Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)

ACE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATIONS: MILES EDGEWORTH, is a DS game about prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, the nemesis of an earlier game protagonist, Phoenix Wright.  Miles is thrown into a crime scene investigation when a police detective is found murdered in his office. He gathers and examines evidence, then defends and cross-examines another Prosecutor who shows up on the scene, claiming to be the dead detective's partner and accuses Miles' own partner of the crime. In a series of five different episode that Miles stumbles into, the player is required to investigate the crime scene, examine the evidence, piece the information together, and cross examine witnesses to solve several scenarios within each episode.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a text-heavy, menu-driven game. Most of the action is conveyed through dialog. Players examine evidence by looking at the crime scene carefully and pin-pointing areas to examine. Pieces of gathered information can then be connected, witnesses pressed for further information, and evidence presented to contradict or disprove suspicions and accusations. In this manner, players feel very connected to the solving of the crimes.

To win, players must use good reading comprehension, logic, and deductive skills in order to solve each piece of the puzzle in an investigation. Nuances in conversations can be easily missed and unfortunately, there are no hints available in game. Progression is linear and players cannot move on until they have successfully rebutted each accusation by presenting evidence to point out the flaw in the opponent's logic. Like most games though, if you get stuck, cheats and hints can usually be found on gamer blogs and forums.