

Release
Friday, October 12, 2001
Player score
90/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
First person
More like this
Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Drama · Mystery
Languages
1 supported
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Wii U
Gen 8

Game Boy Advance
Gen 6