Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.0.1 Update

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy – Embark on Apollo Justice’s fresh legal journey alongside mentor Phoenix Wright in this 3-game compilation! Included are all 14 episodes of “Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney,” “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies,” and “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice,” along with the two previously DLC-only Special Episodes, totaling 16 episodes!

Explore a plethora of bonus content catering to Ace Attorney enthusiasts! Delight in the Orchestra Hall’s in-game music and orchestral arrangements, peruse the Art Library showcasing illustrations, design specs, commissioned pieces, and the exclusive Spirit of Justice Prologue anime, and have fun with character animations and scene recreation in the Animation Studio.

With language support for Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese, immerse yourself in this captivating collection. Experience the thrill of shouting “Objection!” in these newly renovated halls of justice! Certain game contents are presented in their original form to maintain the games as initially created.

GAMEPLAY

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is, like the rest of the Ace Attorney series, a cross between the adventure game and visual novel genres. The player’s goal is to defend their clients in four cases and prove their innocence. The gameplay is separated into two types of situations: Investigations and trials.

During the investigation phase of each case, the player explores the game world by either using the stylus or the D-pad to select the actions they wish to engage in: Examine, Move, Talk, or Present. The player converses with non-player characters by selecting dialogue and can move around the game world by selecting the locations they wish to travel to.

Information gained during Investigation Mode can be used during the Trial phase of the game and items picked up can be used as evidence. The player cannot progress without completing certain actions. Ema Skye, a character from the DS remake of the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game, often provides the player with opportunities to use DS features such as the microphone to perform actions such as dusting for fingerprints.

The trial portions consist of listening to and cross-examining witness testimonies. The player is given the option to either Press or Present evidence in response to statements made by witnesses. The player can either select their choice or yell into the microphone. By choosing Press, the player questions the witness’s statement, which sometimes causes the witness to change their testimony.

When finding inconsistencies in the testimony, the player may choose Present to a piece of evidence that they think contradicts the testimony. The player has a health bar, representing the judge’s patience. If the player presents incorrect pieces of evidence or chooses incorrect answers to questions in court, health is lost. If the health bar reaches zero, the player loses the game and their client is declared guilty. A new system, known as the “Perceive System,” can be used to look for motions or actions made by witnesses that show nervousness, similar to a tell in poker. The game also includes a “Crime Recreation Mode” that models evidence of the crime scene in a 3-D rendition and allows the player to explore the recreation to look for clues. Additionally, the game often recreates the crime in cutscene sequences, allowing the player to observe the action and find contradictions.