<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
games	O
,	O
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
and	O
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
focus	O
on	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
who	O
investigates	O
five	O
cases	O
that	O
tie	O
together	O
to	O
form	O
an	O
overarching	O
story	O
about	O
a	O
smuggling	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
had	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
game	O
about	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
characters	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yamazaki	O
had	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
be	O
about	O
deductive	O
reasoning	O
and	O
crime	O
scene	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
aimed	O
to	O
have	O
players	O
be	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
are	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
felt	O
players	O
merely	O
could	O
identify	O
with	O
the	O
lead	O
characters	O
;	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
included	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
element	O
that	O
involves	O
connecting	O
his	O
thoughts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
who	O
investigates	O
five	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
investigation	O
phases	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Edgeworth	O
directly	O
,	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
or	O
by	O
sliding	O
the	O
map	O
that	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
points	O
,	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
Little	O
Thief	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
reproductions	O
of	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
;	O
by	O
investigating	O
these	O
reproductions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
discover	O
new	O
information	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
more	O
evidence	O
is	O
uncovered	O
,	O
the	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
is	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
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
and	O
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
feature	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
characters	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
features	O
prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
rival	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurring	O
rivals	O
of	O
Edgeworth	O
's	O
are	O
Shi-Long	O
Lang	O
,	O
an	O
Interpol	B-Device
agent	O
from	O
the	O
fictional	O
country	O
of	O
Zheng	O
Fa	O
who	O
bears	O
a	O
fierce	O
hatred	O
of	O
prosecutors	O
and	O
the	O
courts	O
after	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
reputation	O
was	O
tarnished	O
by	O
a	O
corrupt	O
prosecutor	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
assistant	O
Shih-na	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prosecutor	O
Manfred	O
von	O
Karma	O
and	O
his	O
daughter	O
Franziska	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
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
respectively	O
,	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ackbey	O
Hicks	O
,	O
an	O
Interpol	B-Device
agent	O
investigating	O
the	O
smuggling	O
,	O
is	O
murdered	O
during	O
the	O
trip	O
,	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
and	O
a	O
flight	O
attendant	O
become	O
the	O
main	O
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
prosecutor	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
's	O
adoptive	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Franziska	O
von	O
Karma	O
,	O
works	O
with	O
Interpol	B-Device
to	O
expose	O
the	O
smuggling	O
ring	O
;	O
she	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
discover	O
the	O
murderer	O
to	O
be	O
another	O
flight	O
attendant	O
,	O
Cammy	O
Meele	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
smuggling	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Edgeworth	O
investigates	O
the	O
mystery	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
Interpol	B-Device
agents	O
Shi-Long	O
Lang	O
and	O
Shih-na	O
,	O
who	O
believe	O
that	O
Amano	O
's	O
business	O
group	O
is	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
smuggling	O
ring	O
;	O
the	O
ring	O
's	O
counterfeit	O
money	O
has	O
ruined	O
the	O
economy	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
country	O
Zheng	O
Fa	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
bring	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
got	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eshiro	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
portable	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
interface	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
;	O
as	O
this	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
replicated	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
the	O
platform	O
that	O
was	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
no	O
ports	O
to	O
other	O
hardware	O
were	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
theme	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
sense	O
to	O
them	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
character	O
Ema	O
Skye	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
forensic	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
that	O
all	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
took	O
longer	O
to	O
develop	O
than	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Edgeworth	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
genius	O
prosecutor	O
,	O
whereas	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rookie	O
attorney	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
incidents	O
that	O
were	O
larger	O
in	O
scale	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
to	O
match	O
Edgeworth	O
's	O
skill	O
level	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
the	O
opponents	O
were	O
made	O
"	O
more	O
formidable	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
into	O
account	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
might	O
not	O
have	O
played	O
any	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
however	O
add	O
in-jokes	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
with	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
identify	O
with	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
;	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
are	O
Edgeworth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
has	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
environment	O
than	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
titles	O
had	O
;	O
previous	O
titles	O
featured	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
contradictions	O
in	O
suspects	O
 '	O
statements	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
is	O
to	O
find	O
things	O
at	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
that	O
contradict	O
the	O
evidence	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
being	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
Eshiro	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
should	O
stay	O
within	O
the	O
Investigations	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
used	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
producing	O
action	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
and	O
laying	O
out	O
scenes	O
to	O
get	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
move	O
smoothly	O
without	O
scrolling	O
issues	O
when	O
Edgeworth	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmers	O
faced	O
big	O
technical	O
challenges	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
significant	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
implementing	O
the	O
graphics	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
animated	O
characters	O
-	O
whose	O
graphics	O
each	O
are	O
larger	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
-	O
appear	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
smaller	O
"	O
mini-avatar	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
thinks	O
they	O
pushed	O
the	O
graphic	O
processing	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
making	O
DSiWare	B-Device
episodes	O
if	O
demand	O
was	O
high	O
enough	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
plans	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
technical	O
aspects	O
to	O
consider	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
memory	O
limitations	O
for	O
DSiWare	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
business	O
card	O
holder	O
,	O
promotional	O
videos	O
,	O
a	O
CD	O
with	O
five	O
tracks	O
from	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
concert	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
a	O
pamphlet	O
from	O
the	O
concert	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bundle	O
containing	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
themed	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Kenji	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
an	O
Aggie	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Character	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
for	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Title	O
of	O
2010	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
did	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
feel	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
enough	O
changes	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feel	O
fresh	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Hopper	O
at	O
GameZone	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
on	O
good	O
and	O
bad	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
was	O
starting	O
to	O
show	O
its	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boosinger	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
comedy	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
and	O
has	O
great	O
character	O
writing	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
dull	O
,	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NGamer	O
praised	O
dialogue	O
as	O
charming	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
hard-hitting	O
melodrama	O
"	O
of	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Edgeworth	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
"	O
too	O
nice	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
