Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for Nintendo DS Reviews by Gamers

I think this "game" had 5 interesting novels, but this isn't a game in the traditional sense.

In these series of stories, a murder has been committed and Phoenix Wright is on the case. He must collect evidence at the crime scene, listen each person's testimony, and find inconsistencies in their story in order to get a Not Guilty verdict for his client.

Although this may sound like a daunting task, it's really quite simple. There is nothing to figure out; all information is present up front, in your face. You can't even move on to the next phase until all characters have been talked to and all evidence collected. There is absolutely no thinking required.

Also, this game is not realistic in the least bit. Everything from the CSI detective work to the melo-dramatic courtroom scene is completely fabricated. I won't ruin the stories, but lets just say I hope you don't get in trouble with the law and expect your defense attorney to be as "good" of a defense attorney as Phoenix Wright.

Like I said earlier, Phoenix Wright is able to tell 5 great stories, but as a game, it's less than par.

I really wanted to love this game but I just couldn't. I felt like the entire game was clicking through screen after screen of dialog. And then you had to try to "guess" what you were supposed to do because the logic behind the evidence didn't make any sense. I found myself just clicking for hours on everything hoping that eventually something would happen. I really like the art style. It was visually a beatiful game. But it wasn't enough to make up for the rest. I'm a huge mystery fan. I love Law & Order. But this game was absolutely the most boring game I have ever tried to play. I only made it through half the second case before I decided I'd rather beat Advance Wars again instead.