<s>
Gyakuten	B-Application
Kenji	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
took	O
shorter	O
than	O
usual	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
the	O
original	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
to	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
an	O
increased	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2021	O
localizations	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
and	O
Resolve	B-Application
,	O
it	O
remains	O
the	O
only	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
to	O
not	O
have	O
seen	O
an	O
official	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
;	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
have	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
release	O
and	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
lists	O
of	O
games	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
localized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	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
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
controls	O
Edgeworth	O
's	O
father	O
Gregory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
phases	O
:	O
investigations	O
and	O
rebuttals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
eight	O
days	O
after	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
:	O
prosecutor	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
;	O
detective	O
Dick	O
Gumshoe	O
;	O
and	O
teenage	O
thief	O
Kay	O
Faraday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Tatsuro	O
Iwamoto	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takuro	O
Fuse	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
and	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
event	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
sequences	O
to	O
the	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
had	O
taken	O
longer	O
than	O
usual	O
for	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
to	O
develop	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
several	O
new	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
went	O
faster	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
already	O
having	O
a	O
base	O
game	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
developers	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
put	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eshiro	O
and	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
was	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
interrogation	O
game	O
mechanic	O
;	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
present	O
it	O
metaphorically	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
chess	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Edgeworth	O
's	O
favorite	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
,	O
including	O
Frank	O
Sahwit	O
and	O
Will	O
Powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Flash-based	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
demo	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
2011	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
hotspots	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
Station	O
"	O
kiosks	O
at	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
editions	O
:	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
a	O
"	O
collector	O
's	O
pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
orchestral	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
by	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
a	O
DVD	O
with	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appearance	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
booklet	O
with	O
a	O
manga	O
by	O
Iwamoto	O
;	O
an	O
"	O
extended	O
edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
figurine	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
limited	O
edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
Christian	O
Svensson	O
at	O
Capcom	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
release	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
regions	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
higher	O
localization	O
costs	O
than	O
estimated	O
returns	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Eshiro	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
localization	O
was	O
scheduling	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
the	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
disbanded	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
different	O
teams	O
after	O
finishing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Capcom	O
was	O
still	O
discussing	O
internally	O
how	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
audience	O
,	O
with	O
Svensson	O
saying	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
potential	O
to	O
release	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
digital	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
potential	O
English	O
release	O
was	O
still	O
discussed	O
internally	O
at	O
Capcom	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Svensson	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
still	O
was	O
talked	O
about	O
at	O
Capcom	O
,	O
all	O
their	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
resources	O
,	O
especially	O
ones	O
related	O
to	O
localization	O
,	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Destinies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Prosecutor	O
's	O
Path	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
localized	O
names	O
for	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
localizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
translation	O
project	O
was	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
fan	O
site	O
Court-Records	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
asked	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
send	O
in	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
132,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
172,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
tracker	O
Media	O
Create	O
theorized	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
having	O
less	O
TV	O
commercials	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
level	O
of	O
consumer	O
recognition	O
according	O
to	O
weekly	O
recognition	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AsbelGrants	O
at	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
called	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
highlights	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
suspense	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
surprisingly	O
strong	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
long	O
and	O
exciting	O
case	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
tutorial-like	O
first	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
this	O
a	O
problem	O
as	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
type	O
of	O
investigations	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
logic	O
chess	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
8th	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
they	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
twelve	O
video	O
games	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
localized	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
possibly	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
