By now, if you’ve been following this, you probably know the runaround.  Sometime late last week, a scan of the latest issue of Nintendo Power showed an article showing Tatsunoku vs. Capcom, the latest in the “vs. Capcom” series that was made famous by Marvel vs. Capcom. The article specifically hinted that the game was coming to North America, which is something that a lot of people were expecting to never happen due to the nature of the characters on the Tatsunoku side.

Well, CAPCOM thought differently on that, and Capcom Unity’s Twitter account confirmed that Tatsu vs. Capcom was one of two or three “mystery games” that they were showing at E3 next month. That being said, not only is CAPCOM surprising us with this Wii game that we never expected to come outside of Japan, but they also have two more that they’re going to spring upon us.

But this is why we all love CAPCOM. They’re one of the few developers that actually listen to their fans.

In the meantime, you can find some TvC  gameplay footage after the jump.

Enjoy!

(I will say, though, that “Eureka!” sounds pretty bad. )

Quick update: It should be noted that only the European release was officially announced, but by all means I would be surprised (and outright pissed off) if this didn’t include a US release. Such a release can be expected anywhere between a couple of months before to a couple of months after the European release.

You can also find actual ENGLISH screenshots on Capcom Unity.

I can tell you right now that Gyakuten Kenji is turning into quite the game. Having had the chance to play a flash version of the Japanese website made available on Capcom Japan’s website, along with the help of a translation guide on Court Records, it seems like it’s going to be a nice break from the other games in the series thus far.

One new feature that people will have to get used to is the logic system.  As you examine the crime scene or talk to people, Edgeworth may come across a keyword or thing, which in turn gets added to the logic system. This can be accessed via a new button in the top-left corner of the bottom screen, and when you find that two things in the logic system match, they can be “combined” to uncover new facts or evidence. Trying to relate two things that don’t go together, though, will drain your life bar just like in the other Ace Attorney games.

When examining, at times you are able to contradict things that you can find on the crime scene with evidence in your court record.  For example, you may find a bullethole that contradicts where the victim was shot. Successfully contradicting the current layout of the crime scene could lead to uncovering more clues. For example, Edgeworth may try to more accurately rearrange the scene the crime, where an extra clue is found behind something that was moved.

The game certainly doesn’t forget its routes, though. After finishing the investigation phase, Edgeworth then moves on to talking to the witnesses and having them testify. Unlike real life though, where they simply record your testimony and ask you to appear in court, you will then deduct their testimony to find any flaws. This works exactly like a cross-examination from the previous games; You can try to press parts of their testimony to get more info or uncover a contradiction, or you can present evidence to contradict it as well. Given that the presentation is pretty much the same, it can be assumed that Gyakuten Kenji definitely won’t take away the ability to shout “OBJECTION!” into the microphone.

So, with the name Ace Attorney Investigations all but confirmed, we only have to wonder; Will we see this game by the end of the year?