Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney trailer throws book at you

by Justin McElroy { Sep 20th 2007 at 9:45AM }

Can there really be two ace attorneys in the world? That's the question we're forced to ponder by a new trailer for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney from Tokyo Game Show. Here you've got this young upstart kid -- with a hairdo so terrible that Cloud Strife snickers behind his back -- claiming to be the new ace attorney ("double A" on the streets), but there's no mention of Phoenix Wright, the ace attorney we all know and love!

Maybe double As are actually like Highlanders, and the whole game will be about Phoenix and Apollo trying to track each other down and cut the other one's head off. We'd definitely play that. ... Oh, who are we kidding? We're going to be playing it anyway. Curse our love of justice!

(P.S. "Well, this case certainly has taken a turn ... for the interesting!" is the new best thing you can say in any situation.)

Tags: aceattorney, apollojustice, phoenixwright, tgs07

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jimy @ Sep 20th 2007 10:02AM

OJ in this one?

JodyAnthony (VGDF) @ Sep 20th 2007 10:06AM

haha

Jerk Face @ Sep 20th 2007 10:14AM

HOLD IT!

NaeemTHM @ Sep 20th 2007 10:43AM

Does glove fit?

A) acquit B) Claim racism

Mainman @ Sep 20th 2007 10:16AM

Jings, I thought there were enough jokes/puns to be had from the name 'Wright'. How many different jokes can you cram in to one game about a lawyer named 'Justice'?

neutral @ Sep 20th 2007 10:30AM

Hey I thought the new prosecutor is a rocker? Wasn't he supposed to bring his guitar along?

slyecho @ Sep 20th 2007 12:35PM

He only plays air guitar in court.

The game itself... It's pretty good, one of the best in the series.

Bidoof Protection Military @ Sep 20th 2007 4:58PM

That would be the new prosecutor, Konrad Gavin. Kristoph Gavin (Apollo's mentor) is the older brother of Konrad.

ShortFuse @ Sep 20th 2007 10:30AM

I will see the logo and will always think Viewtiful Joe becauase of the V. Then again, Capcom did make Viewtiful Joe, so maybe it's not a coincidence.

ThornedVenom @ Sep 20th 2007 10:33AM

Would the appearance of Apollo Justice be something hard on fans of the original Phoenix Wright character?

steve @ Sep 20th 2007 10:34AM

As everyone should know, there are four Aces in the deck of Justice. Each Ace sports a different suit.

phoenix @ Sep 20th 2007 10:48AM

haha!

NICE!

Evan @ Sep 20th 2007 10:37AM

The new attorney seems a little too much like a Phoenix clone. Regardless, the game still looks drool-worthy.

phoenix @ Sep 20th 2007 10:46AM

PHOENIX!!! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!! COME BACK!!!!

Neomattrix @ Sep 20th 2007 10:50AM

HOLD IT! Phoenix is in the trailer.
Yup, he's the defendant.

Justin McElroy @ Sep 20th 2007 10:53AM

Well, this case certainly has taken a turn ... for the interesting!

jpxdude @ Sep 20th 2007 11:22AM

Umm...

Phoenix is there in the trailer, he's the one with the skyblue hat with a smiley face on it, the guy being defended.

AgentESPIO7 @ Sep 20th 2007 11:54AM

You are 32 minutes too late, sir.

AgentESPIO7 @ Sep 20th 2007 11:55AM

I don't really mind any more that there's a new attorney, but why did they have to give him such a horrible voice? I thought Phoenix's was a lot better.

shaoron @ Sep 20th 2007 11:57AM

pfft! see that hobo in the first case? that's [removed due to spoiler]!!!

and you wanna know why he's like that!?
because [censored] has [censored] but got [censored] and then [censored] so the hobo guy [censored] but got [censored] and after a few months later.. he ends up in the defendant's chair...

*gets incarcerated for spoiling the whole thing*

Mysticgamer2000 @ Nov 9th 2007 9:36PM

Well that explains everything.

NATO_Duke @ Sep 20th 2007 12:03PM

While going through law school I was fascinated by these games existing, and yet I couldn't bring myself to try them with all the mountains of case law I had to read. Yet, now I am a bit intrigued and will have to put this on the list of games to check out. Are there any others in the legal world who have tried games such as Ace Attorney? What are your thoughts?

Megaqwerty @ Sep 21st 2007 1:01AM

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm would say that Phoenix Wright resembles actual court just as much as Trauma Center resembles actual operations.

Shiaoran @ Sep 20th 2007 12:56PM

I can already picture this being a multiple version game, like those last Megaman ones. :P
Or maybe just an introdutory game for new characters on the next Phoenix Wright game.

Fullmetal Salchemist @ Sep 20th 2007 1:15PM

It certainly feels like an Ace Attorney game, you've got the potentially black judge (he kind of looks like James Avery/Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince), the bumbling defense attorney, and the bishie prosecutor. I'll have to get used to the voice though.