Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Justice For All - Nintendo DS

The Birdie Correct Series continuings with the sequel to its original with Righteousness for Everypersons.In this sequel, we continuings to follow the misadventures of Birdie Correct as he truthdefendings his clients from allegations most foul. Though in my personal opinioning, this particular game of the series consistinglies of more "meh" casinglies (especially one particular casings, which due to spoilerinos, I will not divulge), the main highlight of Righteousness for Everypersons more than fixing-ups for its flaws. The turnabouts of the final casings especially is particulary noteworthings and filled with much surprisings.Iffings, howevering, one is anti-excited about the previous iterations of Birdie Correct, then I, with most disappointinglies, will informing that the gameplay for the mostinglies, remains parallelsimilar, and suggestings person to look elsewhere.Howeverings, in my thoughtfeelings, the story in this Birdie Correct game is still as anti-liquid as ever and the gameplay remainering fun, so will recommendings this game for any who enjoyings stories and puzzlings (or at least, mystery/"whodunnit" games).

Fun game

If you're looking for something a little different, and enjoy mystery books and movies then this game is for you. I'm all about funny mystery books like the Evanovich series so having this as my first DS game was a great start. Don't get me wrong i love the Sims, Zelda and other classics but somtimes you want something more. The characters are fun and pretty in depth. The cases aren't insanely hard but just enough to make you say," Why didn't I realize that 10min. ago?" I ended up purchasing this game due to the great reviews everyone else had so thanks for the truthfull responses and I hop this review helps someone else make a choice.

Liked

The second installation of the Ace Attorney series does not disappoint as Phoenix Wright encounters new and old friends and foes alike, including the first appearance of the ever-adorable Pearl Fey. As always, this game is full of humor but also challenges your ability to catch the details and apply them to the situation. It also features Phoenix's new "ability," using the Magatama to unlock "Psyche Locks" that characters place on questions or topics that are extremely sensitive - basically you have to show enough evidence (amount corresponds to the number of locks) to contradict the character's claims before you can even begin interrogating them about that particular subject.The gameplay is the same, with an interchange of investigation, where you "explore" different locations, examine objects, and speak to witnesses, and trial, where you cross-examine witnesses and present evidence.For those of you who might have had the same criticism that I had about the first game in the series, that defense attorneys were glamorized and prosecutors exaggerated as physically violent or incompetent villains, "Justice For All" does at least address the negative connotation of being a defense attorney (though the resolution was still a bit "idealistic fairyland" for me).

Phoenix Wright is back in the second installment of this court room drama series. Reviewing this is fairly simple - if you have played the first one, you know exactly what you are getting. If you haven't played the first one - why are you reading this, go buy Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and play that first :). This sequel follows a virtually identical format to the original - you are a defense attorney that must gather evidence and defend your client in a murder trial. The fact that this game is so close to the original is good and bad. If you liked the first, you are almost certain to like the sequel - again, they are virtually identical. The bad - none of the drawbacks to the first game have been addressed which makes them even more of a headache this time around.The game itself has its pluses. The characters are truly charming, fun to interact with, and have well developed personalities. There were several times I found myself being sucked into the conversations and trying to psycho-analyze the characters. The game play is unique and addictive, especially for fans of court room and/or police dramas. Finally, Capcom did add the Psyche-Lock feature for this game to help spice things up. The Psyche-Lock basically works a "mini-trial" during the investigation phase. You will need to present evidence to get a character to spill the beans on a secret they are keeping. This feature is probably going to be hit-or-miss for gamers - I found it to be fun, but I can see how some would find it repetitious and tedious after a while.There are several flaws in this game. First, suspending your disbelief in the courtroom portion of this game is near impossible at certain points. The prosecution will present 2 or 3 witnesses and various pieces of evidence that you will shred to pieces only to have the prosecutor say something like, "yeah, but can you explain [insert some random point]," and the judge will respond with, "that's true, if you can't explain that, then I have no choice but to find your client guilty."¨ Despite the fact that the prosecutor no longer has any evidence or witnesses to support its case, your client will be toast if you can't argue that one minor detail. It would not be so annoying if didn't happen like 3 or 4 times every case. In addition, the game is really unforgiving when it comes to presenting evidence. You will be given several pieces of evidence in each case. In some instances different pieces of evidence will be related to each other. If you don't happen to present the exact right piece (at the exact right moment) you will be zapped. Making matters even worse is that there are times that you will really have no clue what the game wants you to present (a much more pronounced problem than it was in the original).There are only four cases in this installment of the game. I won't spoil the cases, but I truly loved one and found one to be so convoluted that it was torture to continue (the other 2 were both decent). My only gripe on the cases would be that part of the charm of the Ace Attorney was figuring out which of the half dozen characters introduced in each story was the "true" murderer. In this Justice for All, several characters are brought back and since you know them from the first time around, you can scratch them off the suspect list right away leaving only 1 or 2 possibilities as the true culprit.I do not want to give the impression that this is a horrible game. It's a fun DS game that I would recommend to anybody, but be prepared for some very frustrating moments. One final point, this game is not for younger children - there are several mature subject matter moments.

A sequel to to the original Ace Attorney, this ame continues where the first game left off, and it improves in many different areas. The graphics are basically the same, and there are some changes to the gameplay, but the story this time is muh more engaging than its predessor. The only problem seems to be that it is hard to find this game at a reasonable price, but if you an, it is definatly worth it.

Excellent game, although it is considered a visual novel. This game has many other elements of exploration, puzzle and logic thinking. A very good improvement from the first one!