<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
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
followed	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
primarily	O
follows	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
fictitious	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Khura'in	O
to	O
see	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
come	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
court	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
have	O
been	O
deemed	O
unnecessary	O
and	O
verdicts	O
are	O
decided	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
mystical	O
vision	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Divination	O
Séance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
continues	O
the	O
investigation	O
and	O
courtroom	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	O
Cykes	O
,	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
defend	O
their	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigations	O
utilize	O
the	O
3D	O
navigation	O
introduced	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
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
navigate	O
environments	O
from	O
various	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
is	O
set	O
roughly	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
once	O
again	O
focuses	O
on	O
defense	O
attorney	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
his	O
two	O
understudies	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
and	O
Athena	O
Cykes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
reintroduction	O
of	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
,	O
a	O
spirit	O
medium	O
and	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
longtime	O
friend	O
and	O
former	O
assistant	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
not	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
in	O
person	O
since	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
,	O
out-of-continuity	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Asinine	O
Attorney	O
"	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Pearl	O
pretends	O
to	O
be	O
Rayfa	O
with	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
help	O
to	O
stall	O
for	O
time	O
during	O
a	O
hostage	O
situation	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
Apollo	O
and	O
Klavier	O
Gavin	O
help	O
Rayfa	O
find	O
her	O
ideal	O
sightseeing	O
destination	O
in	O
America	O
before	O
she	O
must	O
return	O
to	O
Khura'in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
principally	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
tracks	O
by	O
Toshihiko	O
Horiyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Apollo	B-Application
Justice	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
and	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Masami	O
Onodera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
Yamazaki	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
only	O
director	O
;	O
after	O
finishing	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
become	O
exhausted	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
quit	O
working	O
on	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
had	O
encouraged	O
him	O
to	O
continue	O
by	O
taking	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
to	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
International	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
media	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
following	O
this	O
,	O
Yamazaki	O
felt	O
renewed	O
enthusiasm	O
over	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sixth	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
divination	O
séance	O
gameplay	O
system	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
logic	O
chess	O
system	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
gameplay	O
features	O
being	O
affected	O
by	O
fan	O
feedback	O
include	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
well-received	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
backlog	O
;	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
perceived	O
as	O
low	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
hint	O
system	O
being	O
possible	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eshiro	O
and	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
character	O
actions	O
and	O
movements	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
than	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Rayfa	O
's	O
dancing	O
animation	O
given	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
characters	O
from	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
were	O
given	O
new	O
3D	O
models	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
was	O
higher	O
and	O
consistent	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
features	O
fully	O
voiced	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
animated	O
by	O
A-1	O
Pictures	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
produced	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamazaki	O
led	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
scenario	O
writers	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
theme	O
and	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
ideas	O
that	O
feel	O
new	O
and	O
surprising	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
still	O
build	O
upon	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
fan	O
feedback	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
gave	O
Apollo	O
Justice	O
a	O
larger	O
presence	O
than	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
:	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
Phoenix	O
had	O
been	O
portrayed	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Apollo	O
just	O
being	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
set	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
countries	O
with	O
one	O
equal	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
each	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
digitally	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
content	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
markets	O
;	O
the	O
costume	O
set	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
bonus	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Asinine	O
Attorney	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
menu	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
costume	O
set	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
episode	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
until	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
the	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
releases	O
allow	O
for	O
cases	O
to	O
be	O
purchased	O
individually	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
complete	O
pack	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
costume	O
set	O
and	O
"	O
Turnabout	O
Time	O
Traveler	O
"	O
case	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	O
of	O
Justice	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
