Most of the game is played out on the bottom screen. Along the way, Sissel finds out that there is much more going on tonight than immediately seems apparent and that the secret of his identity seems to be tied to an event that could change the fate of an entire nation. With this newfound information being the only certainty in Sissel's mind, he becomes determined to find out who he is and why he was murdered before he disappears forever. As one life is saved, another is lost as Ray explains that not only is it impossible for Sissel to prevent his own death, but that he has one day left on the earth before he will cease to exist entirely. Using his Ghost Tricks, Sissel succeeds in saving the young woman from a grisly death at the hands of a mysterious hitman, but the victory is bittersweet. This new presence, who is eventually revealed to be a possessed desk lamp known as Ray, teaches Sissel about his newfound 'Powers of the Dead' and the 'Ghost Tricks' he can perform as a result. Before Sissel even has time to react to this turn of events a voice appears in his head imploring him to save the young woman currently being held at gunpoint. Upon waking up in a junkyard, Sissel soon discovers that he has died, his own corpse sprawled out on the ground in front of him, and that murder is about to take place, quite literally, over his dead body. Ghost Trick's main plot revolves around finding out the true identity of the game's main protagonist, Sissel.

A similar version for the North American and European markets was released on February 1, 2012. A Japanese version for Apple's iOS platform has been released as an episodic title on December 16, 2010. The North American release was Januand the European release was January 14, 2011. It was released in Japan on Jfor the Nintendo DS. According to Takumi, the name was chosen because the Japanese word 'toriko' meaning 'to possess' sounds strikingly similar to the English word 'trick'.Īs of late 2009, the game was said to be more than fifty percent complete.

The original concept had the main character as a spy and was called Ghost Spy, but overtime, the spy idea was out of the picture and the name was changed to Ghost Trick. The goal for its creator, Shu Takumi, was to create a completely new mystery game that was different from the Ace Attorney series. The concept for Ghost Trick was created back in 2004 when the development for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, the third game in the Ace Attorney series, was finished.

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