Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
Genre: Lawyer Simulator
Release: January 16, 2007
Platform: Nintendo DS

Reviewer: Eric

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All is a lawyer simulator game. The Nintendo DS is the only console so far that has these type of games and it is done very nicely on the DS. Everyone was first introduced to Phoenix Wright back when the DS first came out and Justice for All offers everything the first game brought to the table with the addition of one new features.

The game play is a touch adventure. Phoenix Wright 2 gives the player a bunch of different options to choose from in all four of the cases. You can either look at current evidence, yell OBJECTION into the microphone are of your DS and some other neat little things. Justice for All only offers one new feature, the Psyche-Lock. You get to interrogate potential witnesses for your cases with a serious of questions. Anytime you are successful a lock is taken away. When you remove all of the locks you have yourself a good witness. This is a nice little feature that can get a little frustrating at times, but this can be said for the game in whole.

There are a few ways to play this game. You can put in real logic to the game and actually feel like a real lawyer. I went ahead and tried this until I got to the last case. With only four cases here you would be a fool to find hints on the Internet, right? Yes and no to tell the truth. Some of these cases can take almost eight hours to complete. Going through each location, finding clues and witnesses can get tiresome at points, but you should figure that this game would be like this. You can't have too much gore or action in lawyer simulators, mystery and suspense are offered so this games story isn't too boring.

Both the controls and music are what you'd expect in these real life simulator games for the DS. With a simple tap with your stylus you can look through case files, ask questions and so fourth. The music might not be like God of War or Final Fantasy but would it make sense to have this kind of music in a game like this? Phoenix Wright 2 utilizes the DS functions real well and hopefully things will stay the same when the next one lands at your local store later this month.

Final Verdict
The second Phoenix Wright game to be released in the United States is a winner. With as much game play as most Playstation 3 games this little gem will be loved by gamers and even their parents. This is a solid game that will hopefully stay afloat in the United States for awhile. Even though I enjoy this game it is a little depressing that we have to keep paying $29.99 for these games and all Capcom did was add in one new feature. Will Capcom be nice and add in more than one new feature for the next Phoenix Wright game? I'm not sure but if you want to get prepared for the new one coming out soon then I highly recommend this game.

Rating
8.50 out of 10

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