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Gyakuten Saiban 2 is much the same as the original game, offering four completely new cases to solve.
Case 1 - The Lost Turnabout
A young police officer is murdered. Written in the sand next to him is the apparent name of the killer - Maggwy, his girlfriend! What's more, Phoenix is suffering from a nasty case of amnesia, having been whacked over the head by an unknown assailant.
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Maggey Byrde / Mako Suzuki
A young police officer who is perpetually down on her luck. Dick Gumshoe kind of has a thing for her. It's pretty cute.
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Richard Wellington / Takamasa Moroheiya
An arrogant young man who apparently thinks he is the height of fashion. In the Japanese version, he's one of those characters that peppers his speech with lots of obnoxious English, so you know he's kind of a prick. Also makes lots of obscure references to sound smart.
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Case 2 - Reunion, and Turnabout
Turner Grey (Tetsurou Kirisaki in the Japanese version) is a doctor with a problem - no one wants to come to his hospital since one of his nurses went on a killing spree and killed fourteen patients. The accursed nurse is dead, having been killed months ago in a car accident. So Grey enlists the psychic powers of Maya to call the nurse's spirit and get her to confess. The two enter into a closed room to begin the ceremony, until there's a gunshot. The doctor is dead, and Maya is once again on trial for murder.
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Pearl Fey / Harumi Ayasato
Maya's 8-year old cousin, Harumi also has many of the same powers. When Maya isn't around,
Harumi can channel spirits for Phoenix. She trails along pretty often in the later games. (Technically her last name would be "Fey", if you're going by the English names. But whatever.)
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Franziska von Karma / Mei Karuma
Manfred von Karma's daughter. She studied in Germany and became a lawyer at the age of 13. Franziska routinely bullies everyone with her whip, and seeks vengeance against Phoenix for his victories over both her father and Edgeworth. She's the primary prosecutor for most of the game, and has a tendency to ramble on about "fools". In Japanese, "Mei" is a common name, but the kanji used means "dark". Her English name, Franziska, is just plain scary sounding.
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Morgan Fey / Kimiko Ayasato
Pearl's mother and Maya's aunt. She helps maintain Kurain Village.
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Ini Miney / Nodoka Hanaka
A young psychology student with an interest in the supernatural, and kind of a ditz. Her sister was the nurse who was blamed for killing all of the patients.
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Case 3 - Turnabout Circus
The leader of a local circus is dead. The only reliable witness is a clown who insists the murderer literally flew up and away into the night sky. The accused is a magician who may have been able to use his tricks to get away clean. And amidst the circus members is a competition for the love of a young girl...
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Maximillion Galactica
The defendant in the third case, this flamboyant magician is charged with killing
the circus leader.
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Ben & Trilo
A whimpering, pathetic shell of a man, Ben lets his puppet Trilo do his talking for him.
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Regina Berry / Mirika
The charming young animal trainer, and daughter of the circus leader. Guys fawn all over her, naturally.
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Moe / Tommy
I hate this guy. Moe the Clown is a vital witness, but his constant joking and awful puns will often cause the judge to penalize poor Phoenix. His real name is Lawrence Curls, which, along with his nickname, completes the holy trilogy of the Three Stooges.
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Acro
A wheelchair-bound acrobat. That is kind of depressing. Apparently one with nature too, given all the birds.
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Case 4 - Farewell, Turnabout
There's trouble afoot with the Steel Samurai (Tonosaman) again. This time, the current actor has been accused of killing his nemesis, The Jammin' Ninja (Ninja Nanja). What's worse, Maya has been kidnapped - and a mysterious man tells Phoenix he has two days to get a "not guilty" verdict, or it's curtains for the girl.
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Matt Engarde / Shingo Ohtoru
The newest actor in the Steel Samurai suit, and the one on trial. A bit of a dope.
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Adrian Andrews / Kirio Kamiya
Matt's manager. Although she exudes an aura of confidence, she's not quite as stable
as her exterior would lead you to believe.
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The major storyline in Justice for All involves the disappearance and apparent death of Miles Edgeworth, who was shamed out of the country after the last game. It's not quite as compelling as the DL6 case, and the resolution is a bit on the lame side. Still, with the awesomely bitchy Franziska von Karma to pick up the slack, it's hard to complain too much.
There have been a few minor changes to the game. The emblems that signified your "life" in the previous game have been changed to a meter. Now each of your mistakes have varying amounts of importance - sometimes you can mess up and only lose a sliver, while other times you can find yourself losing half of your gauge. In a few rare cases, you can lose an entire case in one wrong move. Thankfully, the game warns you ahead of time by indicating how much of your "life" meter is on the line.
The other big addition is the Psyche Lock. When interrogating people in the detective scenes, you can sometimes sense when they're keeping a secret. By showing them bits of evidence - much like the courtroom battles - you can convince them to spill their guts. Naturally, if you show them something wrong, you'll lose a little bit of health. But if you successfully unlock something, you'll regain a substantial portion of health. Unlike the first game, the health bar carries over in between scenes, so Psyche Locks are the only way to rejuvenate yourself.
In general, Justice for All is regarded as the weakest of the original trilogy. The music is generally mediocre, most of the new characters are kinda lame, the overarching story lacks punch and the cases - outside of the fourth case and its awesome finale - are somewhat lacking. Thankfully, it's little more than a small case of the sophomore slump, and the sequels definitely pick up the pace.
Much like the original game, Gyakuten Saiban 2 was ported to the DS primarily for the English speaking audience, and named Phoenix Wright: Justice for All. Other than the language, the only differences from the GBA version are the enhanced music and touch screen controls. There are no extra cases. The English translation has a handful of typos and grammatical errors, but the actual writing is on par with the first game.
MP3s
Examination - Moderate 2002 GBA
Inform the Truth 2002 GBA
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