<s>
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
game	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
stripped	O
of	O
his	O
attorney	O
's	O
badge	O
,	O
and	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
,	O
an	O
up-and-coming	O
attorney	O
,	O
becomes	O
his	O
apprentice	O
,	O
working	O
with	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
Trucy	O
on	O
four	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
and	O
took	O
on	O
a	O
supervisory	O
role	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
,	O
had	O
wanted	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
end	O
with	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
character	O
had	O
been	O
explored	O
fully	O
;	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
get	O
made	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
main	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
Phoenix	O
to	O
not	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
visual	O
novel	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
investigation	O
phase	O
of	O
each	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
by	O
either	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
to	O
select	O
the	O
actions	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
:	O
Examine	O
,	O
Move	O
,	O
Talk	O
,	O
or	O
Present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ema	O
Skye	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
,	O
often	O
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
opportunities	O
to	O
use	O
DS	B-Device
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
microphone	O
to	O
perform	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
dusting	O
for	O
fingerprints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
cases	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Turnabouts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
opening	O
level	O
is	O
concluded	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
hired	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
offices	O
of	O
disbarred	O
attorney	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
forced	O
to	O
turn	O
to	O
professional	O
gambling	O
to	O
support	O
his	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
Trucy	O
Wright	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
magician	O
who	O
becomes	O
Apollo	O
's	O
trusted	O
assistant	O
and	O
fellow	O
investigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Machi	O
Tobaye	O
,	O
Lamiroir	O
's	O
pianist	O
,	O
is	O
accused	O
for	O
the	O
killing	O
,	O
Apollo	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
extensive	O
investigation	O
,	O
discovers	O
that	O
Machi	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Gavinners	O
,	O
Detective	O
Daryan	O
Crescend	O
,	O
conspired	O
to	O
smuggle	O
contraband	O
into	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Letouse	O
,	O
in	O
reality	O
an	O
undercover	O
Interpol	B-Device
agent	O
,	O
was	O
murdered	O
to	O
cover	O
it	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takumi	O
had	O
wanted	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
end	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
fully	O
explored	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
story	O
had	O
been	O
told	O
;	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
know	O
when	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
shadow	O
of	O
its	O
former	O
self	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
any	O
reason	O
to	O
continue	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
proposed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
big	O
impact	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
;	O
eventually	O
they	O
settled	O
for	O
a	O
2D	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
3D	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apollo	O
Justice	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
videos	O
created	O
using	O
motion-capture	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
male	O
staff	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
team	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
motion-capture	B-Application
actor	O
for	O
a	O
female	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
producer	O
described	O
him	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
natural	O
"	O
at	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
4	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
concert	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
entitled	O
Gyakuten	O
Meets	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
O	O
.	O
Smith	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
on	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
,	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
branded	O
headphones	O
,	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
dictionary	O
on	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
card	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
series	O
highlights	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
with	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
physically	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
games	O
are	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
best-written	O
titles	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Justice	O
is	O
no	O
different.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
added	O
features	O
made	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
were	O
"	O
super	O
engaging	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
actual	O
actions	O
are	O
n't	O
that	O
difficult	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
RPGFan	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
5th	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
20	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
highest	O
rated	O
game	O
of	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
largely	O
agreed	O
with	O
1UP	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
title	O
plays	O
identically	O
to	O
the	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
trilogy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
trilogy	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
"	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
mostly	O
unchanged.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touch	O
features	O
,	O
"	O
vastly	O
improves	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
though	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
reenactment	O
is	O
"	O
all	O
too	O
brief.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
performed	O
well	O
commercially	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
charting	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
4,832	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
