Overview
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, and interrogate suspects, and the player's success at these activities will impact how much of each case's story is revealed.
The game draws heavily from both the plot and aesthetic elements of film noir—stylistic films made popular in the 1940s and 1950s that share similar visual styles and themes, including crime and moral ambiguity—along with drawing inspiration from real-life crimes for its in-game cases, based upon what was reported by the Los Angeles media in 1947.
The game uses a distinctive colour palette, but in homage to film noir it includes the option to play the game in black and white. Various plot elements reference the major themes of detective and mobster stories such as The Naked City, Chinatown, The Untouchables, The Black Dahlia, and L.A. Confidential.
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L.A. Noire (2011) - Tips, Unlockables and Secrets
• The Broderick suit: unlocked by earning 5 stars on every Arson desk case. Boosts your brawling strength during fistfights.
• The Sharpshooter suit: unlocked after completing all Homicide cases; improves weapon accuracy.
• The Dapper suit: unlocked by completing 'The Red Lipstick Murder'; improves your detection of clues at crime scenes.
• Intuition points: earned by ranking up and getting 5-star case ratings. Spend them during interrogations to reveal the correct response, or on the desk to remove one false clue from the board.
• During interrogations, watch facial expressions and voice tone: choose 'Truth' when the suspect accepts your accusation, 'Doubt' when they seem evasive without evidence, and 'Lie' only when you hold the specific proof.
• Free Roam mode unlocks after completing 'The Fallen Idols' case on the Vice desk; you can select any district from the main menu.
• For a perfect case rating, make sure to find every clue at each scene before moving on: a notification appears when all clues in a location are found, and the location icon is marked on your map.