In this puzzle-adventure game, players assume the role of Miles Edgeworth, a court prosecutor who investigates and solves crimes—mostly murder cases. The game is text-based, requiring players to read through dialogue and view narration sequences (i.e., cutscenes). Players visit crime scenes, question witnesses, examine evidence, and deduce the mystery behind each crime. Actual shootings (of people) are never depicted, though gunfire is sometimes heard. Cutscenes do show murder victims lying on the ground or slumped over at crime scenes. These still-frame images include depictions of blood on or near victims' bodies: a small stain on clothing, a set of red handprints on furniture, a thin pool of blood on the floor. Characters occasionally use expletives such as "bastard" and "damn" in dialogue. And while shouting "Objection!" during a heated interrogation, players may notice that a female character wears a tight, half-opened blouse exposing deep cleavage.
