Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4 release date is February 12, 2008

Pre-order Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4 for DSCapcom has announced that the latest installment of the popular (Phoenix Wright) courtroom drama series, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is scheduled for release in North America on February 12nd, 2008. The first Ace Attorney game developed specifically for Nintendo DS, this is the fourth title in the series and will feature all new characters, including new defense attorney Apollo Justice. The game won’t be out in Europe until March 2008.

This new chapter to the Ace Attorney series will drop players into the shoes of Apollo Justice, where they’ll make use of his uncanny ability to uncover witnesses’ lies by studying their body language. But as talented as our hero is, he wouldn’t get far without the support of his assistant Trucy, a mysterious female magician. Apollo also receives invaluable advice from Kristoph Gavin, his ultra-cool mentor whose perfect logic and natural instincts have won him numerous cases and the respect of his colleagues.

Try out the game early via a flash demo on both Capcom-Unity.com and Ace-Attorney.com in January. Similarly, Nintendo DS owners can download via Wi-Fi a demo of the game from Nintendo Stations which can be found in various retail locations. By sampling the unique puzzles, characters and storyline of Apollo Justice, gamers will see for themselves what the hysteria surrounding Ace Attorney series is all about – unrelenting fun!

Check out this Apollo Justice trailer. A new Ace Attorney has risen!