L.A. Noire (2011)

You play a LAPD detective in late 1940s Los Angeles as you discover dark goings on in the city.

Director:

Brendan McNamara

Writers:

Rupert Humphries (additional dialogue), Daniel McMahon (additional writing),

Stars:

Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam Harrington

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Staton	...	Cole Phelps (voice)
Michael McGrady	...	Rusty Galloway (voice)
Adam Harrington	...	Roy Earle (voice) (as Adam John Harrington)
Sean McGowan	...	Stefan Bekowsky (voice)
Keith Szarabajka	...	Herschel Biggs (voice)
Gil McKinney	...	Jack Kelso (voice)
Erika Heynatz	...	Elsa Lichtmann (voice)
John Noble	...	Leland Monroe (voice)
Peter Blomquist	...	Dr. Harlan Fontaine (voice)
Andy Umberger	...	Dr. Malcolm Carruthers (voice)
Andrew Connolly	...	Capt. James Donnelly (voice)
Ande Cunningham	...	Officer Gonzalez (voice)
Randy Oglesby	...	Capt. Lachlan McKelty (voice)
Ned Vaughn	...	Capt. Gordon Leary (voice)
Steve Rankin	...	Lieutenant Archibald Colmyer (voice)

Storyline

Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps is an LAPD detective 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.

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Plot Keywords:

arson | drowning | water fountain | framed | false name | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Details

Official Sites:

Rockstar Games [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2011 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Team Bondi, Rockstar Games

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pencil used by Cole Phelps is the US Pencil Company "Venus".

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Goofs

Many storefronts display a 50-star American flag. The 49th and 50th states would not be admitted until 1959.

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Quotes

Cole Phelps: What were you doing to the body, Ferdinand?
John Ferdinand Jamison: Are you sure you wont be upset?
Cole Phelps: Try me, Ferdinand.
John Ferdinand Jamison: I was kissing her...
[Galloway swiftly punches Ferdinand in the face]
John Ferdinand Jamison: It's not against the law! There's no law against it.
L.A.P.D Homicide Desk Detective Rusty Galloway: Shut up and take your beating like a man.

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Connections

References Mildred Pierce (1945)

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Soundtracks

"You Do"
Performed by Margaret Whiting

User Reviews

Amazing story, But boring gameplay

L.A Noire's gameplay is fun, but not for everybody. The game features realistic detective work. The shootouts are far between, but most of the games play is looking at evidence, interrogating, and small shootouts. The story though is good, each crime investigation is realistic and captivating. The game has wonderful voice acting and script, and state of the art facial features and emotions on the AI characters. The only problem with the game is that the vehicle gameplay is clumsy, and clumsy controls. That does not work very well when 50% of the game is riding in a car from area to area. The game has a good ambient soundtrack, good graphics and a realistic adaptation of 1940s L.A. As far as Ambiance goes, 10/10 as far as Story goes 8.5/10 as far as gameplay goes 6.75/10. L.A Noire is a gripping and realistic game, but if your looking for a true detective game get this game. If your expecting high quality shootouts and action scenes and explosions and kabooms, try Grand Theft Auto who is also created by Rockstar.