since I had not yet played henry hatsworth, i went out and got a copy so i could vote in these debates. after quite a few hours with it, i'm a little bothered by some of its gameplay. don't get me wrong, i'm really enjoying it despite some of its frustrating (and admittedly challenging) nuances, but mostly i'm not a fan of combining tetris AND metroid style gameplay simultaneously. at first i thought it might be better to have them separate, like maybe the tetris stuff was just for the boss fights at the end of each level, but the more i weighed the pros and cons, i realized the better it is they combined both and made the game that much more hard/interesting from start to finish. i've got to admit that even though it might bug me -- occasionally even get under my skin -- that i'm glad they did it that right.

hell, it even somewhat reminds me of the NES days when a game didn't just last a night or two, had tons of replayability tucked into secret level design areas, and actually challenged you to beat the game. i like that it's not a dumbed down metroid or DK country game. it has some british balls to it.

all that being said, i can't really fault ANYTHIING phoenix wright did, but i can fault several things henry hatsworth has done. some of the more challenging aspects of the game are obviously done on purpose, but i have to doubt the reasoning things such as letting me die AFTER a boss has been killed. come on, seriously? there's also a few level areas that are just as poorly designed as the countless brilliantly designed corners of each level. so that knocks the game down a few points.

but if i made a list for all the pros and cons of each game, henry hatsworth offers farrrrr more than phoenix wright, and shows a lot more imagination by varying levels and even the gameplay design itself. so there's really only one choice i can make this week.

VOTE: Henry Hatsworth.

Hatsworth is fun but is absolutely nowhere near Phoenix Wright in terms of fun and awesomeness.

PW niqqa. And as for the PSP games... FF: crisis core, Daxter, Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and Locoroco.

Phoenix Wright for me!

One of the first hand held games that made me really play my DS even I was at home (usually I only boot it up when I'm out)

I think Phoenix Wright is probably one of the most immersive games regarding the story, and I just didn't get that feel with Henry Hatsworth.

I'm pretty biased because Phoenix Wright was one of the first DS games I bought and that really got me into portable gaming, so I'll have to go with Phoenix Wright. And Fronz brings up a good point about the imaginative design, and if that were the contest it would be Henry Hatsworth hands down, as it stands I thought that at no point in Henry Hatsworth did it come close to that satisfying feeling of yelling your final objection in a case when you nailed someone.

Henry Hatsworth, since it's the best game on DS.

And the titans clash!

I am not voting for this one either, I will sit in the front row to enjoy the melee. Thank you.

Vote: Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure

Bonus: Pursuit Force, Pursuit Force, Pursuit Force, Pursuit Force.

Objection! Henry Hatsworth.

Phoenix Wright!

Is Phoenix Wright one of my favorite games of all time? Why yes, yes it is.

Hatsworth is an incredible game, but Phoenix Wright wins out via it's numbers advantage. I wouldn't lose the Phoenix Wright series for just the one Hatsworth game. Maybe once Hatsworth has a sequel out (there better be one!) it'll be a different story, but for now the legacy of Phoenix Wright has to win.

Phoenix Wright is barely even a game. But it's going to win in a landslide, so whatever. Voting for Hatsworth, for what it's worth.

Phoenix Wright.

Wooo. this is a tought one. i recently played henty hatsworth and love the mixture between an plataform game and tetris attack, but my feelings say Phoenix Wright, simply for the reason i love it every single game of the franchise.

About PSP...mmm...i haven't played a lot of psp but my picks would be God of War, Patapon, MGS Portable Ops and Tekken :3

Phoenix Wright since I haven't played Hatsworth.

Phoenix Wright

For PSP: Jeanne D'Arc, The ability to play PSX games, Daxter, Lumines and idk, Loco Roco?

hatsworth

Phoenix Wright. It's more original and the story is nice.

Henry Hatsworth has a BULLSHIT difficulty spike.

Phoenix Wright.

I bought the DS for Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, but I stuck with it after purchasing Phoenix Wright, so Phoenix gets my vote.

Hatsworth

I've never understood the facination with Phoenix Wright. I found Phoenix games extremely boring and tiring experiences.

Henry Hatsworth. And I hope he gets as many games as the PW franchise has.