Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy,[lower-alpha 5] published as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD on mobile devices,[lower-alpha 6] is a compilation video game of the first 3 games in the Ace Attorney series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice for All, and Trials and Tribulations.
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Official artwork depicting the games main characters, (clockwise from top) Miles Edgeworth, Maya Fey, Pearl Fey, Phoenix Wright, Franziska von Karma, and Godot. | |
Developer(s) | Capcom |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Director(s) | Shu Takumi Shinsuke Kodama[1] |
Composer(s) | Naoto Tanaka[lower-alpha 1] |
Series | Ace Attorney |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS[lower-alpha 2] Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One[lower-alpha 3] Windows iOS[lower-alpha 4] Android[lower-alpha 4] |
Release | February 7, 2012
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Genre(s) | Adventure, visual novel, compilation |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development
A high-definition version of the first three Ace Attorney games, Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright Trilogy HD,[lower-alpha 6] was released for iOS and Android in Japan on February 7, 2012, and for iOS in the West on May 30, 2013.[2][3][4] Another collection of the first three games, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy,[lower-alpha 5] was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 17, 2014,[5][6][7][8][9] in North America on December 9, 2014, and in Europe on December 11, 2014.[10] It was also released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 21, 2019 in Japan, and on April 9, 2019 internationally; a Windows version was released internationally on the same date.[11][12]
The Ace Attorney Trilogy home console releases were first announced in an interview with news website Jiji in 2017, Capcom's COO, Haruhiro Tsujimoto, said that the Ace Attorney series was going to receive support on the Nintendo Switch, with a mainline entry, and two compilations, one of the original trilogy and one including games 4 through 6 in the series.[13]
The game was later revealed at the Ace Attorney panel at Tokyo Games Show 2018.[14] The trailer used in the convention was later uploaded in English on September 22, 2018,[15] and a pre-order was made available for the game on Nintendo Switch in January 2017 exclusively in Japan,[16] and a Steam pre-order was later made available on February 28, 2019.[17]
Prior to its English release, a listing for the game was put up on the Australian Nintendo Switch eShop, which's content made people believe the game was going to be releasing in English-speaking territories on April 9, 2019,[18] which ended up being 5 days off.
On August 24, 2019, the option to play the game in French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese was added.[19] The update also added additional save files.[20]
The French-language version of the game accidentally forgot to remove a mention of the WiiWare controls that were in the Wii port of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations.[21]
Downloadable content
The mobile versions of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy features the first two cases, The First Turnabout and Turnabout Sisters, free, however, the user needs to purchase the rest of the cases.[22]
For the PlayStation 4 release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, two sets of user profile pictures were purchasable for $1.99, one named the Phoenix Set[23] and one named the Edgeworth Set.[24]
Soundtrack
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Turnabout Tunes | |
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Studio album | |
Released | February 21, 2019 |
Length | 61:22 |
Label | Capcom |
On February 21, 2019, a music album titled Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - Turnabout Tunes was released on Steam[25] which included some of the music used in the game and some original tracks created specifically for the album. The album was also included in the Japanese collector's edition of the game.[26]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Japanese title | Length |
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1. | "Phoenix Wright - Objection! 2001" | Masakazu Sugimori Akemi Kamura | "成歩堂龍一 ~異議あり! 2001" | 1:14 |
2. | "Maya Fey - Turnabout Sisters 2001" | Masakazu Sugimori Akemi Kamura | "綾里真宵 ~逆転姉妹のテーマ 2001" | 2:42 |
3. | "Dick Gumshoe - "That's 'Detective Gumshoe,' Pal!"" | Masakazu Sugimori Akemi Kamura | "糸鋸圭介 ~イトノコ刑事ッス" | 2:02 |
4. | "Ema Skye - Turnabout Sisters 2005" | Akemi Kamura | "宝月茜 ~逆転姉妹のテーマ 2005" | 1:50 |
5. | "Pursuit - Corner the Culprit" | Masakazu Sugimori Akemi Kamura | "追求 ~追いつめられて" | 1:37 |
6. | "The Blue Badger - I Want to Protect You" | Akemi Kamura | "タイホくん ~守ってあげたい" | 1:22 |
7. | "Victory! - Our First Win" | Masakazu Sugimori Akemi Kamura | "勝訴! ~初めての勝利" | 1:54 |
8. | "Pearl Fey - With Pearly" | Akemi Kamura | "綾里春美 ~はみちゃんといっしょ" | 1:12 |
9. | "Triumphant Return - Miles Edgeworth" | Akemi Kamura | "大いなる復活 ~御剣怜侍" | 1:29 |
10. | "Victory! - Another Win" | Akemi Kamura | "勝訴! ~ふたたびの勝利" | 2:06 |
11. | "Larry Butz - "When Something Smells, It's Usually Me"" | Noriyuki Iwadare | "矢張政志 ~事件の影にやっぱりオレ" | 2:00 |
12. | "Pursuit - Catch the Culprit" | Noriyuki Iwadare | "追求 ~とっつかまえて" | 2:01 |
13. | "Victory! - An Eternal Win" | Noriyuki Iwadare | "勝訴! ~終わりなき勝利" | 2:39 |
14. | "Trials and Tribulations - Ending" | Noriyuki Iwadare | "逆転裁判3・終幕" | 3:42 |
15. | "The Steel Samurai: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo (Orchestral)" | Kaori Komuro | "大江戸戦士トノサマン (逆転裁判 オーケストラアルバム ~GYAKUTEN MEETS ORCHESTRA)" | 3:47 |
16. | ""Those of Fey Blood (Orchestral)"" | Kaori Komuro | "倉院の系譜 (逆転裁判 オーケストラアルバム~GYAKUTEN MEETS ORCHESTRA)" | 4:53 |
17. | "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Courtroom Suite (Orchestral)" | Noriyuka Iwadare | "逆転裁判・法廷の組曲 (逆転裁判 オーケストラアルバム~GYAKUTEN MEETS ORCHESTRA)" | 5:46 |
18. | "Berry Big Circus (Piano)" | Takuya Uchikado Tomomichi Takeoka | "タチミ・サーカス (CDオリジナル Ver.)(逆転裁判 ピアノアルバム)" | 2:21 |
19. | "Maya Fey - Turnabout Sisters 2001 (Piano)" | Noriyuka Iwadare | "綾里真宵 ~ 逆転姉妹のテーマ 2001 (CDオリジナル Ver.)(逆転裁判 ピアノアルバム)" | 2:47 |
20. | "Trials and Tribulations - Court Begins on a Blue Note Scale (Jazz)" | Metamorphosis Jazz Band Noriyuka Iwadare | "逆転裁判3 ~開廷のブルーノート・スケール (逆転裁判 ジャズアルバム ~GYAKUTEN MEETS JAZZ SOUL~)" | 4:49 |
21. | "Godot - The Fragrance of Darkness; That is Coffee (Jazz)" | Metamorphosis Jazz Band Noriyuka Iwadare | "ゴドー ~珈琲は闇色の薫り (逆転裁判 ジャズアルバム ~GYAKUTEN MEETS JAZZ SOUL~)" | 5:53 |
22. | "Rise from the Ashes - Ending (Jazz)" | Metamorphosis Jazz Band Noriyuka Iwadare | "蘇る逆転・終幕 (逆転裁判 ジャズアルバム ~GYAKUTEN MEETS JAZZ SOUL~)" | 5:26 |
23. | "Turnabout Sisters - Seaside Swing (Vocal)" | Janet Hsu Shu Takumi Yasumasa Kitagawa | "Turnabout Sisters - Seaside Swing" | 3:55 |
24. | "Eternal Victory - Endings and Beginnings (Vocal)" | Aimi Mizunami Zhenlan Kang | "勝訴のバラード ~終わりと始まり" | 5:47 |
Total length: | 1:13:14 |
Reception
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy was met with positive reviews from critics, receiving scores through 78 to 81 on review aggregator Metacritic.
The game's graphics were heavily praised for being HD[54] while the mobile releases were heavily criticized for poor graphics and low frame rate.[55] IGN criticized the latest releases graphics were polished to "the point of being overly sterile", citing that evidence sometimes lacks more details than the original releases.[19]
Crunchyroll's Daniel Dockery stated that the game was one of his favorite Nintendo 3DS games.[56]
Sales
On June 13, 2020, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy was the 23rd most-sold digital-only game on the Nintendo Switch in North America.[57] The game outperformed its sales goals by 150% in the first month of its release.[58]
Notes
- Through archived compositions.
- Released physically exclusively in Japan.
- Digital download only.
- As Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD.
- Known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 123: Naruhodō Ryūichi Selection (逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション, "Turnabout Trial 123: Ryūichi Naruhodō Selection")
- Known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 123HD: Naruhodō Ryūichi (逆転裁判 123HD 〜成歩堂 龍一編〜, "Turnabout Trial 123HD: Ryūichi Naruhodō")
- Also covers Android release.
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