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|publisher=Capcom<br>[[Nintendo]], [[THQ]] (Australia)
|publisher=Capcom<br>[[Nintendo]], [[THQ]] (Australia)
|japanese=逆転裁判
|japanese=逆転裁判
|distributor=[[WiiWare]]
|firstdate=[[October 11]], [[2001]]
|firstdate=[[October 11]], [[2001]]
|lastdate=present
|lastdate=present
|genre=[[Adventure]]
|genre=[[Adventure]]
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Windows]], [[WiiWare]], [[iOS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Android]]
|systems=[[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Windows]], [[Mobile]], [[Wii]], [[iOS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Android]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|website=[http://www.ace-attorney.com Official site]<br>[http://www.capcom.co.jp/gyakutensaiban Official Japanese site]
|website=[http://www.ace-attorney.com Official site]<br>[http://www.capcom.co.jp/gyakutensaiban Official Japanese site]
}}
}}
'''Ace Attorney''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Gyakuten Saiban'''|逆転裁判||lit. "Turnabout Trial"}}, is a series of visual novels/adventure games in which players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting, which is based on the Japanese legal system, to strive to find their clients "not guilty" using investigation, evidence, and cross-examination to prove their case.
'''Ace Attorney''', known in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''Gyakuten Saiban'''|逆転裁判||lit. "Turnabout Trial"}}, is a series of [[adventure]] games in which players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting based on the Japanese legal system. Players try to prove their clients "Not Guilty" by using investigation, evidence, and cross-examination.


The first three games in the series, originally released only in Japan between [[2001]] and [[2004]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]], have been ported to the [[Nintendo DS]] for worldwide release. The series has been developed from the ground up starting with the fourth game.
The [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|first]] [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All|three]] [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations|games]] in the series, originally released between [[2001]] and [[2004]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in Japan only, was ported to the [[Nintendo DS]] for worldwide release. The series has been developed from the ground up starting with the fourth game.


The first three games feature and are sometimes referred to by the eponymous main protagonist, '''Phoenix Wright'''. The fourth game, set seven years after the end of the third game, introduces '''Apollo Justice''' as a new protagonist who takes over from Phoenix. Both of them return as main protagonists in the fifth game of the main series. '''Miles Edgeworth''', a key character from the first trilogy, is featured in two special games set between the third and fourth games.
The first three games feature and are sometimes referred to by the eponymous main protagonist, Phoenix Wright. The [[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney|fourth game]], set seven years after the third game ends, has Apollo Justice as a new protagonist while Phoenix takes a support role. Both return as main protagonists in the [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies|fifth main game]]. Miles Edgeworth, a key character from the first trilogy, is featured in two [[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth|special]] [[Gyakuten Kenji 2|games]] set between the third and fourth games.
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Ace Attorney
The logo for Ace Attorney.
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Nintendo, THQ (Australia)
Year introduced
Genre(s)Adventure
WebsiteOfficial site
Official Japanese site

Ace Attorney, known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判? lit. "Turnabout Trial"), is a series of adventure games in which players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting based on the Japanese legal system. Players try to prove their clients "Not Guilty" by using investigation, evidence, and cross-examination.

The first three games in the series, originally released between 2001 and 2004 for the Game Boy Advance in Japan only, was ported to the Nintendo DS for worldwide release. The series has been developed from the ground up starting with the fourth game.

The first three games feature and are sometimes referred to by the eponymous main protagonist, Phoenix Wright. The fourth game, set seven years after the third game ends, has Apollo Justice as a new protagonist while Phoenix takes a support role. Both return as main protagonists in the fifth main game. Miles Edgeworth, a key character from the first trilogy, is featured in two special games set between the third and fourth games.