L.A. Noire faithfully recreates every subtle nuance of an actor’s performance, allowing players to use the classic interrogation technique of analyzing a subject’s behaviour and facial expressions in order to get to the truth. This revolutionary marriage of gameplay and technology, combined  with clue-finding, and classic elements like shootouts and chases, gives players the opportunity  to truly explore what it means to be a detective in the most corrupt and violent period in L.A. History.

Achievement/Trophy List:

1. A Cop On Every Corner: Complete a single street crime case.
2. Johnny On The Spot: Respond to 20 street crime cases.
3. The Long Arm Of The Law: Complete all street crime cases.
4. The City Of Angels: Reach 100% Game Complete.
5. The Up And Up: Complete a story case with a five star rating.
6. Shamus To The Stars: Complete all story cases with a five star rating.
7. The Brass: Achieve maximum rank.
8. Not So Hasty: Stop a fleeing suspect with a warning shot as an LAPD Detective.
9. Asphalt Jungle: Chase down and tackle a fleeing suspect on foot as an LAPD Detective.
10. Traffic Stop: Disable a suspect vehicle with help from your partner.
11. The Straight Dope: Use evidence to prove a lie as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
12. One For The File: Find and inspect a clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
13. Golden Boy: Clear a case finding every clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
14. The Plot Thickens: Find and solve an inspection puzzle.
15. Lead Foot: Keep the needle above 80mph for more than 10 seconds while driving.
16. Miles On The Clock: Drive more than 194.7 miles.
17. Wooden Overcoats: Bring down a total of 30 bad guys with head shots.
18. Dead Men Are Heavier: Shoot and kill a total of 100 bad guys.
19. Roscoe And Friends: Kill at least one bad guy with every gun.
20. Magpie: Find and inspect 95% of all clues.
21. The Shadow: Tail a suspect without being spotted, in a single case.
22. The Third Degree: Correctly branch every question in every interview in a single story case.
23. The Hunch: Use five intuition points in conversation with a single suspect, correctly branching each question.
24. Star Map: Discover all landmark buildings around the city.
25. Public Menace: Rack up $47,000 in penalties during a single story case.
26. The Moose: Tail Candy Edwards from the parking lot to her destination without using cover or going incognito.
27. Keep A Lid On: Complete a brawl without losing your hat as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
28. Hollywoodland: Find and inspect all gold film canisters.
29. Auto Enthusiast: Drive 5 different vehicles.
30. Auto Collector: Drive 40 different vehicles.
31. Auto Fanatic: Drive every vehicle in the city.
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In 1947, Los Angeles was in the middle of a massive economic boom and the world was beginning to be seduced by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age. At the same time, traumatized GIs were returning from the Second World War and struggling to re-assimilate into a changed society. The result was that beneath L.A.’s glossy veneer, there was actually more corruption, deceit and murder at this time than any other period in the city’s history.

L.A. Noire is the story of Cole Phelps, a war veteran who fought in the Battle of Okinawa, the last and bloodiest battle of World War II. Awarded the Silver Star for bravery, Phelps is shipped back to the states and uses his recovery time to re-evaluate his life and what he’s achieved. He decides to join the LAPD, becoming a patrolman. Recognizing an opportunity, the department fast-tracks Phelps for success in part due to his investigative skills but mostly because of his war record – though Phelps is generally the first to admit he doesn’t want any favors for his time in the War. Phelps’ rise through the ranks of the LAPD forces him to confront the darker side of humanity, and puts him face-to-face with his own fears as a result.

The overarching story unfolds across a series of self-contained cases, each successfully solved case is a step up the ladder bringing Phelps greater success, but also bringing him closer to the true criminal underworld of L.A., until he is embroiled in events far beyond his control, revealing the truth about the dark heart of post-war Los Angeles.

Throughout L.A. Noire players work on different desks in the LAPD, and instead of conventional missions or levels, gamers play specific cases from each desk. At each desk, players will be assigned a different partner, who in addition to participating in the story as it unfolds, will also assist with suggestions as to how to pursue the clues in each case as needed.

The foundation of L.A. Noire is a brand new technology called MotionScan that enables you to capture and scan every nuance of a real actor’s facial performances and put them right into the game itself. It provides a level of realism, detail, performance and emotion never seen before in a videogame, and brings them to life in a totally new way.  This goes beyond the limited grid of data points delivered by traditional motion capture – these are the actual performances themselves, scanned and placed onto our digital characters. This marriage of gameplay and technology allows players for the first time ever to truly feel like a detective, reading the emotional behavior of every character. Furthermore, MotionScan lends itself perfectly to this type of game: one that focuses on characters and performances where everyone has something to hide.