Phoenix Wright series
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The Phoenix Wright (逆転裁判 Gyakuten Saiban - Turnabout Courtroom?) series, also called the Ace Attorney series, consists of several adventure games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS in which players assume the role of a defense attorney.
Three regular installments of the series have been released exclusively in Japan with a fourth in development. In addition, two enhanced remakes of the first two installments have been released internationally.
A manga version of the series is being released in Japan.
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[edit] Games in the Series
[edit] Game Boy Advance
[edit] Nintendo DS
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Remake of Gyakuten Saiban)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Remake of Gyakuten Saiban 2)
- Gyakuten Saiban 4
[edit] See also
[edit] Gameplay
The gameplay of the series is broken up into two specific segment styles, which alternate within each episode.
[edit] Investigation Segments
Each episode (with the exception of the first case of each game) usually begins with an investigation. During these segments you must talk to witnesses and search crime scenes in order to gather information and evidence for the trial.
[edit] Cross-Examination Segments
In these segments, you must press witnesses for information in the courtroom and use evidence to point out contradictions in faulty testimonies to prove your client's innocence or guilt.
[edit] Parodies
- In the eroge Really? Really!, the player must correct inaccuracies in Kaede Fuyou's memories by having the main character shout "Really!" in a manner that emulates Phoenix Wright's "Objection!"
- The webcomic, Impy and Aevy, did a storyline entitled Turnabout Is Fair Play that directly parodies Phoenix Wright (from poses to outfits).
- The webcomic VG Cats did a strip called 'CSI' which parodies the last case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, more precisely about Ema and her luminol.
- The "Phoenix Wrong!" series of flash animations [1]
- Objection!, a flash creation site.
- There have been a number of look-alikes of the series produced, including a Suzumiya Haruhi version [2] and a Simple 2000 version[3], which borrows conventions and poses from Phoenix.
- A scene from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya also directly parodies the series. [4]
- Bo-Bobo, Don Patch, and Gaoh imitate Phoenix in an issue of Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.
- MAD Magazine featured a slight parody of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney in the article "When Video Games Become Religious" in issue #471, depicting Phoenix as the defendant in only right-to-life, intelligent design, and stem cell research cases.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Series (Japanese)
- Court Records - Phoenix Wright fansite, with information spanning all games in the series.
- Ryuker.com - Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright) Houtei Figure Collection photo review of figures made by Ensky.
- Objection site A site that lets you generate objections from the game.
