WorthPlaying.com writes:
I knew it was a mistake to get excited about a licensed game. Even after all of these years, there are still games that sound like such fantastic ideas that, even though you know it's not going to turn out well, you can't help but think that maybe this time will be different. Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law is one of these games. Combining the incredibly bizarre TV series with the gameplay of Phoenix Wright is a marvelous idea. I suppose the first warning sign should have been that this was created by High Voltage Software, perhaps most infamously known for Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Why do we do this? We are well aware that a specific licensed game isn’t good, yet we actually manage to be less critical, we manage to overlook its issues, and enjoy these tie-ins, these perfect definitions of the word “shovelware”, without an issue. What is it about these games that makes us more… tolerant? Is it the novelty of playing a game based on a license we like? Is it some kind of psychological effect that reminds us of simpler days? Does it mean that playing these games brings out the best version of the gamer inside of us?"
Drew Leachman writes: The From A to Z series lets our editors go back and take a look at games from past generations that are classics, overlooked gems, or just titles they remember fondly. The idea behind this is to pick five games from each letter of the alphabet, once a week to showcase. This delivers 26 weeks and 130 games to talk about. Hopefully it sparks some conversation, and of course plenty of memories.
Our second series will focus on Sony’s sophomore entry into the console business, the PlayStation 2.
Let’s continue with the letter “H”.
The lost Ace Attorney game!
