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Gyakuten Saiban

2001
AdventureVisual Novel

Mystery

Few games blend the thrill of a courtroom drama with the quirky sensibilities of a visual novel as deftly as this one. Its core gameplay revolves around meticulously examining evidence, cross-examining witnesses, and exploiting contradictions in their testimonies to prove your clients' innocence. The satisfaction of landing a "Gotcha!" moment and seeing the defendant's face light up after a hard-fought trial is why people keep coming back for more.

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Gyakuten Saiban is a visual novel adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom. It was released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance. The story follows Phoenix Wright, a rookie defense attorney who attempts to have his clients declared "not guilty". Among other characters are Phoenix's boss, Mia Fey; his assistant and Mia's sister, Maya; and prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. The player controls Phoenix through two sets of sections: investigations and courtroom trials. During investigations they gather information and evidence. During trials they cross-examine witnesses, and answer questions from the judge, the prosecutor, and the witnesses. The story is split into four cases.

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