L.A. Noire
83Happy KittySadkitty Score
78KitSuperintelligent review
89Critics7 critic reviews
82Players1,053 ratings
L.A. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. It was initially released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on 17 May 2011; a Microsoft Windows port was later released on 8 November 2011. L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles in 1947 and challenges the player, controlling a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer, to solve a range of cases across five divisions. Players must investigate crime scenes for clues, follow up leads,…
Kit's verdict · 7.8/10
A great detective game trapped inside an empty open world.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Reading faces is a unique idea
- 1940s LA looks brilliant
- Cases feel like real noir
Not so much
- Open world has little to do
- Interrogations can feel random
Play it if fans of crime drama and puzzle-like investigation.
Skip it if players expecting GTA-style action.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
L.A. Noire doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Search a crime scene until the music stops; that means you've found every clue.
- Only accuse someone of lying if you have evidence to prove it.
- In the remaster the choices are Good Cop, Bad Cop and Accuse; they map to the old Truth, Doubt and Lie.
- Save Intuition points for tough interrogations; you can use them to remove a wrong answer.
- Have your partner drive to skip long trips.
- Take the street crimes over the radio for extra action and experience.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- MotionScan used 32 cameras to capture actors' faces.
- Aaron Staton, from Mad Men, plays Cole Phelps.
- It was the first game shown at the Tribeca Film Festival.
- Team Bondi closed after release amid reports of difficult working conditions.
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