L.A. Noire Complete Edition delivers Rockstar's groundbreaking detective thriller with all five additional cases, immersing you in the shadows and secrets of post-war Los Angeles where your ability to read faces determines justice.
Revolutionary Detective Work in Hollywood's Golden Age
Set against the backdrop of 1947 Los Angeles, you step into the shoes of Cole Phelps, a war veteran turned LAPD detective navigating a city drowning in its own success. Corruption runs deep, the drug trade flourishes, and murder rates have reached unprecedented heights. Your investigation career begins at the Traffic desk, but as your skills sharpen and cases grow darker, you'll climb through Homicide, Vice, and Arson departments, each presenting increasingly complex crimes that test both your deductive reasoning and moral compass.
What sets this detective experience apart is the proprietary MotionScan technology that captures every微 nuance of an actor's facial performance. During interrogations, you'll study suspects' expressions, watching for the subtle twitch of an eye or nervous lip movement that betrays deception. Your success hinges on correctly judging whether witnesses are telling the truth, withholding information, or outright lying, then backing your assessment with evidence collected at crime scenes.
Complete Investigation Package
- Five Bonus Cases
- The Complete Edition bundles all previously released investigations, adding depth to your detective career. "The Naked City" plunges you into the dark world of a fashion model's mysterious death. "A Slip of the Tongue" unravels an auto theft ring more complex than it appears. "Nicholson Electroplating" recreates a real 1947 industrial disaster. "Reefer Madness" explores Los Angeles' illegal drug operations. "The Consul's Car" brings international intrigue to the Traffic desk. Each case expands the narrative while introducing unique investigative challenges.
- Badge Pursuit Challenge
- Twenty police badges hide throughout the meticulously recreated Los Angeles landscape, rewarding exploration with experience points and unlocking the Button Man detective suit. This outfit provides enhanced ammunition capacity for all weapons, giving you an edge during the game's intense action sequences. Collecting these badges also grants Intuition Points, special credits that provide crucial investigative insights when you're stuck on a particularly difficult interrogation or crime scene analysis.
- Specialized Detective Outfits
- Beyond the Button Man suit, you'll unlock the Broderick detective outfit that enhances combat abilities and toughness for dangerous confrontations, and the Sharpshooter suit that improves aim with pistols and rifles. The Chicago Piano, a powerful automatic weapon, waits in your vehicle's trunk for situations where standard-issue firearms won't suffice. These tools complement your investigative skills, acknowledging that detective work in 1947 Los Angeles sometimes requires force to protect the innocent.
Dual Gameplay Experience
L.A. Noire balances methodical detective work with explosive action. Half your time is spent at crime scenes, carefully searching for clues, examining evidence from multiple angles, and interviewing witnesses whose statements must be verified against physical proof. The interrogation system challenges you to choose the right approach for each question, building cases piece by piece through careful observation and logical deduction.
The other half delivers the pulse-pounding action Rockstar is known for. Car chases through period-accurate Los Angeles streets, foot pursuits across rooftops and alleyways, intense shootouts with armed suspects, and high-stakes confrontations all punctuate the investigative gameplay. The open-world design also allows you to respond to street crimes broadcast over the police radio, providing shorter, self-contained scenarios that break up the main case structure while adding to your experience and rank.
Authentic 1940s Los Angeles
The development team's extensive field research shines through in every detail of the recreated city. From downtown's towering buildings to Hollywood's glamorous facades and the seedier neighborhoods where crime festers, the environment authentically captures post-war American architecture and culture. Period-appropriate vehicles, fashion, music, and dialogue complete the immersion. The game's noir aesthetic, borrowed from classic films of the era, bathes scenes in dramatic shadows and hard light that underscore the moral ambiguity pervading every investigation.
Step into a city where everyone has secrets to protect and your badge represents the thin line between order and chaos. Unravel conspiracies that reach into the highest levels of power, confront corruption within your own department, and discover whether justice can truly prevail in a city built on ambition and deception.
