has also been released for Android and iOS in 2017 in Japan. The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve is the second entry in The Great Ace Attorney series. It was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2017 in Japan; it has also been released for Android and iOS in 2018 in Japan. Professor Layton crossover Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a crossover between Ace Attorney and the Professor Layton series. It was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012 in Japan and in 2014 in the West. Compilations The first three main series games have been collected and released as two separate compilations: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD was released for iOS and Android in 2012 in Japan and for iOS in 2013 in the West, Capcom removed the mobile-only version of the game from stores, and replaced it with the console version on iOS and Android as of June 9th, 2022. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2014, and PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows in 2019 and the console port for The Trilogy was released in 2022 for iOS and Android. Both of The Great Ace Attorney games have been collected as a compilation: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles was released in July 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows. This was the first time both games were made officially available outside of Japan. Common elements Gameplay The Ace Attorney games are visual novel adventure games in which the player controls defense attorneys and defends their clients in several different episodes. The gameplay is split into two types of sections: investigations and courtroom trials. During the investigations, the player searches the environments, gathering information and evidence, and talks to characters such as their client, witnesses, and the police. Once enough evidence has been collected, the game moves on to a courtroom trial section. In the courtroom trials, the player aims to get their client declared "not guilty". To do so, they cross-examine witnesses, and aim to find lies and inconsistencies in the testimonies. They are able to go back and forth between the different statements in the testimony, and can press the witness for more details on a statement. When the player finds an inconsistency, they can present a piece of evidence that contradicts the statement. If the player is correct, the game presents