- Publisher: Rockstar Games
- Release Date: May 17, 2011
- Also On: PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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- Developer: Team Bondi
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, Adventure, First-Person, 3D, Open-World, Modern, Third-Person, Modern
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 71 out of 78
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Mixed: 7 out of 78
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Negative: 0 out of 78
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Jun 10, 2011Although L.A. Noire is great on both systems, it's best on the PlayStation 3. With improved performance, better frame rate and an added case, this is certainly the version of the game to get. The strong cast of characters, compelling storyline and ambitious sense of scope makes this one of Rockstar Games' best products yet. Just remember to switch to black and white!
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May 16, 2011This is vastly different from the countless first- and third-person shooters and all the "me too" open-world games sitting on store shelves. All the things I've only read about in Dashiell Hammett novels, or seen in film classics like Double Indemnity, have all come to interactive life in L.A. Noire.
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May 16, 2011L.A. Noire is a revolution in videogaming, both in technological and narrative terms. Its peculiar structure won't make it accessible to everyone though, as the more action oriented players will have to comprehend its sometimes cryptic and episodic structure to fully appreciate the mix. It's still largely recommended to every player out there, since ignoring it would mean losing a fundamental step forward for videogaming as a rich and noble entertainment form.
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GamesRadar+May 16, 2011The content isn't much more graphic than your average TV cop drama (apart from the occasional nudity), but it's heavy subject matter for a game, and Noire plays it surprisingly straight, with very little of the wry humor that characterizes most Rockstar releases.
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May 23, 2011L.A. Noire's intriguing character profile, deep interrogation and investigation system, and impeccably detailed facial technology puts this detective thriller in a class of its own.
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Jun 13, 2011It's hard to shake the feeling that they narrowly missed the lofty mark they've set for themselves. A great game? Sure. An instant classic? Not quite.
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May 21, 2011Despite how accurate it looks and feels for the time period, it still ends up being little more than a 3D cardboard cut-out most of the time. Also, while the detective aspect is pretty well realized, all of the action sequences I was involved in felt far too planned out, and eliminating any sort of random element from them makes them a little too sterile for my taste.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 187 out of 306
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Mixed: 77 out of 306
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Negative: 42 out of 306
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