Expanded Game

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

ReleasedAug 23, 2007

Wii
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nintendo DS

About

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations (known as Gyakuten Saiban 3 in Japan) is the third game in the Ace Attorney series. Players take on the role of Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney known for taking on seemingly impossible cases. While the game focuses on a few specific cases, the overarching story of the Phoenix Wright franchise spans the length of the series, involving obscure characters from large families and intricate webs of lies, plots, and murder. The nature of the series remains generally lighthearted, something that's reinforced by its playful, anime-inspired visual style, but the nature of the crimes committed can be cold and downright disturbing. While the game's legal acumen is highly dubious, its aim seems to be more about producing comedic or stereotypically dramatic courtroom moments. Ace Attorney 3 makes light use of the DS touch screen, allowing the player to examine crime scenes and inspect evidence and character profiles. The top screen is used more for storytelling purposes, displaying various dialogue and conversations between characters. During these sequences the lower screen becomes a selection menu, displaying a series of questions to ask witnesses and further your investigation in search of evidence to use in defense of your client in each chapter.

Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Visual Novel
Themes: Comedy, Mystery
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person, Third person, Text
Age ratings: PEGI 12, USK 0, ESRB T, CERO B
Time to beat: 15 h normally
IGDB rating: 86 / 100 (188 ratings)
Also known as: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations, Gyakuten Saiban 3, Turnabout Trial 3, Phoenix Wright 3, Ace Attorney 3, PWAA: T&T

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Nintendo DS	Aug 23, 2007 · JapanOct 23, 2007 · North AmericaOct 3, 2008 · Europe
Wii	Feb 23, 2010 · JapanMay 10, 2010 · North AmericaMay 21, 2010 · Europe