If only real courtroom battles could be like this. In the Phoenix Wright series, every objection -- shouted as "OBJECTION!!!" in a flashy comic-book style burst -- is like a body slam launched against the opposing attorney, complete with a fighting game punch sound effect. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies is no different, this time debuting the master lawyer in 3D on the Nintendo 3DS.
What sets Dual Destinies apart is the addition of psychoanalysis. Not the real kind marked by interpreting subtle facial and behavioral cues, but a video game-y type that utilizes the special emotion-reading ability of Phoenix's new Assistant Attorney Athena Sykes. "Her power will be our greatest weapon," Phoenix opines in the lengthy opening cinematic that introduces us to the cast, and also sets up the story that will tie together Dual Destiny's docket of court cases.
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