11 July 2023

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Game Information

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

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Game Title:
  • Japanese: ぎゃくてんさいばん6 (Gyakuten Saiban 6 / lit. Turnabout Trial 6)
  • English: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Release Dates:
  • Nintendo 3DS
    • Japan: 9 June 2016
    • World Wide: 8 September 2016
  • iOS & Android
    • World Wide: 21 September 2017
Series: Ace Attorney (Series)
Relations: Prequel: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

General Information

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice is the sixth entry from Ace Attorney series. Known in Japan as ぎゃくてんさいばん6 (Gyakuten Saiban 6 / lit. Turnabout Trial 6).

The game first released for Nintendo 3DS at Japan on 9 June 2016, under the name ぎゃくてんさいばん6 (Gyakuten Saiban 6 / lit. Turnabout Trial 6), and digital release for world wide on 8 September 2016. The Japanese version had limited edition that included the game, a bag in the style of Ur'gaid's tote bag, a plush toy of Shah'do, a drama CD, and a set of Spirit of Justice-themed postcards. The game ported to iOS & Android world wide on 21 September 2017.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, set a year after Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. You will follow Phoenix Wright who came to Khura'in, a kingdom in east, to visit Maya who training in here. He ended up conflicting with Khura'in court system that deemed lawyer was unnecessary and the verdict solely decided based on Divination Séance. You also follow Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes, who stay in States and taking cases on Phoenix Wright behalf.


Gameplay

The game split into 2 modes, Trial mode and Investigation mode. And at any time you could access your Court Record, where your Evidence and Profiles are stored with more detailed information with Notes for your to-do list during investigation mode.

Trial mode where you defend your client on court trial.

  • Health bar: Your health represented by a green health bar. Depending the risk involved, you'll lose more health on each mistake you made and you could see how much you'll lose by the glowing section on the bar. The health bar will remain the same through the episode and it could be recharge by successfully break Psyche-Lock. Once you lost all your health, your client will be declared 'Guilty' and game over.
  • Cross Examination: Every witness testimony must be examined, either by pressing certain statement to get more information or presenting evidence to contradicting statement. Pressing generally safe from penalty until told otherwise and presenting wrong evidence or presenting at wrong statement will result on getting penalized.

In Khura'in, Rayfa as royal priestess perform Divination Séance, showing final moment what the victim saw before their death projected to into the spring in the middle of room, known as Insight. Alongside the vision, Rayfa also gave her interpretation about the vision. The vision will be split into 5 panel for easier jump between scenes. Finding inconsistency pretty much like cross-examination, finding inconsistency both in Rayfa interpretation and within the vision.

Investigation mode where you looking around various places to gather evidences for next day trial.

  • Examine: This mode allowing you to examine your surrounding (a.k.a background) to gather hint or get new evidence.
  • Talk: Sometimes there's people on the area you're visiting and you could talk to them to get more information. The conversation topic will had red checkmark if you already talked about that topic.
  • Present: Sometimes you need to present evidence to people to get more hint and presenting unrelated evidence won't cost health like in trial mode.

Each protagonist have their own abilities to aid their job.

  • Psyche-Locks: Psyche-Locks is Phoenix Wright ability to detect people when they are lying or trying to hide something. Magatama button will appear when trying to attempt break the lock followed by presenting evidence or clues to uncover the truth.
  • Perceive: Perceive is Apollo Justice ability to sense when people tensing up and his bracelet will react to it. Bracelet button will appear when trying to pick up people nervous tic (like sweating, twitching, shrugging, etc.) at the right words and once found, break their testimony by presenting evidence or clues.
  • Mood Matrix: Mood Matrix is Athena Cykes ability, she have sensitive hearing that enabled her to pick up subtle emotional cues in people voices. With the help of her computer, Widget, she able to examine the cues through holographic interface. On each corner there are four mood marker representing happiness, anger, sadness and surprise. On either unexpected emotion appearing or decreasing/increasing expected emotion press 'Pinpoint' to get the witness changed their testimony. Sometimes the witness has emotional overload, making it difficult to pick up another emotion. Find the overload source and press 'Probe' to point it out to the witness to calm down.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Nintendo 3DS Box Art - Japan
Nintendo 3DS Box Art - Japan
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Nintendo 3DS Box Art - North America
Nintendo 3DS Digital Cover - North America
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Nintendo 3DS Box Art - Europe
Nintendo 3DS Digital Cover - Europe

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