Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney DS
  • Publisher: Capcom
  • Release Date: Feb 19, 2008
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30

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  1. ShoniL
    Oct 26, 2009
    10
    Brilliant game. Would make a great purchase even if you haven't played the phoenix wright series.
  2. Ady
    Mar 12, 2008
    10
    Great game, Great storyline what more is there to say? GET IT!
  3. Viperr101
    May 11, 2013
    10
    I have never played a game that I felt truly merited a 10 score. This game changed my mind. I have played through nearly every other Ace Attorney game, but Apollo Justice was special. It is true, you are not Phoenix Wright, per se, but does that not mean he isn't a factor in the game. The story is nothing short of masterfully crafted, and all of the characters are memorable and influential on your journey. I hope to see a sequel to this great game some time in the future.… Expand
  4. LadyAlerie
    Sep 20, 2012
    10
    At first, I missed playing with Phoenix. But I changed my mind, because the game is as enjoyable as the Phoenix Wright's ones. More memorable characters, the OST is perfect, the story is great too. I enjoyed this game a lot. Sometimes I play the entire saga again, and never get bored of it.
  5. Alex
    Jul 6, 2008
    9
    This game is a solid sequel for the GS saga and makes a good game-experience. This games were like drugs for me. STORY:Cool story, with the fourth case which outstand most of the episodes in the entire saga. It's incredibly good (even if the final process is the easiest process ever, poor Kristoph.). However, the game fails in connection between the past games: What appened to Maya, Pearls, Gumshoe, Edgey and most of the old cast?!? Do we have to wait for the Edgeworth's Spin-off or an AA:2 to discover more? 9-/10 Graphics: Pretty good improvements in the pg's animations and in the various opening videos: it makes fun also to, ehm, reinvestigate with the OLD graphics with PW, lolz. Liked that "Mason System", even if it was a bit "strange". 9/10 Sound: nothing of great and nothing of bad. I liked the PW1 musics in the PW investigation part, I really liked the Cross-Objection tune. :o 8/10 Gameplay: ..Some say it's slow, some say it's boring.. Seriously, Who f*cking cares. One of the most addicting and thrilling adventures EVER. People should play these types of games more, really really addicting. 10/10 Average: 9/10… Expand
  6. Wocky
    Feb 26, 2008
    9
    I don't know what people are talking about! This game was really good! GRAPHICS: The graphics have had a little bit of improvement/ change through the previous series such as "real" 3D animations or miniclips. The graphics are an outstanding work of art. Overall: 10/10 AUDIO: Sweet heaven! The audio could really make your ears bleed, (especially Gavin's theme). The theme songs become repetitive and make your ears bleed near the end of the game. Overall: 7/10 STORY: The story has gone from ridiculous to....ludicrous! Whoever thought that a doctor would be dragging a noodle stand down a park while a "gangster" comes up and pumps him full of lead? However, these cases can be solved, you don't need to compulsively save (as P W states it). Just use your brain! Overall: 9/10 GAMEPLAY: I see Capcom has brought back the old functions that were lost in PW1. Such as the fingerprint system and the luminol system. They also added more functions such as having the ability to reenact a crime scene and having the perceive system or the jurist system at the last chapter. However, the Psycho-Locks from PW2 and PW3 have been removed but who cares? You also can't present people profiles as evidence anymore. Overall: 10/10 The score I give for the game overall is 9/10… Expand
  7. vahn
    Dec 31, 2012
    9
    I've heard rumors that this is one of the most hated of the series, mostly because it obviously lack the main character: Phoenix Wright. However, as a fan of the series, I pressed forward and I was honestly surprise to see an actual good "sequel" of the main series, with still its good character roster and still good cases to play (I heard the last case is full of plotholes, but seemed ok for me and I personally liked it as much as the others), although they don't reach the quality of either T&T or AT. The graphics in this game have been slightly improved also, animations have been made anew and, surprinsingly, still feels timeless and I hardly noticed the changes (in a good way). The game adds instead of the psychic locks the innate ability to see their reactions through a zooming sight, in which you'll attempt to discover what's wrong with them after certain statements. Except that, nothing really goes wrong...well at a certain point. Even if I liked it, some points of the story aren't totally explained, like where are most of the old characters? What happened to them? Phoenix seems like he's been abandoned, and they were all good friends! Phoenix alone is a great character in the game (finally not a clumsy man like the previous games, although excusable in the first game), and both Apollo and Trucy are a great pair in this game, while I didn't really enjoy your new rival Klavier. It's not on par with other games of the series but it is still a good adventure game, although seemed a bit shorter because of only having 4 cases. Nothing really goes bad in here, but fans will ask questions that probably won't be answered until a "new" Apollo game will be released, and non-fans will surely like the game despite the small flaws and everything. It's worth a good buy in my opinion, so give it a good try: you might find it more enjoyable than you'd think.… Expand

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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Nintendo Power
    80
    With that said, the latest Ace Attorney game is an excellent continuation of the series, featuring more compelling mysteries to unravel and lots of memorable characters. [Mar 2008, p.86]
  2. 1UP
    85
    The localization team at Capcom should be commended for writing dialogue that is genuinely funny. Basically, if you're a fan of the earlier Phoenix Wright games, you will laugh...a lot. Couple the comedy with Justice's engrossing story and you have a case that would be criminal not to take.
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  3. IGN
    83
    Apollo Justice surprised us. This may just be yet another of Capcom’s infamous rehashes, but it’s so much more enjoyable than most that it’s extremely hard to ignore.
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