Phoenix Wright, Attorney At Laaaaaw
January 29, 2006 6:12 AM | Simon Carless
You know Phoenix Wright, right? But do you _really_ know Phoenix Wright? Well, an exhaustive feature on Capcom's Phoenix Wright game series over at Hardcore Gaming 101 will make sure that you know your DS-based habeas corpus from your Harvey Birdman.
Or actually, maybe not, as the HG101 author notes: "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is often classified as a "lawyer sim", but that's not entirely true. Phoenix is a defense attorney whose job it is to defend witnesses on trumped-up murder charges. But thankfully, you don't need any prior legal knowledge, because the game world kind of makes up its own rules anyway. "
Although, as it's pointed out: "The only problem with the Phoenix Wright games are their linearity - there are almost never instances where the game deviates from the set path, so they hardly provide any replay value. This can get frustrating in the event that you lose a case, since you need to start from the beginning of the chapter", well... (EDIT: commenter MJS points out 'Actually, you can save at any time by hitting start', so... objection overruled?) [Via SiliconEra.]
Categories: DS
5 Comments
Actually, you can save at any time by hitting start -- so you don't necessary have to go back to the beginning of the chapter IIRC.
mjs | January 29, 2006 7:10 PM
You can save at any time, but user-initiated saves are "soft" saves meant as bookmarks for when play is interrupted (you reach your stop on the bus or whatever), restarting from one deletes the save. "Hard" saves that are kept no matter how many times you restart are only available at certain points determined by the game.
Nich | January 30, 2006 1:12 PM
While a clever and enjoyable game, Phoenix Wright suffers from one major problem not mentioned in the post -
It's currently discontinued and near impossible to find in stores.
Don't bother checking Best Buy or other big retailers. Stick withe dedicated game stores.
I had to go to 11 stores just this past Thursday to find a copy. Including but not limited to: Circuit City, Target, Best Buy, Gamestop, EBGames and Walmart.
The only ones who ever carried it were the Gamestop/EBGames.
I finally found it at the 3rd GameStop.
Ebay has it for prices fluctuating from $30-$60 (with shipping). Word has it Amazon stores priced it towards $100.
blaine | January 30, 2006 3:20 PM
beta game i have ever played
Sophie | January 18, 2008 2:25 AM
i got this game on the r4 and tryed it on sunday i havent even put the game down only when i go to skool but im stuck on the ace attorney chapter 5 on the first court scene aaaaaaaahhhhhhh
Soph | January 18, 2008 2:28 AM