Earlier this year Capcom announced they would be releasing the first three Ace Attorney games in a single collection. Containing the three Game Boy Advance titles (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney: Justice for All, and Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations) the titles would be the same games but with new, upgraded, art assets.

We got the opportunity to test out the North American version of the collection in Capcom's booth and can say that it is exactly as described. The core gameplay, controls, text, and music appear unchanged from the example stage - "The Stolen Turnabout" from Trials and Tribulations. With that in mind you can get a good feel for if the game would be enjoyable for you by reading our reviews of each of the games (1, 2, 3).

What has changed are the visuals that accompany the three titles. The demo took place during the trial and it was nice to see that not only were all the sprites recreated with the higher resolution of the 3DS in mind, the aspect ratio was also adjusted to account for the wider screen. All of the art looks very sharp, and is a clear step above the DS version of the game, especially the character art, which looks fantastic. Additionally, the 3D works very well. The sprite layers are split up allowing for a proper sensation of depth. The judge's desk was clearly closer than the Judge, who clearly was sitting some distance from the wall behind him. While this is not the full 3D models we saw in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, it still manages to look very sharp while keeping true to the spirit of the original titles.

It was slightly disappointing to hear that Capcom has not touched the GBA music, although I understand that the music is considered by some to be "iconic," so doing so may alienate some of the people most interested in this collection.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy will be available at the end of the year.