Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice sees Phoenix in a brand new location: a courtroom situated in the Kingdom of Khura’in, origin of the Kurain Channeling Technique, where mysterious séance trials decide the fate of all defendants. Brand new to the series is the Divination Séance gameplay mechanic that allows the player to revisit the last moments of a victim’s life. Players must fight to unravel the discrepancies and contradictions between the Royal Priestess’s Insight and what is shown in the séance. Meanwhile, defense attorney Apollo Justice faces his own challenges holding down the fort at the Wright Anything Agency, as he takes on a case that will have explosive implications. Both our heroes are joined by a host of returning friends and adversaries in their fight to bring about justice.

The new game is filled with puzzling cases to solve using popular investigative techniques from previous installments. More details on gameplay features will be revealed in the coming months, so stay tuned!

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice introduces bright-eyed monk-in-training and self-styled tour guide Ahlbi Ur’gaid, who has been accused of stealing the Kingdom of Khura’in’s national treasure, “The Founder’s Orb,” and murdering its guard, Paht Rohl. Under the kingdom’s legal system, if the defendant is proven guilty, so is the representing attorney. This has led to the absence of lawyers for many years, but visiting attorney Phoenix Wright steps in to defend Ahlbi against the returning and smugger-than-ever prosecutor Gaspen Payne.

In this land’s courtrooms, séance trials decide the fate of all defendants. Royal priestess Rayfa is able to divine the final moments of a victim’s life in the courtroom’s Pool of Souls. The victim’s memories are not limited to sight alone – all of a victim’s final sensations are laid bare for the court to consider before a judgment is made. Players will need to find inconsistencies between Rayfa’s interpretations of the vision and the memory itself to prove Ahlbi’s innocence.

Key Features:

• New and returning characters – Fan-favorite faces return to the series, along with brand new characters such as Rayfa, the Royal Priestess of the Kingdom of Khura’in.
• New mysterious location – While Apollo still battles in court back home for the Wright Anything Agency, Phoenix explores a brand new lawyer-less court system in the Kingdom of Khura’in. Here Phoenix fights to bring about a legal revolution.
• Twisting plots and puzzling cases – The unusual cases the Ace Attorney series is known for come to session alongside the witty, comical dialogue that’s become iconic in this courtroom drama.
• Divination Séance gameplay – This new mechanic allows the player to revisit the last moments of a victim’s life. Players must fight to unravel the discrepancies and contradictions between the Royal Priestess’s insights and what is shown in the séance vision.
• The return of popular gameplay features – Investigative techniques from previous installments return, utilizing the touch features of the Nintendo 3DS to explore crime scenes and assist in court proceedings.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice will be released as a digital download in the Nintendo eShop for $29.99 / £24.99 / €29.99.