L.A. Noire (PS3)
RRP £49.99
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Product Details
Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps, an LAPD
detective is thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success.
Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are at an
all-time high.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, Phelps must unravel the
truth behind a string of arson attacks, racketeering conspiracies and brutal
murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department to
uncover a secret that could shake the city to its rotten core.
Using groundbreaking new animation technology that captures every nuance of an
actor's facial performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire is a violent crime
thriller that blends breathtaking action with true detective work to deliver an
unprecedented interactive experience. Search for clues, chase down suspects and
interrogate witnesses as you struggle to find the truth in a city where everyone
has something to hide.
Features
Solve a variety of cases across the crime desks of: Patrol, Traffic,
Homicide, Vice and Arson
Search crime scenes for clues, question witnesses and interrogate suspects as
you search for the truth in each case
Use your wits to analyse suspect's behaviour and separate the truth from the
lies
Experience a stunningly accurate block-by-block recreation of 8 sq miles of 1947
Los Angeles
Rise up through the ranks of the LAPD from a beat cop to other positions as LAPD
detective Cole Phelps
Solve brutal crimes, plots and conspiracies inspired by famous crimes from 1947
Los Angeles, one of the most corrupt and violent times in the City of Angels'
history
Multiple difficulty settings give players of all abilities the chance to step
into the shoes of a detective in post-war L.A.
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Product Reviews
Didn't quite match the hype, but still enjoyable
Before release, L.A. Noire garnered such huge attention due to the fact it was a Rockstar game (the same folks that made the Grand Theft Auto series, as well as the excellent Red Dead Redemption). It was also to feature the new 'facial capture' technology to give realistic expressions to the in game characters.
Anyhow, upon release, this flew off the shelves as you'd expect, but the feedback and reviews were very mixed. Personally, I did enjoy the game. However, I did miss driving around wreaking havoc as you would in the GTA games, but hey - you're the police in this game rather than a criminal so it's understandable! I must admit that I also found the game slightly repetitive at times (especially in the Homicide missions where all the cases seem to require you to do the same things every time). But with that said, there's a genuinely great storyline and involving gameplay with the realistic graphics, as well as an interesting interrogation system which adds to the suspense of trying to follow the correct line of questioning to solve the cases you're given as a detective.
All in all, this game will certainly eat hours of your time away, but it's not quite as awe inspiring as the highs set by previous Rockstar games. Still, worth a punt I'd say!