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Phoenix Wright challenged by Perfect Prosecutor, battle of wits to ensue photo

Fans of Trauma Center saw Lifesigns as a direct rip off, although after playing the two games I can say that they aren't quite the same thing. On the other hand, Capcom's new Phoenix Wright spinoff, Gyakuten Kenji vs Gyakuten Saiban (Perfect Prosecutor), comes with the distinguished Capcom pedigree proudly stamped on its breast.

From what we can ascertain from the new scan that recently popped up in Famitsu, Perfect Prosecutor places you in the role of the prosecutor and has you after familar faces such as Miles Edgeworth and Dick Gumshoe (which might be the greatest names for supporting chararcters in a game ever.) Edgeworth seems to be combing crime scenes for possible missed evidence. Also, new detective mechanics will be introduced, which ought to please many a fan of the original series.  

No word on price or release date yet, but as soon as more info comes down the pipeline we will send it directly to your feeding tube for mass consumption. I love the DS focus on weird nerdy subsects lately like crime drama and medical emergency. Obviously its going over well with American and Japanese fans alike, so here's to hoping we get drenched in quirky titles in the next few years.

[Via C3 News - Thanks, Jonathan]


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Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:18
Torzelan
Heh, love the
"NEW

NOT"
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:18
Aerox
I want to put a baby in this game.
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:19
topgeargorilla
no pictures :(
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:24
king3vbo
I WILL put a baby in this game
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:25
Chocobo Knight
I doubt it's what I truly wish for by crossing Phoenix Wright with Final Fight to make Perfect Prosecutor.

I can dream... I can dream...
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:31
topgeargorilla
oh. Nevermind.


I want a game on making perfect deli sandwiches. Or cow milking. Or working the stacks at libraries. Or being a French maid/ detective. Or raising cute baby birds. Or working at a zoo. Or being a reporter for a wacky news organization. Or being a diplomat for Iraq. Or hovercraft combating. Or snapping pctures of evil ghosts.


Oh. Wait.
insomnia's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:32
insomnia
DO WANT!

But I hope they'll continue the Ace Attorney series as well...
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:34
Gen Eric Gui
I blogged about this earlier today. I have the rest of the Famitsu article posted there too.

Voila'

I'm excited for this. It was fun getting to play as Edgeworth in Trials and Tribulations, it'll be fun to see a whole game from his side of the casework.

And Lifesigns CAN'T be a ripoff of Trauma Center. Lifesigns was not only out first in Japan, but also the second game in a series!
Sword5's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:35
Sword5
Best news of the week. Start the countdown for more Gumshoe.
ElfAngel7's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:38
ElfAngel7
Playing as Edgeworth was probably my favorite sequence in all of the Phoenix Wright games. While he isn't as awesome as Phoenix IMO, it was great to finally see what was going on in his head and to head against Franchezka.

This seems to be an interesting spin on the Ace Attorney formula, though I hope they keep going with Apollo Justice and other AA games.
Surf314's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:38
Surf314
I heart phoenix wright. Seriously they can just release the same game over and over with just the stories switched out and as long as the writing is good I will still buy it.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:40
naia-the-gamer
Objection!!

Edgeworth = <3
Passionate Styos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:44
Passionate Styos
Do want! Finally we can be a prosecutor.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:46
HarassmentPanda
"Perfect Prosecutor places you in the role of the prosecutor and has you after guys named Miles Edgeworth and Dick Gumshoe, which might be the greatest names for supporting chararcters [sic] in a game ever."

You realize these characters have been around since the first Phoenix Wright game, right? It just doesn't come across that way.

This will be another game I add to my library. I wonder if the Japanese version will have full English support like the previous entries in the Ace Attorney series. Also, this game should be much easier as the Japanese legal system makes it notoriously easy to obtain judgments.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:51
Gen Eric Gui
The PW legal system isn't really based on any real-world legal system, Panda. It's incredibly simplified to make the game fun; but I would assume the game will be roughly the same difficulty as the Phoenix games.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:55
HarassmentPanda
@Gen Eric Gui

I know it's not strictly based on any real legal system; it would be the most absurd system anywhere. However, the game does draw on a lot of aspects of the Japanese legal system and blows them out to comical proportions. Also, I was just kidding around.
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 11:59
13thDragon
Phoenix Wright is a hidden character in Lego Star Wars?!?
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 12:03
Gen Eric Gui
@Panda: Yeah, I know. I figured you were kidding, I was just playing along in my own special way.
protoknuckles's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 12:03
protoknuckles
I cannot WAIT to play this game. As much as I <3 Mia, Maya and Pheonix, Gumshoe is my all-time favorite Ace Attorney character. If this has an english translation in the japanese version, I'm importing it.
xenon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 12:42
xenon
Crime drama and medical emergency are weird nerdy subsects? I thought they were the main themes of some of the most successful TV series of these years...
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 13:11
The-Excel
Isn't it a little late for April Fool's?
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 13:41
Anus Mcphanus
Man the phoenix wright series is the reason I'm glad to own a DS. I just can't get enough of them

DO WANT!
MatCD's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 14:02
MatCD
people are going to JAIL motha-fucka!
CrakieRacooon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 14:22
CrakieRacooon
I love you Phoenix Wright, I love you so much!
fromagex's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 14:40
fromagex
Ecstatic right now. Prosecution is so much more fun. And Edgeworth to boot, not some stupid new person.
BenHaskett's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 14:48
BenHaskett
Fantastic. This looks crazy; you'll be playing in third-person! It's a real point-and-clicker now!
ElfAngel7's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 14:50
ElfAngel7
With any luck, it'll cover the 7 year gap between PW and AJ. I'm also hoping the Attorney you face is Kristoph from AJ, since, you know, you need an opponent that you despise and Kristoph is an utter bastard.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 15:06
Dexter345
No word on a Japanese release, even? Given the translation time, it'll be at least a half a year between that and the US release. I want this, but I don't expect to have it until after the Apollo Justice games are done.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 15:11
HarassmentPanda
@Dexter

I'm pretty sure all of the Ace Attorney games have been import-friendly so far. The Japanese versions have had full English support. It's odd, but welcome.
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 15:24
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask
YES! The best part of TaT was Edgeworth and Gumeshoe's banter in the last case! Let's hope the other prosecutes make an appearance!
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 16:37
Anus Mcphanus
@HarassmentPanda:
I don't think Apollo Justice was import friendly. I think that was the first one to have just Japanese text because it was the first DS specific ace attorney game so who knows if that's the beginning of a new trend for the attorney series.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 19:26
Wedge
HEEEEEELL YES.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 06:27
Batthink
DO WANT. With a vengance.
Bizznet's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 11:43
Bizznet
The Ace Attorney series is kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I'll be going into the store with my face covered up so no one recognizes me.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 15:26
HarassmentPanda
@Anus

Ah, I didn't import Apollo. Seems like that's a good thing.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/11/2008 01:34
Necros
Wow, this is out of left field, but sounds awesome!
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