Gyakuten Saiban
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…
Gyakuten Saiban is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 4, released 12 October 2001 on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
What Gyakuten Saiban is
Gyakuten Saiban is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and released in 2001. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Ace Attorney series
Gyakuten Saiban is the first of 49 entries we hold in the Ace Attorney series. The next entry was Gyakuten Saiban 2 in 2002.
What it launched against
Gyakuten Saiban launched on 12 October 2001, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto III, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001) and Ico.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto III, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2 (2001), Ico.
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