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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. 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 Key Largo, Chinatown, The Untouchables, The Black Dahlia, and L.A. Confidential. L.A. Noire is notable for using Depth Analysis's newly developed technology MotionScan, whereby the actors portraying the game's characters were recorded by 32 surrounding cameras to capture facial expressions from every angle. The technology is central to the game's interrogation mechanic, as players must use the suspects' reactions to questioning to judge whether or not they are lying. L.A. Noire was the first video game to be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. Upon release, the game received wide acclaim for its advances in storytelling and facial animation technology. As of February 2012, both PC and console versions had shipped nearly 5 million copies combined. In addition to the original full game, L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition for PC will include a multi-use code to access all the previously released downloadable content from the console versions, including the “Nicholson Electroplating” Arson case, the “Reefer Madness” Vice case, “The Consul’s Car” Traffic case, “The Naked City” Vice case and “A Slip of the Tongue” Traffic case.
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Nov 8, 2011
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PC (Microsoft Windows) · Nov 11, 2011
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PlayStation 3 · Nov 18, 2011
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Xbox 360 · Dec 15, 2011
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60 achievements available.

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Chase down and tackle a fleeing suspect on foot as an LAPD Detective.
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Complete a single street crime case.
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Shoot and kill a total of 100 bad guys.
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Complete 'Nicholson Electroplating'.
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Complete 'A Slip of the Tongue'.
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Complete 'Reefer Madness'.
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Complete 'The Naked City'.
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Clear a case finding every clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
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Find and inspect all gold film reels.
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Respond to 20 street crime cases.
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Complete a brawl without losing your hat as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
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Keep the needle above 80mph for more than ten seconds while driving.
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Find and inspect 95% of all clues.
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Drive more than 194.7 miles.
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Stop a fleeing suspect with a warning shot as an LAPD Detective.
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Find and inspect a clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
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Rack up $47,000 in penalties during a single story case.
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Kill at least one bad guy with every gun.
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Complete all story cases with a five star rating.
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Discover all landmark locations around the city.
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Achieve maximum rank.
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Reach 100% Game Complete.
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Use four intuition points in a single interview session, correctly branching each question.
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Complete all street crime cases.
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Follow Candy Edwards without using cover or incognito, except when starting or picking up the tail.
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Find and solve an inspection puzzle.
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Tail a suspect without being spotted, in a single case.
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Use evidence to prove a lie as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
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Correctly branch every question in every interview in a single story case.
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Complete a story case with a five star rating.
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Disable a suspect vehicle with help from your partner.
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Drive 5 different vehicles.
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Drive 40 different vehicles.
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Drive every vehicle in the city.
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Bring down a total of 30 bad guys with head shots.
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