Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Series Accessibility Report - Android, GBA, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

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Phoenix Wright Ace
Attorney

Accessibility Report

17 Accessibility Features

We've documented 17 accessibility features for Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, including Large Subtitles, Large Text, No Repeated Pressing, No Holds and Remap Buttons. Its accessibility is strongest in Controls and Reading but it also has features in Getting Started, Visual and Audio to reduce unintended barriers.

This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney is a courtroom murder mystery series where you piece together clues to challenge testimonies and uncover the truth. It’s like a visual novel, although you must interact with characters and evidence to progress.

Accessibility Notes

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy has the following accessibility options:

Game Details

Release Date: 12/12/2014, updated in 2019

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Android, GBA, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Puzzle (Adventure, Brain Game, Communication, Point-and-Click and Role-Play)

Accessibility: 17 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Developer: Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

Controls

We've documented 10 accessibility features for Controls in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Gamepad

Can play with the following:

Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.

Mouse And Keyboard

Can play with the following:

Keyboard Alone: Can play with just the keyboard.

Mouse Alone: Can play with just the mouse/mouse-button/mouse wheel.

Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.

Touchscreen

Can play with the following. Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.

One Tap Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap in specific locations.

Remap Controls

Can customise the controls for the game as follows:

Remap Buttons: Can re-map all buttons so that you can use alternatives that better suit your play.

Remap Mouse and Keyboard: Can remap mouse and keyboard key bindings, on systems that support these controls.

Button Combinations

Specific button operation required to play

Holding Down Buttons Optional: Holding down buttons for prolonged periods (a second or more) is not required or can be switched to toggling the action on and off. This is in addition to the movement stick/button which is not considered a hold for this purpose.

Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional: Quick, repeated button pressing (more than 2 times a second) is not required, can be skipped or switched to holding a button to trigger a repeated action.

Controller Vibration

Vibration Optional: Controller vibration not used in the game or you can disable it.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

If you want to play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

Saltsea Chronicles (18 Controls Features)
Shadows Over Loathing (12 Controls Features)
Paradise Killer (11 Controls Features)

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (2 Difficulty Features)
Shadows Over Loathing (2 Difficulty Features)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2 Difficulty Features)
Upheaval (1 Difficulty Feature)

Getting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deals with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.

Assistance Getting Starting

These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.

Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started

If you want to play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:

Tangle Tower (10 Getting Started Features)
Lil’ Guardsman (9 Getting Started Features)
Shadows Over Loathing (8 Getting Started Features)
Saltsea Chronicles (7 Getting Started Features)

Reading

We've documented 4 accessibility features for Reading in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.

Reading Level

How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.

Moderate Reading: Moderate reading required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a high school student (14-year-old) would appreciate.

Text Visibility

Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.

Subtitles

Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast. They are at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of a landscape screen and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens, or can be adjusted to be. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.

All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game): All spoken content has subtitles, or there is no speech in the game. This means there is no requirement to hear spoken dialogue or narrative to play the game.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading

If you want to play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:

Lil’ Guardsman (7 Reading Features)
Return to Monkey Island (7 Reading Features)
Heaven's Vault (7 Reading Features)
Goodbye Volcano High (6 Reading Features)

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Paradise Killer (7 Navigation Features)
The Magister (6 Navigation Features)
The Sexy Brutale (6 Navigation Features)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (6 Navigation Features)

Visual

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Visual Distractions

No Screen Shake: No screen shake effect or it is included but it can be disabled. This includes the absence of screen shake for dramatic effect as well as to indicate hits on a target.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

If you want to play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Lil’ Guardsman (8 Visual Features)
Upheaval (7 Visual Features)
A Case of Distrust (7 Visual Features)
Paradise Killer (7 Visual Features)

Audio

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Audio in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney which deals with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see.

Adjustable Audio

Balance Audio Levels: Set music and game sound effects separately. This enables you to select your preference as well as ensure critical game sounds aren't obscured by other audio.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Audio

If you want to play Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, but it doesn't offer the Audio accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Audio accessibility:

Lil’ Guardsman (3 Audio Features)
The Sexy Brutale (3 Audio Features)
Goodbye Volcano High (3 Audio Features)
Upheaval (2 Audio Features)

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

Android
Android has accessibility settings including ways to navigate and interact, although not all games support this.

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.

PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.

PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).

Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.

iOS
iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games.

Read more about system accessibility settings.