<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
both	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Level-5	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
publishing	O
it	O
in	O
Japan	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
published	O
it	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
two	O
games	O
series	O
from	O
both	O
developers	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
puzzle	O
and	O
exploration	O
elements	O
of	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
trial	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
adventure	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
,	O
assisted	O
with	O
the	O
scenario	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
focuses	O
on	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
respective	O
assistants	O
,	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
behind	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
that	O
they	O
both	O
encounter	O
separately	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strange	O
world	O
they	O
are	O
brought	O
to	O
through	O
her	O
,	O
with	O
Layton	O
focused	O
on	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
finding	O
clues	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
,	O
while	O
Wright	O
focuses	O
on	O
defending	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
put	O
on	O
trial	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
witches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
,	O
Luke	O
Triton	O
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
and	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
Labyrinthia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
two	O
main	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Adventure	O
and	O
Witch	O
Trial	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
in	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
games	O
but	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
series	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Dual	B-Application
Destinies	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
after	O
the	O
crossover	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
scheme	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
introduced	O
in	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
navigate	O
the	O
environments	O
by	O
moving	O
around	O
a	O
cursor	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Witch	O
Trial	O
sections	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
as	O
he	O
cross-examines	O
witnesses	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defend	O
his	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level-5	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
written	O
by	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
split	O
up	O
in	O
12	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
every	O
Wednesday	O
for	O
24	O
weeks	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
alternated	O
each	O
week	O
between	O
new	O
gallery	O
content	O
and	O
new	O
story	O
episodes	O
with	O
additional	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
,	O
an	O
American	O
defense	O
attorney	O
from	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
assistant	O
Maya	O
Fey	O
,	O
are	O
in	O
London	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
legal	O
exchange	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
Espella	O
's	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outed	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
when	O
Jiro	O
Ishii	O
of	O
Level-5	O
accidentally	O
tweeted	O
to	O
Jin	O
Fujisawa	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
"	O
Huh	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Oh	O
,	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
XX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
rampant	O
speculation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Level-5	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
newer	O
Capcom	O
games	O
from	O
established	O
franchises	O
were	O
being	O
developed	O
externally	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
being	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
developer	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jun	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Layton	O
series	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
Hino	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
and	O
even	O
had	O
challenged	O
Suzuki	O
to	O
"	O
produce	O
something	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
"	O
while	O
developing	O
the	O
Layton	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
surprise	O
to	O
Shu	O
Takumi	O
,	O
series	O
creator	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
,	O
Hino	O
and	O
Takumi	O
both	O
see	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
legitimate	O
installment	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
series	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
style	O
used	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
the	O
pseudo-detailed	O
visuals	O
from	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
deformed	O
appearances	O
of	O
the	O
Layton	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
mixed	O
style	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
drawn-out	O
trial-and-error	O
process	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
best	O
to	O
mix	O
the	O
two	O
conflicting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supported	O
the	O
3D	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
;	O
though	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
developers	O
had	O
already	O
worked	O
with	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
developing	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yo	O
Oizumi	O
and	O
Maki	O
Horikita	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	O
Luke	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
whilst	O
Phoenix	O
and	O
Maya	O
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Narimiya	O
and	O
Mirei	O
Kiritani	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
played	O
their	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
live	O
action	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Level-5	O
International	O
America	O
Inc	O
.	O
conducted	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
poll	O
in	O
which	O
fans	O
were	O
asked	O
what	O
currently	O
Japan-only	O
Level-5	O
game	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
interest	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
Vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
ultimately	O
won	O
the	O
most	O
votes	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
6,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
CEO	O
Akihiro	O
Hino	O
had	O
earlier	O
stated	O
that	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
its	O
international	O
studio	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
however	O
a	O
later	O
statement	O
from	O
Level	O
5	O
following	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
asserted	O
that	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
confirmed	O
or	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level-5	O
International	O
America	O
posted	O
about	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
fully	O
retains	O
the	O
European	O
localisation	O
as	O
is	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
that	O
features	O
Maria	O
Darling	O
's	O
voice	O
as	O
Luke	O
Triton	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Lani	O
Minella	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
between	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
composer	O
Tomohito	O
Nishiura	O
and	O
newcomer	O
Yasumasa	O
Kitagawa	O
of	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
producing	O
new	O
compositions	O
,	O
both	O
additionally	O
arranged	O
music	O
from	O
previous	O
instalments	O
of	O
the	O
respective	O
franchises	O
,	O
with	O
Kitagawa	O
arranging	O
some	O
compositions	O
from	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
composer	O
Masakazu	O
Sugimori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiura	O
and	O
Kitagawa	O
arranged	O
and	O
orchestrated	O
the	O
music	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Yumiko	O
Hashizume	O
and	O
Norihito	O
Sumitomo	O
;	O
whom	O
had	O
both	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
3-disc	O
set	O
as	O
Layton	O
Kyouju	O
VS	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
Mahou	O
Ongaku	O
Taizen	O
(	O
lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
Magical	O
Mystery	O
Music	O
)	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
contains	O
all	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
related	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
contains	O
all	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
related	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
disc	O
contains	O
the	O
music	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Phoenix	I-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
