A fresh and totally original game which, with its well-written and interesting cases, will give you hours of fun.
The characters are likable and although it's fairly linear the cases are interesting which keeps you playing for hours. The graphics are pretty good and the music is ok although I would have preferred an old-school 8-bit soundtrack. However, the music and the graphics are as important as playability and this is where Phoenix Wright really delivers. It will give you hours of game play and is a great game to play on the tube or the train. It's like an interactive TV-drama and a good book in one.
Phoenix Wright has spawned three sequels which are also well worth checking out. I've played them all and although the originality is no longer there the new cases and characters make them all definite purchases.