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Posted: Apr 17 2007 10:05 am

Fresh on the heels of the announcement of Phoenix Wright 3 comes the word that another lawyer game is coming to a Sony PS2 or PSP near you.

Look for Birdman to be a funnier law-talking' game than Phoenix. According to the game's developer, Capcom, Harvey is an "interactive fiction game that merges the fun and mayhem of the popular Adult Swim TV show with Capcom’s unique style of gameplay."

“With Capcom’s past success in the legal game-play arena, working with them to bring Harvey Birdman to a whole new platform was the perfect verdict for both companies,” said Christina Miller, vice president of consumer products for Cartoon Network Enterprises, the licensing and merchandising division of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. “Fans should really enjoy being in control of the barely controllable legal 'eagle' Harvey Birdman."

Over the course of the game, players guide Harvey through a series of odd and comical cases. To prove his client’s innocence, Harvey must explore the scene of the crime, gather evidence, talk with other cartoon characters, occasionally have drinks with opposing council, and of course, tear holes –no matter how ridiculous- in the testimony provided by the witnesses for the prosecution.

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legal game play arena?

Posted: Apr 17 2007 03:43 pm

Seems like the PSP now is copying the DS every step of the way.

Posted: Apr 17 2007 04:14 pm

Yeah, that part's retarded. But I love Birdman, so I'm excited.

Posted: Apr 17 2007 07:39 pm

come on! a game where you play aas an attorney is so obscure. sony's just ripping off nintendo now.

Posted: Apr 17 2007 08:14 pm

You can't blame Sony. It's Capcom that's simply cashing in on making a Lawyer game for Sony systems to collect in on the success that Nintendo has with Phoenix.

Posted: Apr 17 2007 08:21 pm

true

Posted: Apr 18 2007 07:32 pm

Fun fact: The correct classification of these games are visual novels.

Posted: Apr 19 2007 01:08 am

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

Fun fact: The correct classification of these games are visual novels.

Hotel Dusk and Indigo Prophecy being two other examples.

Posted: Apr 19 2007 01:40 am

lordsathien wrote:

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

Fun fact: The correct classification of these games are visual novels.

Hotel Dusk and Indigo Prophecy being two other examples.

Wouldn't about every Hentai "Adventure" or Dating Sim, fall into this category as well? Since, you just read through them, and occasionally get to make a "Pick option A or B" once in a blue moon.

Posted: Apr 19 2007 08:24 am

Yeah, but a session of Phoenix Wright doesn't end with tissues (hopefully).

Joined: Apr 06 2007 Posts: 35

Knyte wrote:

You can't blame Sony. It's Capcom that's simply cashing in on making a Lawyer game for Sony systems to collect in on the success that Nintendo has with Phoenix.

I hate to be rude, but get your story straight. Capcom created the Phoenix Wright/Gyakuten Saiban series, not Nintendo. So Capcom isn't copying anyone. Why is it that everytime a new franchise comes out for a Nintendo system, people think Nintendo made it?

Posted: Apr 21 2007 04:15 pm

I don't quite think Knyte was saying it like that. Unless I'm completely wrong, I believe Knyte was more referring to the fact that instead of porting the game or creating of doing something more creative, Capcom is just trying to make another series to make money. It's kind of like:

Crackdown or Saint's Row is to Grand Theft Auto as Harvey Birdman is to Phoenix Wright...except for the fact that the last two are going to be made by the same company.

I know that Knyte knew what he was talking about, but the wording of it may be confusing. He wasn't saying "Nintendo made it, and Sony is copying", but rather "Capcom loves our money and is using any measure necessary to get it".

Joined: Apr 06 2007 Posts: 35

Delition wrote:

I don't quite think Knyte was saying it like that. Unless I'm completely wrong, I believe Knyte was more referring to the fact that instead of porting the game or creating of doing something more creative, Capcom is just trying to make another series to make money. It's kind of like:

Crackdown or Saint's Row is to Grand Theft Auto as Harvey Birdman is to Phoenix Wright...except for the fact that the last two are going to be made by the same company.

I know that Knyte knew what he was talking about, but the wording of it may be confusing. He wasn't saying "Nintendo made it, and Sony is copying", but rather "Capcom loves our money and is using any measure necessary to get it".

Ah, I see. My mistake.

Posted: Oct 02 2007 03:37 am

A gameplay video from ComicCon.

Love the Guile cameo. The game seems like its more of an interactive movie rather than the gameplay of Phoenix Wright though.

Lastly, it's going to be on the Wii (as well as possibly the PS2/P).

Posted: Oct 02 2007 07:11 am

Delition wrote:

I don't quite think Knyte was saying it like that. Unless I'm completely wrong, I believe Knyte was more referring to the fact that instead of porting the game or creating of doing something more creative, Capcom is just trying to make another series to make money. It's kind of like:

Crackdown or Saint's Row is to Grand Theft Auto as Harvey Birdman is to Phoenix Wright...except for the fact that the last two are going to be made by the same company.

I know that Knyte knew what he was talking about, but the wording of it may be confusing. He wasn't saying "Nintendo made it, and Sony is copying", but rather "Capcom loves our money and is using any measure necessary to get it".

Making a popular series and whoring it out without changing the formula until all the money you could possibly sap out of it is basically what Capcom does. At least they are reliable.

Interesting note, have you counted all of the games capcom has made that have german suplexes as an available manuaver? You may be suprised.

Posted: Oct 02 2007 05:38 pm

Hmm, let's see...

Every Street Fighter Game
Every Crossover Game
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Final Fight 3 (I think)
Gotcha Force

That's all I got

Posted: Oct 02 2007 05:40 pm

Gooootcha Foooorce *drools*

Posted: Oct 02 2007 06:43 pm

Hells yeah! Christ, I love that game.

Posted: Oct 02 2007 10:27 pm

Does it ever really end? I've beaten it maybe twice and it keeps coming up with a new reason for me to play the same game again.

Posted: Oct 02 2007 10:37 pm

Nope. It's one of those games that just goes on until you've gotten bored/run out of shit to collect. Once you've beaten it once, you've seen the ending, though.

Posted: Jan 07 2008 02:03 am

Thread bump to remind you guys that the game comes out on on the Wii this Tuesday.

Posted: Jan 07 2008 02:12 am

lordsathien wrote:

Over the course of the game, players guide Harvey through a series of odd and comical cases. To prove his client’s innocence, Harvey must explore the scene of the crime, gather evidence, talk with other cartoon characters, occasionally have drinks with opposing council, and of course, tear holes –no matter how ridiculous- in the testimony provided by the witnesses for the prosecution.

So Jack Thompson is in this game?

Posted: Jan 07 2008 06:58 am

It's coming out on the PS2 and PSP on Tuesday as well.

Posted: Jan 09 2008 03:30 am

Stephen Colbert didn't provide any voicework, but he's the sole exception to the show's VAs doing work for the game.