<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
storytelling	O
fashioned	O
after	O
legal	O
dramas	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
;	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
five	O
further	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
prequels	B-Application
and	O
high-definition	O
remasters	O
for	O
newer	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
various	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
,	O
including	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
his	O
mentor	O
Mia	O
Fey	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
understudies	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
and	O
Athena	O
Cykes	O
,	O
who	O
investigate	O
cases	O
and	O
defend	O
their	O
clients	O
in	O
court	O
;	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
truth	O
by	O
cross-examining	O
witnesses	O
and	O
finding	O
inconsistencies	O
between	O
the	O
testimonies	O
and	O
the	O
evidence	O
they	O
have	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
spin-off	O
series	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	B-Application
series	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
of	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
ancestor	O
Ryunosuke	O
Naruhodo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
end	O
after	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
continued	O
,	O
with	O
Takeshi	O
Yamazaki	O
taking	O
over	O
as	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
starting	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
;	O
Takumi	O
has	O
since	O
returned	O
to	O
write	O
and	O
direct	O
some	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Justice	I-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Destinies	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
;	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
digital-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
of	I-Application
Justice	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
digital-only	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Investigations	O
spin-off	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Investigations	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resolve	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
Capcom	O
removed	O
the	O
mobile-only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
stores	O
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
as	O
of	O
June	O
9th	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
port	O
for	O
The	O
Trilogy	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
collected	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
are	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
and	O
defends	O
their	O
clients	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
correct	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
sequence	O
that	O
often	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
shouting	O
"	O
Objection	B-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
penalized	O
if	O
they	O
present	O
incorrect	O
evidence	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
exclamation	O
marks	O
are	O
shown	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
disappearing	O
after	O
each	O
mistake	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
;	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
that	O
represents	O
the	O
judge	O
's	O
patience	O
is	O
used	O
instead	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
lawyer	O
badge	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
introduce	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
mood	O
matrix	O
"	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
gauge	O
the	O
emotions	O
of	O
a	O
witness	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tones	O
of	O
anger	O
when	O
mentioning	O
certain	O
topics	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
notices	O
a	O
contradictory	O
emotional	O
response	O
during	O
testimony	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
point	O
out	O
the	O
discrepancy	O
and	O
press	O
the	O
witness	O
for	O
more	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
"	O
revisualization	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
reviews	O
vital	O
facts	O
and	O
forms	O
links	O
between	O
evidence	O
to	O
reach	O
new	O
conclusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
introduces	O
simultaneous	O
cross-examinations	O
of	O
multiple	O
witnesses	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
hear	O
reactions	O
from	O
the	O
different	O
witnesses	O
to	O
the	O
testimony	O
and	O
using	O
this	O
to	O
find	O
contradictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
introduces	O
"	O
joint	O
reasoning	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
out	O
the	O
truth	O
by	O
pointing	O
out	O
when	O
their	O
investigative	O
partner	O
Herlock	O
Sholmes	O
takes	O
his	O
reasoning	O
"	O
further	O
than	O
the	O
truth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
splits	O
the	O
gameplay	O
into	O
investigation	O
phases	O
and	O
rebuttal	O
phases	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
courtroom	O
trials	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
reproductions	O
of	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
discover	O
new	O
information	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
"	O
logic	O
chess	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
interrogates	O
witnesses	O
in	O
a	O
timed	O
sequence	O
that	O
is	O
visualized	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
chess	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
aiming	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
other	O
character	O
's	O
chess	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
defense	O
attorney	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
(	O
Ryūichi	O
Naruhodō	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
the	O
spirit	O
medium	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
mentor	O
Mia	O
Fey	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
England	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
ancestor	O
Ryunosuke	O
Naruhodo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
games	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
rival	O
prosecutor	O
character	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
each	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
rival	O
:	O
Franziska	O
von	O
Karma	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Godot	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
Klavier	O
Gavin	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
,	O
Simon	O
Blackquill	O
in	O
the	O
fifth	O
,	O
Nahyuta	O
Sahdmadhi	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	O
,	O
Baron	O
van	O
Zieks	O
in	O
Adventures	O
,	O
and	O
Kazuma	O
Asogi	O
in	O
Resolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
trials	O
only	O
last	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
usually	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
guilty	O
"	O
verdict	O
,	O
with	O
trials	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
rare	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
finished	O
,	O
Mikami	O
told	O
Takumi	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
make	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
trilogy	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
grand	O
finale	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
's	O
last	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Takumi	O
wanted	O
the	O
three	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
work	O
,	O
he	O
avoided	O
making	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
changes	O
between	O
games	O
:	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
main	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
Maya	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
was	O
reused	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
look	O
outdated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
newer	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
added	O
for	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Takumi	O
was	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
after	O
having	O
added	O
the	O
psyche-lock	O
mechanic	O
for	O
Justice	O
for	O
All	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
series	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
was	O
created	O
,	O
being	O
directed	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Yamazaki	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
;	O
Takumi	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
crossover	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
directed	O
and	O
wrote	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamazaki	O
and	O
Eshiro	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
direct	O
and	O
produce	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
entries	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
and	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
exhaustion	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
Yamazaki	O
split	O
direction	O
responsibilities	O
with	O
Takuro	O
Fuse	O
for	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
,	O
with	O
Yamazaki	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
and	O
Fuse	O
on	O
the	O
art	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
universe	O
where	O
anti-Japanese	O
laws	O
like	O
the	O
California	O
Alien	O
Land	O
Law	O
of	O
1913	O
were	O
not	O
passed	O
,	O
anti-Japanese	O
sentiments	O
were	O
not	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
flourished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
digital-only	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
maintaining	O
a	O
tight	O
development	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
officially	O
localized	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
with	O
English	O
localization	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Chronicles	O
,	O
making	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
remain	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
performed	O
well	O
commercially	O
:	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
9th-best-selling	O
series	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
they	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
strongest	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
3.9	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Mackey	O
at	O
USgamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
written	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
strength	O
is	O
how	O
each	O
game	O
builds	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
stunning	O
and	O
satisfying	O
finale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
greatest	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
its	O
audio	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
sound	O
chip	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
;	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
phenomenal	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
that	O
in	O
Justice	O
for	O
All	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
are	O
what	O
"	O
steals	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Takarazuka	O
Revue	O
,	O
an	O
all-female	O
theater	O
troupe	O
,	O
has	O
adapted	O
the	O
series	O
into	O
stage	O
musicals	O
:	O
2009	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	O
Truth	O
Resurrected	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
last	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
;	O
2010	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Truth	O
Resurrected	O
Again	O
,	O
whose	O
first	O
act	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
whose	O
second	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
;	O
and	O
2013	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Truth	O
Resurrected	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2012	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
at	O
the	O
film	O
studio	O
Toei	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Miike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2016	O
TV	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
at	O
A-1	O
Pictures	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Ayumu	O
Watanabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodansha	O
has	O
published	O
several	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
anthology	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Bessatsu	O
Young	O
Magazine	O
in	O
2006	O
;	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
were	O
serialized	O
in	O
Weekly	O
Young	O
Magazine	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
and	O
another	O
manga	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
V	O
Jump	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
:	O
Turnabout	O
Idol	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
drama	O
CDs	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
,	O
and	O
figurines	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
made	O
crossover	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
SNK	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
:	O
Card	O
Fighters	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
make	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
She-Hulk	O
'	O
s	O
ending	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
update	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Phoenix	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
and	O
Maya	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Edgeworth	O
makes	O
a	O
non-player	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	O
,	O
Maya	O
,	O
Edgeworth	O
and	O
Franziska	O
were	O
all	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Explore	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
temporary	O
crossover	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Phoenix	O
transformation	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
companion	O
character	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
XX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Taiko	B-Application
Drum	I-Application
Master	I-Application
:	O
Doko	O
Don	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Teppen	B-Application
alongside	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
franchise	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Ace	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
named	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
as	O
the	O
55th-best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
as	O
the	O
second-most	O
memorable	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
(	O
behind	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
123	O
as	O
the	O
tenth-best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
the	O
third-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
helping	O
to	O
popularise	O
visual	O
novels	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
magazine	O
credits	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
with	O
popularising	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
mystery	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
notes	O
that	O
its	O
success	O
anticipated	O
the	O
resurgence	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
international	O
success	O
of	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
director	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorneys	I-Application
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
from	O
most	O
visual	O
novels	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
which	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
later	O
built	O
upon	O
and	O
helped	O
it	O
also	O
find	O
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
many	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
Capcom	O
title	O
Harvey	B-Application
Birdman	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
at	I-Application
Law	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
shares	O
many	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
title	O
Socrates	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Philosopher	I-Application
keeps	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
format	O
but	O
swaps	O
law	O
for	O
philosophical	O
argument	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
adventure	O
game	O
Aviary	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
all-bird	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
video	O
game	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
2019	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
several	O
anime	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
arc	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
anime	O
series	O
Haruhi	O
Suzumiya	O
,	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
titular	O
character	O
mimics	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
during	O
an	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
used	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
bot	O
that	O
took	O
selected	O
Reddit	B-Application
forum	O
arguments	O
into	O
short	O
movies	O
fashioned	O
after	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
courtroom	O
battles	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
various	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
