Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Released: July 25, 2013
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Nintendo 3DS Android iOS

Genres:

Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Adventure Visual Novel

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Drama

Player Perspectives:

Side view

Ratings

User Rating

74.3
Based on 79 ratings

Critics Rating

80.2
Based on 10 ratings

Total Rating

77.2
Based on 89 ratings

Summary

Dual Destinies continues the style of gameplay from previous installments, in which the player must utilize evidence and find contradictions in witness statements to prove their client innocent. Like previous installments, gameplay is split up between Investigations, in which players find evidence and question witnesses, and Trials, where they must use the evidence to expose contradictions. The game now features full 3D graphics and character models, allowing more dynamic camera angles during gameplay, such as quickly panning around the courtroom in the moments before a dramatic reveal. The 3D camera also allows investigation sequences to take place in 3D spaces, permitting greater investigative depth, such as being able to rotate around a room to look for clues.

Storyline

Dual Destinies takes place roughly a year after the events of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. The legal system has entered a dark era, filled with false charges and fabricated evidence. The Wright Anything Agency, run by Phoenix Wright, who retakes the bar exam to once again become a defense attorney following the previous game, takes on a newly christened lawyer named Athena Cykes, who specialises in analytical psychology, joining his other young attorney, Apollo Justice. Working together, Apollo and Athena tackle the case of a murdered alderman, facing up against Simon Blackquill, a fierce prosecutor who is ordered to stand in court despite currently serving a murder sentence (in the game's second case). Afterwards, Athena defends her childhood friend, Juniper Woods, after she is charged with the murder of her teacher at a law school, receiving help from prosecutor Klavier Gavin (third case).

Involved Companies

Capcom

Role:
Developer Publisher

Game Engines

MT Framework

Keywords

detective murder 2.5d crime digital distribution single-player only polygonal 3d touch controls nintendo network pax prime 2013 political thriller law interactive environments ambient music innocent people die tokyo game show 2012 framing forensics

Alternative Names

Ace Attorney 5 Gyakuten Saiban 5 Turnabout Trial 5

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