New games this week: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney edition

34 Comments by Justin McElroy Feb 18th 2008 8:35AM
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360

Last week, we decided against highlighting the quirky DS title in favor of the arguably more mainstream console release. Then, we were raked over the coals for it in the comments, and rightfully so. Now, as a contestant on Project Runway might say, we're following our bliss, and selecting Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (the follow-up to the Phoenix Wright series) as our top new game of the week.

To see what it beat out (including The Club and Dragon Quest: Swords), check the full list right after the jump.

Xbox 360:

The Club
FIFA Street 3
Dynasty Warriors 6

PS3:

The Club
FIFA Street 3
Dynasty Warriors 6

Nintendo Wii:

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Pimp My Ride
Balloon Pop
MX vs. ATV Untamed
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

PS2:

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

PSP:

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

Nintendo DS:

FIFA Street 3
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

PC Games:

The Club
Forgotten Riddles: The Mayan Princess
Pirateville
Mystery Case Files: Madame FateThe Club
FIFA Street 3
Dynasty Warriors 6

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xFenixKnightx: Feb 18th 2008; 8:41AM

Didnt Balloon Pop lol, drop last week or is this a diff Balloon Pop? Either way...MEH all around IMO >:(

samfish: Feb 18th 2008; 9:32AM

I'm buying Balloon Pop as a gift for my mom, actually.

I wanted to get it last week, but couldn't find it anywhere.
...apparently because it didn't come out.

ThornedVenom: Feb 18th 2008; 8:47AM

FIFA Street 3 all over the place??

OBJECTION!!

Donald: Feb 18th 2008; 8:50AM

"Pimp My Ride"

::facepalm::

Nigeria: Feb 18th 2008; 8:52AM

Joystiq should do more reviews. I'm curious about Pimp My Ride. Can you paint?

Can't wait for Apollo Justice. I've been practising my finger pointing with my friend's mirror. I haven't got a mirror at the moment. That's how I roll.

markhill66: Feb 18th 2008; 4:21PM

I agree, more reviews would be awesome. I love when you talk about playing games in the podcast, especially lately when you've talked about games like Mass Effect, COD4, and Harvey Birdman. I think you guys are good at it.

And Nigeria, good luck with getting a mirror. You can always just get a small one and have a friend "Hold it!"
(See what I did there? Brilliant.)

-Mark
threevue.com
(I'm not making it a link anymore because people get mad at me when I do it. It's just a signature!)

Gerwurztraminer: Feb 18th 2008; 9:07AM

I need to slow down when I read. My brain just registered this as Apollo Justice: Space Attorney.

Dr.: Feb 18th 2008; 11:05AM

If only :(

BPM VII: Crisis Core: Feb 18th 2008; 1:19PM

That'll be the sequel.

Neil: Feb 18th 2008; 9:18AM

The Club is the most important game out this week in the USA. It's the best third person action game on Xbox 360.

(European gamer who has been playing this game for over a week now)

Zootittles: Feb 18th 2008; 9:19AM

The Club is a great game. It's bound to be a sleeper hit.

ryan: Feb 18th 2008; 9:53AM

I totally agree on the sleeper hit comment for the club. The demo was awesome. The whole combo/high score mechanic is going to make it addictive for anyone who likes to see their name crawl up the leaderboards. That said, I'm looking forward to picking it up for half price in 2-3 months after no one buys it at launch.

tmmoore_nc: Feb 18th 2008; 9:28AM

It seems the Wii and DS are the only systems with unique releases this week. Everything else is in multiplatform land.

Matt B: Feb 18th 2008; 9:53AM

Unique shovelware maybe.

Nigeria: Feb 18th 2008; 10:30AM

Shoryuken

SHORYUKEN!

Schweppes7T4: Feb 18th 2008; 9:35AM

...there's a whole bunch of pheonix wright games... i mean, the series has only been around for what, 2 years? maybe 3? and there's at least 3 original versions i can think of, and now this? not complaining, just seems like every other month there's a new one coming out.

Fiore: Feb 18th 2008; 10:23AM

The series has been around in Japan since the Game Boy Advance. The first one has been out since 2001.

Markusdragon: Feb 18th 2008; 1:19PM

Basically, we've been forced to catch up with Japan. They'll come out slower after 4.

Mr Khan: Feb 18th 2008; 5:10PM

Either way its a series that could probably pump out more content a bit quicker, being more heavily text-based, they could slam out good Phoenix Wright games at a relatively fast rate, since quality is largely dependent on the writers, who can work at a faster rate and maintain quality

FidliousWong: Feb 18th 2008; 9:37AM

Dynasty Warriors 6...

NICE!

Cesaria: Feb 18th 2008; 9:40AM

Just finished JFA, can't wait to pick up TaT and this one. I just wish I had the money to afford my ever increasing DS library.

CassilineKnight: Feb 18th 2008; 10:08AM

I played The Club demo with my lil brother and I have to agree that it has AWESOME written all over it.

Very interesting game and surprising addictive/fun. Even with the announcing voice overs it still managed to keep me occupied for a while.

xFenixKnightx: Feb 18th 2008; 10:19AM

Guess Ill have to download The Club Demo then.

Mr.ESC: Feb 18th 2008; 11:25AM

If you ever played Crackdown time trial,the club is pretty much that except for the vehicles and well all the crazy agent skills.

Is not bad but you really have to be a shooter aficionado to really love the club.

Ranko: Feb 18th 2008; 10:29AM

D: I have to wait for this. Lack of money and things to do. It's a much wanted distraction but alas, it cannot be!

Brian: Feb 18th 2008; 10:42AM

Dynasty Warriors 6 for **PC**? Is that even possible?

JodyAnthony (death by snoo-snoo): Feb 18th 2008; 11:41AM

man, i didn't even realize DQ Swords was coming out this week. I cant make up my mind if i should get it or not. I was really excited about it a year ago but i dunno now.

jorojoserojas: Feb 18th 2008; 1:50PM

Reviews all paint the same picture you do. They're all saying the game is "decent", and describing the game as something you'd enjoy if you bought it...but you don't HAVE to buy it, and won't miss out if you don't.

To me, I'll wait for my Dragon Quest-crazy friend to pick it up (as it is inevitable) and then borrow it when he's done.

Dictatorship: Feb 18th 2008; 1:11PM

Hmmm.... Apollo Justice looks like a good purchase. Sadly, due to the fact that I live in Mexico I'll have to wait a couple or days for it to come out... or months. Hell, I want to buy Prof. Layton already and my Costco still hasn't brought it! :(

That, and I am waiting for Brawl and trying for the Orange Box for PC to arrive, but it's rare to see a good PC game come over here since most of the people in my city play on consoles and don't care about PC games at all, so the only way I can get PC games is by going in a weekend to San Diego.

Markusdragon: Feb 18th 2008; 1:26PM

Expecting both Professor Layton and Ace Attorney 4 to arrive here on import sometime in the next week (or two).

Layton has a two day headstart, but Justice had more spent on the P&P, so which will arrive first is anyone's guess.

Dictatorship: Feb 18th 2008; 1:53PM

Hmmm.... I'm curious. Are you also from Mexico/latinamerican just like Fernando Rocker is?

Markusdragon: Feb 18th 2008; 1:59PM

Me? I'm British, Guv.

ApolloIV: Feb 18th 2008; 2:03PM

I'm bringing the fucking justice this week!

Nick the Hero of Canton: Feb 18th 2008; 4:23PM

Man, now I need to hurry and finish Phoenix Wright 2, buy 3, finish it, just so I can play this one.

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