L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire reconstructs a 1940s detective career through facial performance, crime-scene investigation, interrogation, and driving. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
L.A. Noire reconstructs a 1940s detective career through facial performance, crime-scene investigation, interrogation, and driving. Cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel, while evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive. Truth prompts and wording can mislead, and open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. This description covers the original xbox-360 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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L.A. Noire reconstructs a 1940s detective career through facial performance, crime-scene investigation, interrogation, and driving.
Cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel, while evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive. Truth prompts and wording can mislead, and open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. Overall, its main strengths are Cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel; Evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive. Its material limitations are Truth prompts and wording can mislead; Open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel
- Evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive
Weaknesses
- Truth prompts and wording can mislead
- Open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow
Who it is for: Players who value cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect truth prompts and wording can mislead and open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive; Open-city activity, driving, and action are shallow. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cases, performances, and period-city immersion excel; Truth prompts and wording can mislead. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Evidence, interrogation, and desk structure are distinctive; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox-360 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Truth prompts and wording can mislead. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Team Bondi
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Release date
- 2011
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Branching ChoicesHistoricalThird PersonOpen World3D GraphicsStory-drivenInvestigationMain Story 100 Hours or More
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Xbox 360Worldwide2011
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2011
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Sources
- store.rockstargames.com