<s>
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
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	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
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Mia	O
Fey	O
,	O
who	O
defend	O
their	O
clients	O
in	O
five	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
trilogy	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
he	O
had	O
explored	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
character	O
fully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
he	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
introduce	O
any	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
using	O
resized	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
modifications	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
appear	O
better	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
being	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
the	O
amount	O
Capcom	O
had	O
estimated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Mia	O
Fey	O
,	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
who	O
defend	O
their	O
clients	O
in	O
five	O
different	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
careers	O
of	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Mia	O
Fey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mia	O
was	O
killed	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
;	O
Phoenix	O
took	O
over	O
her	O
law	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
University	O
student	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
is	O
charged	O
with	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
his	O
classmate	O
Doug	O
Swallow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
was	O
written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Tatsuro	O
Iwamoto	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
,	O
Takumi	O
's	O
boss	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
make	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
grand	O
finale	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
's	O
last	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Takumi	O
wanted	O
the	O
three	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
work	O
,	O
he	O
avoided	O
making	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
changes	O
:	O
art	O
for	O
main	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
Maya	O
and	O
Edgeworth	O
was	O
reused	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
look	O
outdated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
newer	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
added	O
for	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Takumi	O
was	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
after	O
having	O
added	O
the	O
psyche-lock	O
mechanic	O
for	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	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
had	O
explored	O
Phoenix	O
's	O
character	O
fully	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
series	O
becoming	O
"	O
a	O
shadow	O
of	O
its	O
former	O
self	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
thinks	O
it	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
know	O
when	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Recipe	O
for	O
Turnabout	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
episode	O
of	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
but	O
had	O
been	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
troubles	O
fitting	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
:	O
while	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	O
available	O
as	O
when	O
they	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
was	O
2.3	O
times	O
as	O
large	O
content-wise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
episode	O
openings	O
in	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
consisted	O
of	O
series	O
of	O
illustrations	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
animated	O
and	O
dramatic	O
presentation	O
"	O
in	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
:	O
by	O
using	O
moving	O
graphics	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
still	O
images	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
data	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Grossberg	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
changed	O
for	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
brown	O
suit	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
red	O
one	O
:	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
system	O
's	O
screen	O
made	O
his	O
previous	O
design	O
blend	O
in	O
too	O
much	O
with	O
the	O
brown	O
courtroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwamoto	O
based	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Godot	O
on	O
Rutger	O
Hauer	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Takumi	O
and	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
had	O
joined	O
Capcom	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
had	O
desks	O
near	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
had	O
asked	O
Takumi	O
for	O
a	O
voice	O
role	O
ever	O
since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
;	O
eventually	O
,	O
Takumi	O
gave	O
him	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Godot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takumi	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
take	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
just	O
say	O
"	O
Objection	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
followed	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
also	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
via	O
WiiWare	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	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
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	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
PC	O
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
localization	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Janet	O
Hsu	O
,	O
with	O
editing	O
help	O
from	O
fellow	O
localization	O
director	O
Andrew	O
Alfonso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
nickname	O
,	O
Dollie	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
an	O
attempted	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
was	O
named	O
Dolly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
based	O
on	O
45	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
67/100	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
release	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
estimates	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
it	O
at	O
both	O
retailers	O
and	O
at	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
23rd	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Walker	O
at	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
the	O
darkest	O
and	O
most	O
complex	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
funniest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
dialogue	O
"	O
consistently	O
wonderful	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
how	O
Maya	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
bigger	O
role	O
than	O
in	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
,	O
with	O
her	O
often	O
taking	O
the	O
lead	O
during	O
conversations	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
saw	O
this	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
largest	O
improvement	O
upon	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
relied	O
on	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
;	O
he	O
had	O
considered	O
this	O
the	O
weakest	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
something	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Trials	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tribulations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
he	O
wished	O
that	O
Capcom	O
would	O
make	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
or	O
presentation	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
series	O
becoming	O
"	O
overdone	O
,	O
played-out	O
,	O
and	O
tired	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
liked	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
conveying	O
characters	O
 '	O
moods	O
instantly	O
despite	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
nice	O
and	O
fitting	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
returning	O
locations	O
;	O
he	O
did	O
however	O
dislike	O
how	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
artwork	O
was	O
reused	O
from	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cole	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
courtroom	O
and	O
character	O
themes	O
were	O
memorable	O
and	O
fitting	O
;	O
he	O
called	O
them	O
improvements	O
over	O
their	O
counterparts	O
in	O
Justice	B-Application
for	I-Application
All	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
at	O
least	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
"	O
those	O
in	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
using	O
resized	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
without	O
doing	O
any	O
"	O
touch-ups	O
"	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
disliked	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote-based	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
annoying	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
already	O
played	O
the	O
portable	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
at	O
IGN	O
also	O
found	O
it	O
disappointing	O
how	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
content	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
changed	O
at	O
all	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
release	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
did	O
not	O
look	O
attractive	O
when	O
resized	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
;	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
"	O
any	O
extra	O
love	O
and	O
attention	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marissa	O
Meli	O
at	O
GameZone	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
3/10	O
interpretation	O
of	O
a	O
9/10	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
look	O
ugly	O
and	O
shoddy	O
.	O
</s>
