List of Ace Attorney media

This is a list of entertainment media that is part of the Ace Attorney franchise.

Video games

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Main series

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Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • JP: October 12, 2001
  • NA: October 12, 2005
  • EU: March 16, 2006
  • AU: March 8, 2007
Release years by system:
2001 - Game Boy Advance
2005 - Nintendo DS
2005 - PC
2007 - Mobile phones
2009 - WiiWare
Notes:
  • Originally released for the Game Boy Advance as Gyakuten Saiban.
  • The Nintendo DS version and rereleases included an additional fifth case, as well as several Nintendo DS features, including the microphone, touchscreen, and ability to produce three-dimensional graphics.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: October 18, 2002
  • NA: January 16, 2007
  • EU: March 16, 2007
  • AU: September 6, 2007
Release years by system:
2002 - Game Boy Advance
2006 - Nintendo DS
2006 - PC
2010 - WiiWare
Notes:
  • Originally released for the Game Boy Advance as Gyakuten Saiban 2.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: January 23, 2004
  • NA: October 23, 2007
  • EU: October 3, 2008
Release years by system:
2004 - Game Boy Advance
2006 - PC
2007 - Nintendo DS
2010 - WiiWare
Notes:
  • Originally released for the Game Boy Advance as Gyakuten Saiban 3.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 12, 2007
  • NA: February 19, 2008
  • EU: May 9, 2008
  • AU: May 22, 2008
Release years by system:
2007 - Nintendo DS
2016 - iOS, Android
2017 - Nintendo 3DS[1]
Notes:
  • Introduces a new protagonist called Apollo Justice, while former protagonist Phoenix Wright is relegated to a major supporting character.
  • Gyakuten Saiban Jiten, a digital encyclopedia for the first three games, was released as part of the game's limited edition.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 25, 2013
  • NA/EU: October 24, 2013
Release years by system:
2013 - Nintendo 3DS
2014 - iOS
2017 - Android
Notes:
  • It is the eighth total game in the Ace Attorney series and the fifth installment of the main lineage.
  • Phoenix Wright returns as a protagonist; Athena Cykes is also introduced as a third protagonist.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: June 9, 2016
  • NA/EU: OC : September 8, 2016
Release years by system:
2016 - Nintendo 3DS
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • It is the tenth total game in the Ace Attorney series and the sixth installment of the main lineage.

Spin-offs

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Title Details
Gyakuten Hanafuda

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2004 - i-mode[2]
Notes:

Ace Attorney-themed hanafuda game for flip phones

Quiz Gyakuten Saiban

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2005 - i-mode[3]
Shōshin Test

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2005 - i-mode[4]
Notes:
  • Name in title refers to Dick Gumshoe, known in Japan as Keisuke Itonokogiri.
Gyakuten Saiban Poker

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2007 - i-mode[5]
Notes:
Gyakuten Saiban Jiten

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 12, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 - Nintendo DS
Notes:

Original release date(s):
  • JP: May 28, 2009
  • NA: February 16, 2010
  • EU: February 19, 2010
Release years by system:
2009 - Nintendo DS
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Ace Attorney Investigations features Miles Edgeworth in the capacity of the protagonist for the first time in the series.
  • Features cameos from minor characters from previous entries in the series.
  • Had a Limited Edition version released simultaneously with the regular edition in Japan.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: February 3, 2011
Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo DS
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • The official sequel to Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth which now features new gameplay and features.
  • Released in celebration of the franchise's 10th anniversary.
Gyakuten Puzzle: Substitution Gyakuten

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2011 - i-mode[6]

Original release date(s):
  • JP: November 29, 2012
  • EU: March 28, 2014
  • NA: August 29, 2014
Release years by system:
2012 - Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • A crossover game featuring the title characters of Ace Attorney and the Professor Layton series.

Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 9, 2015
Release years by system:
2015 - Nintendo 3DS
2017 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • A first half of prequel set over a century before the main series focusing on Ryūnosuke Naruhodō, Phoenix's ancestor.

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2017 - Nintendo 3DS[7]
2018 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • A final half of prequel set over a century before the main series focusing on Ryūnosuke Naruhodō, Phoenix's ancestor.
Gyakuten Saiban: VR20-gou Jiken

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
2021 - Quest 2[8]
Notes:
  • A VR attraction that can only be played at Capcom Plaza.

Compilations

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Title Details

Original release date(s):
  • JP: February 7, 2012
  • NA: May 30, 2013
  • EU: May 30, 2013
Release years by system:
2012 - iOS, Android (legacy "HD" release)
2014 - Nintendo 3DS
2019 - PC, NS, PS4, XBO
2022 - iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Remastered compilation of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice for All, and Trials and Tribulations.[9]

Original release date(s):
  • WW: July 27, 2021
Release years by system:
2021 - PC, NS, PS4
Notes:
  • Remastered compilation of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve.[10]

Original release date(s):
  • WW: January 25, 2024
Release years by system:
2024 - PC, NS, PS4, XBO
Notes:
  • Remastered compilation of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Dual Destinies, and Spirit of Justice.[11]

Original release date(s):
  • WW: September 6, 2024
Release years by system:
2024 - PC, NS, PS4, XBO
Notes:
  • Remastered compilation of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit.[12]

Soundtracks

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Printed media

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  • The Official Gyakuten Saiban Manga
  • The Weekly Serialized Gyakuten Saiban Manga
  • Turnabout Crossover
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Official Casebook: Vol. 1: The Phoenix Wright Files
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Official Casebook: Vol. 2: The Miles Edgeworth Files
  • Gyakuten Saiban: Turnabout Idol
  • Gyakuten Saiban: Turnabout Airport
  • Gyakuten Saiban: Jikan Ryokosha no Gyakuten

Theatre

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  • Ace Attorney: The Truth Reborn (musical, 2009)
  • Ace Attorney 2: The Truth Reborn, Again... (musical, 2009)
  • Ace Attorney 3: Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth (musical, 2013)
  • Ace Attorney 2: Farewell, My Turnabout (stage show)
  • Ace Attorney Investigations: Turnabout Teleportation (stage show)
  • Ace Attorney: Turnabout Spotlight (stage show)
  • Ace Attorney: Turnabout Gold Medal (stage show)
  • The Great Ace Attorney: New Truth Reborn (musical, 2023)

Movies and Television

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References

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  2. ^ a b "カプコン、EZweb「クラブ☆カプコン」にて 「街頭雀王」など7タイトルのphase3版を配信". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ^ a b "ケータイカプコン : クイズ逆転裁判". Capcom (in Japanese). Capcom Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. ^ a b "ケータイカプコン : 昇進テスト". Capcom (in Japanese). Capcom Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ^ a b "カプコン、「逆転裁判4」公式携帯サイトオープン iモード「逆転裁判i」では「逆転裁判ポーカー」無料配信". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  6. ^ a b "ケータイカプコン : 逆転パズル いれかえる逆転". Famitsu (in Japanese). 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. ^ a b "『大逆転裁判2 -成歩堂龍ノ介の覺悟-』発売日が8月3日に決定【Nintendo Direct】". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2017-04-13. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. ^ a b "Quest 2採用のカプコン「逆転裁判 VR20号事件」を体験 カガク捜査だけでなく「異議あり!」エモートも楽しいぞ!" (in Japanese). 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  9. ^ McWhertor, Michael (2019-09-22). "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy coming to PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  10. ^ McWhertor, Michael (April 21, 2021). "Capcom's Great Ace Attorney series is coming West this summer". Polygon. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Scullion, Chris (June 12, 2023). "Ace Attorney 4-6 are being released as an HD trilogy". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  12. ^ Minotti, Mike (June 18, 2024). "Ace Attorney Investigations Collection comes to Switch on September 6". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 18, 2024.