Ace Attorney series

As stated in a previews post, having Phoenix Wright being included with Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as a new fighter, my interest in the Ace Attorney games was rekindled. Having already completed the first game I decided to continue with the rest of the series and since then I've completed them. There's 5 releases here in the US:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

As you might be able to tell, the first 3 games star Phoenix "Nick" Wright, a rookie defense attorney. Gameplay consists of taking up cases in order to prove your clients' innocence. You'll talk to people to gather information and search the crime scene for clues that you might present in court. The latter Wright titles introduced a "psyche-locks" feature that was also used to gather necessary information. During court sessions you hear from witnesses that you'll have to cross-examine in order to prove that they're lying by either pressing them for more info or showing them evidence that proves them wrong. All characters in this game have characteristics that distinguish them and help you like them or hate them. Wright is famous for pointing his finger and yelling "Objection!".

Apollo Justice is a spin-off that takes place 7 years after Trials and Tribulations. Apollo Justice too is a rookie defense attorney who wants to make it big. Of course you can't have a spin off without cameos from the previous series so you can expect to run into Phoenix Wright. Gameplay here is basically the same although instead of "phyche-locks" feature we get introduced to "perceiving" which helps you "really see" people. Think of it like calling someone's bluff in poker.

Miles Edgeworth was the game that really broke out into its own game. No longer do you solve the cases in court because this time you take the role of a prosecutor...Miles Edgeworth(who is one you face in Wright's games). With this game you actually make Edgeworth walk around to examine crime scenes which is new to the series because investigation was previously done by moving a square into any are of the picture and pressing it when you wanted to examine something. Also featured in this game is Edgeworth's use of Logic. With logic, you can link ideas that you pick up in order to solve how/why things happen. Cross-examination is replaced with Rebuttal when aiming to get to the truth.

Overall I liked each game. Since you're playing the role of Wright, Apollo and Edgeworth you'll get to see what they're really thinking(which can be funny) in certain situations. Sometimes I would have issues because I'd forget which evidence was supposed to be presented at the time or I'd forget how they could be linked so I felt dumb at times lol. Anyway, I hope Capcom decides to change their mind and localize Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 someday. I'd recommend the games to anyone who own a DS(you can also get Wright's games through the App Store on the iPhone/iPod touch and through the Wii's download service. I liked the game's music, characters and overall style. Oh and you should note that will be plenty of text to read throughout the entire game...just in case you weren't expecting it.