Pocket Gamer's Steven Hamilton writes: "As a crossover it's perfect. Like pieces of a puzzle, everything fits together perfectly, highlighting the best points of each series. Approachable enough for newcomers and packed full of knowing nods to delight fans, it's the ideal game to let out the secret genius in us all".
Cultured Vultures: Do you object to any of our rankings for the best and worst Ace Attorney games? We'll see you in court, pal.
One of the hardest game series to rank, every game has a special charm that made it great.
With the release of the sixth main Ace Attorney game in the U.S., how do all of the titles from the series stack up against each other?
From the review, "Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright manages to work these formats into one experience rather effectively. The game begins with a typical Professor Layton tutorial segment that sets up the main story, and chapter two is likewise a typical Ace Attorney introductory trial scene. Newcomers to either series are granted all of the same needed information as if they were playing one of the separate titles. Once the characters meet, Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright manages to keep a steady rhythm changing between the different series’ formats and slowly blending the games’ elements in subtle, occasionally slightly forced, ways."
I was really pretty interested in this, not sure why though as I've never been a big fan of Professor Layton and I've only ever played a single Ace Attorney game. Still, it seemed like a really good idea for a crossover title - that wasn't yet another beat-em-up. Nice to see it's landed a decent score from PocketGamer too!