Customer Reviews for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
by Capcom USA

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Video Game Reviews of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Customer Review: Almost as good
Summary: 3 Stars

Ace Attorney 4 is an adequate sequel to the earlier Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games. While I recommend the earlier games wholeheartedly, the writing and characters in this installment don't quite measure up to the same standard.

Customer Review: Attention Gamers
Summary: 2 Stars

Apollo Jusice: Ace Attorney Review:

Introduction:
This review will cover over a few sections, I will keep spoilers to an absolute minimum, if any at all. Please be warned ahead of time, this review contains my review of this game. Meaning this contains a opinion that may only be unique to me, everyone's taste is different so please do not be deterred by one review alone. In the end, the decision is yours alone whether to buy the game or not.

Game Play:
I would have to say the game play is very very much like the previous three games. There are some, one or two added features. Considering this is the first (of the series) to be made exclusively for the NDS they decided to get rather fancy with somethings and really turned things around! It was rather nice to see some things you couldn't do in the prior things available. The biggest added feature being the "Precieve" feature which unlike the prior Megatama, you get to use this feature in court! SNAZZY!! Still other than that, everything is relatively the same, you can still "Press" and "Present" like you always could. You also have the standard four options while investigating too, so basically not much has changed! For me this was good, too may changes to game play can ruin a potentially good game. Where most of us who've played the first three games, we're use to a certain set up, I'm happy that wasn't changed.

Soundtrack:
For me soundtrack is important to any game, it sets the moods and the feel of the game. I hope everyone can agree to this. The soundtrack quality was over all lovely! It was very crisp and clean! Though the music itself I'd have to say it was a bit thumbed down. I wasn't too impressed with it, the music didn't leave me calm and relaxed it left me uneasy and weary. It made the game difficult for me to even manage to get through. I think the soundtrack wasn't so great for me, but there again I may have poor taste in music.

Cases:
The cases were okay, they weren't that exciting the ending case left me very unsatisfied much like 'Farewell My Turnabout' (even though it was an awesome case). These cases weren't all that exciting, Phoenix more or less solves the first and last one for you, I'm not joking on this. They just didn't feel like Apollo was doing ANYTHING frankly. Not very involving to me.

Characters:

Apollo Justice: He was alright. Seriously he wasn't a Phoenix Wright, he didn't seem to have the same flare and confidence Phoenix had. He was very unsure of himself all the time, it didn't even feel like he was solving the cases at all. Just felt like Klavier, Trucy, and Phoenix were always helping him all the time. It was never him figuring things out on his own unlike with Phoenix who would take the evidence, piece it together and arrive at a startling conclusion (Mia, Maya, and Pearls not helping ALL the time)

Trucy: She was an okay girl, she was no Maya, less annoying than Maya frankly. She didn't blame Apollo for things he didn't do...which was nice. She was a bit ditzy but really great fun! I did like her over all the characters in the game honestly! She was very witty, and amusing all over.

Klavier: The prosecutor for the game, he was NO Miles Edgeworth. He didn't have half the sharpness of tongue that Edgeworth had. Instead of trying to win the case he was more concerned about the "truth". He seemed to hold no interest at all in winning his cases, it was all some kinda pastime to him frankly. He wasn't a very good prosecutor for me.

Phoenix Wright: ...I won't lie, it made me very sad to see Phoenix as he is now. His morals took a big blow, he's really not the same "goody-two-shoes" phoneix we loved! It's...he's...so depressing. It broke my heart, so frankly I don't like Phoenix in this game at all...

Overall:
Overall the game was alright, it had some good points but it had too many bad points to be truly enjoyable. Namely how they treated Phoenix in this game, it was rather terrible. I really...didn't approve of this game, if you're big on the Phoenix Wright games just for Phoenix alone, I don't suggest you playing this, but it could be a good bit of...knowledge i suppose to the whole story line. So I do warn you buy and play at your own risk.

Customer Review: To all fans of Phoenix Wright: I'm very sorry.
Summary: 3 Stars

Is Apollo Justice a true Ace Attorney game? Yes.
Is this worth buying for a fan of the series? Probably.
Is it a strong new step to continue the series? Definitely not.

The gameplay for this episode remains very much the same as the previous games. It's something you have to experience for yourself, but it basically involves a lot of dialogue explaining the murder, then you get the chance to try to prove a point with an intuitive Court Record system. It can feel pretty satisfying, and it's an idea I like to see continued in the series. There are some small minigames where you analyze footprints and fingerprints, but these have been largely to impress reviewers who believe that they matter at all. What matters in a game almost entirely based on text...is the story.

I actually have to congratulate Capcom on deciding to change their star series' main character. Many developers, such as Hideo Kojima, might use their one-hit-wonder until he/she is balding and medicated. However, unfortunately many of Apollo's antics make you want for the original Phoenix. For one, he's young. He shows it in his actions, his relative height with the game's prosecutor, and the way everyone seems to treat him as a little boy. (Why hello, little Polly. Would you like a treat?)

Many new characters are introduced for this game, including your assistant Trucy, a prosecutor named Klavier Gavin, and Apollo's mentor, Kristoph Gavin. Personally, I didn't quite like the dynamics of many of these characters; they all seem to be obsessed with one thing, unless it comes to helping you find the murder. Take note of that: The prosecutor HELPS you. And way too many people, to boot. The whole point of the game is that adrenaline rush when you prove a direct lie in the witness' testimony that proves him to be the murderer.
You: "Now explain that!"
Witness: "AAAGH! Y-you...you stupid attorney and your evidence!!!"
Prosecutor: "B-But...your honor, I object! This is...unjust badgering of the witness!"
Judge: "Wrong, Mr. Prosecutor. This seems quite condemning!"
Assistant: "Way to go! I hadn't even noticed that!"

Here's how that might go down in Apollo Justice.
Trucy: "Hey, Apollo. What starts in 'Autops' and ends in '-y report'?"
Apollo: "Huh?...OH! You're right! OBJECTION! Witness, look at this! It, er...contradicts..."
Klavier: "I believe Herr Forehead means that it contradicts , ja?"
Judge: "Could the defense not yell 'objection' so loud?"
Witness: "Well, it seems like not everything went quite according to plan. Oh well."

Believe it or not, that last quote is more or less what one of the murderers says when found out. Basically, I felt like the game destroyed your sense of self-satisfaction from solving the case. Also, a few of the murders don't make any sense at all...

During the last case, you do get a chance to play as Phoenix Wright for a short trial, but it just feels a little empty, especially because it ends in the loss of his badge forever.

If you're still not too sure of buying it, there is a flash demo, and people have been uploading full YouTube videos of the cases (also available for the previous games!)

Customer Review: Great game!
Summary: 4 Stars

I really enjoyed this game, but of course I also enjoyed all the other Phoenix Wright games as well. Love the fact that you can get close to some objects and dust for prints. Also liked the fact that all the cases conected at the end so you get the whole story about Phoenix Wright and what happened to him. Justice personality lacks and it can drive you nuts sometimes. Otherwise a must buy for all that enjoyed Phoenix Wright.