L.A. Noire an awesome game? [Review]

L.A. Noire was recently released by Rockstar Games, the company known for Grand Theft Auto, on 20th May in Europe on both Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. The game from then onwards has topped all the charts and has been a hit all over the world. It is the biggest game ever made in Australia.

The game starts of in the city of Los Angeles in 1947 and the player starts of as a patrolman in the game and then advances on to be an arson investigator finally. Unlike Grand Theft Auto, the player cannot freely create chaos. The player assumes the role of Cole Phelps who joined the police force to ‘right the wrongs’ he committed in World War 2. The game is mainly based on crime and mystery solving and in addition to the story line player can proceed on with optional side-investigation missions just to add some more fun to the game.

One of the biggest questions that rise up is whether the game is worth buying or not? Well lets take a close look at the ‘The Good’ and ‘The Bad’ of the game individually and take a look a the video review of the game also:

The Good:

• The game takes the player back to 1940’s and brings the same atmosphere back again that is a bit similar to God Father released in the past
• Solid performances and good use of motion capture
• Some great shoot-outs and action sequences that make use of real LA locations
• Good use of interrogation mechanics along with interesting and compelling investigations
• A very good and a memorable noir story

The Bad:

• Pursuits are restricted sometimes and thus the game depicts away from reality
• Investigations at the start of the game are very limited

Video Review: