<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
Yomigaeru	I-Application
Gyakuten	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
introduced	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
;	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
were	O
produced	O
,	O
while	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
seen	O
further	O
ports	O
and	O
remasters	O
for	O
computers	O
,	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Phoenix	B-Application
"	I-Application
Nick	I-Application
"	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
defense	O
attorney	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
have	O
his	O
clients	O
declared	O
"	O
not	O
guilty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
using	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
touchscreen	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
about	O
a	O
private	O
investigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
series	O
premiered	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
premiered	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
adaptation	O
aired	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
defense	O
attorney	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
defend	O
their	O
clients	O
in	O
five	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fifth	O
case	O
,	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
examine	O
evidence	O
more	O
closely	O
,	O
rotating	O
it	O
to	O
view	O
it	O
from	O
all	O
sides	O
,	O
and	O
zooming	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
on	O
it	O
using	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
a	O
cursor	O
to	O
investigate	O
specific	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
evidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
press	O
and	O
present	O
by	O
using	O
vocal	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
present	O
evidence	O
by	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Case	O
One	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
First	O
Turnabout	O
"	O
:	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
a	O
newly	O
hired	O
defense	O
attorney	O
at	O
the	O
Fey	O
&	O
Co	O
.	O
law	O
firm	O
,	O
agrees	O
to	O
represent	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Larry	O
Butz	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
charged	O
with	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Cindy	O
Stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Case	O
Five	O
,	O
"	O
Rise	O
from	O
the	O
Ashes	O
"	O
:	O
In	O
a	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
case	O
added	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
,	O
Phoenix	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
teenager	O
Ema	O
Skye	O
to	O
defend	O
her	O
sister	O
Lana	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
prosecutor	O
's	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
seven	O
people	O
ten	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
after	O
Takumi	O
had	O
finished	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
his	O
boss	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
gave	O
him	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
create	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
he	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takumi	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
initially	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
's	O
concept	O
for	O
its	O
relation	O
to	O
law	O
and	O
a	O
perceived	O
requirement	O
of	O
legal	O
knowledge	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
point	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
the	O
"	O
fun	O
from	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
...	O
calling	O
witnesses	O
out	O
in	O
their	O
lies	O
and	O
evidence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
saw	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
system	O
's	O
screen	O
and	O
footage	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
Takumi	O
felt	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
perfect	O
for	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
danger	O
of	O
being	O
cancelled	O
when	O
two	O
staff	O
members	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
but	O
Takumi	O
's	O
division	O
leader	O
and	O
Inaba	O
enlisted	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
development	O
team	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
part-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
keeping	O
it	O
short	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
the	O
types	O
of	O
characters	O
players	O
would	O
meet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
fifth	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Rise	O
from	O
the	O
Ashes	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
's	O
microphone	O
came	O
from	O
American	O
Capcom	O
staff	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Rise	O
from	O
the	O
Ashes	O
"	O
utilizes	O
technical	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
that	O
were	O
n't	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
episode	O
and	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Daletto	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
an	O
episodic	O
format	O
,	O
beginning	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yomigaeru	O
Gyakuten	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
via	O
WiiWare	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Yomigaeru	O
Gyakuten	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
Trilogy	O
HD	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
internationally	O
;	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
Bowne	O
Global	O
,	O
and	O
handled	O
by	O
writer	O
Alexander	O
O	O
.	O
Smith	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
before	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
editor	O
Steve	O
Anderson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
staff	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
thought	O
that	O
"	O
Roger	O
Wright	O
"	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
Roger	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
high	O
70s	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
80s	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
;	O
an	O
exception	O
is	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
67/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
at	O
USgamer	O
said	O
that	O
early	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
tinny	O
"	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
had	O
spawned	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
iconic	O
music	O
themes	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
she	O
noted	O
"	O
The	O
Detective	O
That	O
Came	O
From	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
"	O
,	O
Jake	O
Marshall	O
's	O
theme	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
particularly	O
good	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
McIlvaine	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
had	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
low-resolution	O
graphics	O
in	O
handheld	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
also	O
thought	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
were	O
a	O
minor	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
how	O
little	O
effort	O
Capcom	O
had	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
port	O
compared	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Trilogy	O
was	O
better	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appreciated	O
the	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
effect	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
orchestral	O
soundtrack	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
–	I-Application
Dual	I-Application
Destinies	I-Application
was	O
a	O
minor	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
Geoff	O
Thew	O
called	O
the	O
updated	O
art	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
noting	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
animation-related	O
problems	O
as	O
the	O
Trilogy	O
HD	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
titles	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Special	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
sixth	O
CESA	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2005	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Fahrenheit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
relied	O
too	O
heavily	O
on	O
story	O
events	O
in	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
;	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
to	O
be	O
fresh	O
and	O
have	O
challenging	O
cases	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	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	O
best	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
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
the	O
third	O
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
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
163rd	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
with	O
62,169	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
37,143	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
budget-priced	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
re-release	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
277th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
127th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
101,902	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
higher	O
than	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Trilogy	O
was	O
the	O
139th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
46,819	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
and	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
new	O
protagonist	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
game	O
,	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sixth	O
game	O
,	O
Spirit	B-Application
of	I-Application
Justice	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-off	O
games	O
starring	O
Miles	O
Edgeworth	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
featuring	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
ancestor	O
Ryunosuke	O
Naruhodo	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
:	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resolve	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
titled	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
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live	O
action	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
at	O
Toei	O
Company	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Miike	O
,	O
premiered	O
in	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
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
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
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
Phoenix	B-Application
Wrights	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>
