advance, it spawned two sequels for the same console. In 2005, the first game of the franchise was remade for Nintendo's new portable system, Nintendo DS, including touch-controls and a new case. The game was later released in 2006 in America. The sequels also got remakes for the Nintendo DS. In 2007, Capcom worked in a new game of the franchise, named Gyakuten Saiban 4 or Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, featuring a new playable character. In 2009, Miles Edgeworth starred in an spin-off series named Gyakuten Kenji or Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, getting a sequel in 2012, but, it was only released in Japan. Due this, several fans of the franchise created Operation Objection!, which is an attempt to bring Gyakuten Kenji 2 to other countries. Ace Attorney series also got several spin-offs, Gyakuten Puzzle Irekaeru Gyakuten was released in 2011 for the cellphones, being a puzzle game featuring Ace Attorney characters. Phoenix Wright appeared as a Capcom character in the newest installment of the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Ace Attorney also had a crossover with Level-5's puzzle solving franchise, Professor Layton, released in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS only in Japan, however Capcom announced that the game is going to be released in Europe and America in 2014. After 8 years, the newest canon installment of the Ace Attorney series is released for the Nintendo 3DS, with the name Gyakuten Saiban 5 or Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destines, featuring both Phoenix and Apollo as playable characters. The game got a huge fanbase in many countries, spawned many famous internet memes, such as Objection! and many more.
Games[]
Phoenix Wright Trilogy[]
Cover | Name | Platforms Release Date |
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Gyakuten Saiban Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney |
Game Boy Advance October 11, 2001 () Nintendo DS Setember 15, 2005 () October 11, 2005 () March 31, 2006 () March 8, 2009 () Microsoft Windows December 23, 2005 () WiiWare December 15, 2009 () March 16, 2010 () January 11, 2010 () May 24, 2010 () January 15, 2010 () May 28, 2010 () iOS December 21, 2009 () May 24, 2010 () Android TBA | |
Gyakuten Saiban 2 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All |
Game Boy Advance October 22, 2002 () Nintendo DS October 26, 2006 () January 16, 2007 () March 16, 2007 () Setember 6, 2007 () Microsoft Windows March 31, 2006 () WiiWare January 26, 2010 () February 15, 2010 () February 19, 2010 () iOS May 30, 2013 | |
Gyakuten Saiban 3 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Trobulations |
Game Boy Advance January 23, 2004 () Nintendo DS August 23, 2007 () October 23, 2007 () October 3, 2008 () Microsoft Windows March 31, 2006 () WiiWare February 23, 2010 () May 10, 2010 () May 21, 2010 () iOS May 30, 2013 |
Apollo Justice Era[]
Cover | Name | Platforms Release Date |
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Gyakuten Saiban 4 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney |
Nintendo DS April 12, 2007 () February 19, 2008 () May 9, 2008 () May 22, 2008 () | |
Gyakuten Saiban 5 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destines |
Nintendo 3DS July 25, 2013 () Fall 2013 () Fall 2013 () TBA () |
Gyakuten Kenji Arc[]
Cover | Name | Platforms Release Date |
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Gyakuten Kenji Ace Attorney: Investigations - Miles Edgeworth |
Nintendo DS May 28, 2009 () February 16, 2010 () February 18, 2010 () February 19, 2008 () | |
Gyakuten Kenji 2 |
Nintendo DS February 3, 2011 () |