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This page is meant to provide an overview of the entire Ace Attorney franchise. Links are provided under most section titles for more detailed information on each aspect of the franchise. More information on the main series can be found in the page Gyakuten Saiban .

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Ace Attorney (called Gyakuten Saiban (meaning "Turnabout Trial") and Gyakuten Kenji (meaning "Turnabout Prosecutor") in Japan ) is a meta-series of primarily text-adventure video games created by Shu Takumi and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld systems, with ports for Microsoft Windows. WiiWare and iOS. The games follow various lawyers in their battles in the courtroom and their investigations of crime scenes.

The first three games (originally released between 2001 and 2004 in Japan) form a trilogy, commonly referred to as the "Phoenix Wright trilogy ", and follow defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he defends his clients in a courtroom setting loosely-resembling that of the Japanese legal system. using investigative skills, cross-examinations and evidence. In 2007, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney was released, and featured a brand new rookie defense attorney called Apollo Justice as the main protagonist; Wright having been disbarred in the intervening time.

The next two games, the first released in 2009, are part of an interquel series known as Gyakuten Kenji in Japan, and follow prosecutor Miles Edgeworth as he investigates various crime scenes to find the truth behind the crimes using evidence collection, logic and arguments with other people. Another game in this spin-off series was released in 2011 in Japan, but there are currently no plans by Capcom to localize it.

In 2013, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies . was released for the Nintendo 3DS and featured a return of Wright (reinstated as an attorney), Justice, and a new protagonist called Athena Cykes. This game is grouped together with the first four games to comprise the "Gyakuten Saiban " (meaning "Turnabout Trial") series.

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The series, which now spans 15 different game products (including ports), started with three games released on the Game Boy Advance only in Japan between 2001 and 2004, created by a small team led by Shu Takumi and starring Ryuuichi Naruhodo (Phoenix Wright). These first Gyakuten Saiban was then remade for the Nintendo DS as Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (meaning "Turnabout Trial: Turnabout Rebirth) in 2005, which included English-language mode, making it a popular import title. Later that year, a North American version of the remake was released as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney . followed by a European version. The remake also featured an extra case, Rise from the Ashes . which used the microphone and touchscreen features of the Nintendo DS for using forensic tools. Similar remakes for the next two games followed, named Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations in localizations, though these did not feature extra cases.

The fourth title, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney . was built for the Nintendo DS from the ground up, and starred a new lawyer, Apollo Justice. Mechanics from Rise from the Ashes made a return in various capacities in this game and in subsequent games. The practice of including an English mode was discontinued, the English localization only appearing in international releases. Capcom then partnered with Daletto (a company co-founded by Capcom to work with online games) to release the first three games as episodic content only in Japan between March and May 2008. After Apollo Justice. Takeshi Yamazaki took over the director's position from Takumi and produced a game starring Phoenix's rival Miles Edgeworth, Gyakuten Kenji. This was localized internationally as Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth . though only the English language became available. iOS and WiiWare remakes of the original three games soon followed, though in case of the iOS, only the first game made it to North America.

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (a crossover with the Professor Layton series ) and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies were released in 2012 and 2013, respectively, in Japan, with both receiving North American and European releases shortly afterwards (2014 and 2013 for the two games, respectively).