Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Any, uh...

Is there a more iconic word in video gaming? Well, probably, yeah. Is there a more iconic written word in video gaming? Nothing springs to mind, so let's run with it.

Would you imagine a courtroom to be a place to base an entire series of games around? Could a lawyer really be that likeable? You wouldn't think there's much of an entertaining game to be found here, but Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is more than happy to prove otherwise.

From digging through the case files to find a contradiction, to the over the top characters doing anything to get off the hook, Ace Attorney tells the tale of Phoenix Wright, rookie defence lawyer, as he pokes holes wherever they need to be poked. Assuming you were paying attention to the story.

Button up your shirt and tighten your ties. The court is in session.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Fetch the machine that goes 'Ping!'

"If you want something pleasantly disgusting to do on a train journey," says the 1001 entry, "then Trauma Center: Under the Knife is societies only acceptable answer, really." Who is asking that question in the first place?

Trauma Center is a series of surgery 'simulations', linked together into a visual novel, which kicks off with the first entry, the Nintendo DS's Under the Knife.

Your stylus is the only tool you'll need, doubling as scalpels and syringes where necessary, but do you have a steady enough hand to cut the correct parts? Who does surgery on a train, anyway?