Great characters, great story line, great presentation, very thought provoking, and even hilarious, this game is great!
Alright lets get down to the game, Phoenix Wright is a new Defence attorney fresh off the bar and is working with his mentor mia fey in his first case involving the murder of, well I can let you figure that out your self (Want to know the truth, this is the one victim I forgot :p, no wait I just remembered, it has to do with your buddy larry butz who you are defending). But you will be put through a trial where you have to squeeze the truth out of a victim by pressing them on their statements or pointing out contradiction with your evidence (for example, a witness may say a murder happened at a certain time, but the autopsy report may say other words, this is a contradction!). As the cases go on they get much harder and your knowledge of the stories of the character become more clear and they are quite interesting and range from learning why "worthy" became a prosecutor, to some stolen lunch money.
Like Gamespot said in their review you couldn't ask more in terms of the gameplay it provides and it lacks replayability. But it does what it wants to do pretty much perfectly and when you finish it you will be screaming for a sequel and realize what the Japanese have been enjoying for years.
The graphics and sound are alright (I think they may have been ported from the gba, but in the 5th and final story you get some more detailed stuff as well as some touch screen investigation) But they arn't what makes this game worth the money, it is just plain fun and the hours you will spend figuring out how the person was killed should be enjoyed by everyone! SO GO GET THIS GAME NOW!