L.A. Noire

Genre:

Adventure, Shooter

Status:

Released

Release date:

5/17/2011

Developer:

Rockstar Leeds, Team Bondi

Publisher:

Rockstar Games

Overview

L.A. Noire is a video game developed by Team Bondi, published by Rockstar Games for PS3 and 360. It is described as a murder mystery set in a perfectly re-created Los Angeles during the late 1940's. The game is heavy with themes prevalent during that era, such as corruption within the government and police, drugs, increasing gang activity, and era-appropriate music such as jazz.

When asked by French magazine PSM3 about how Team Bondi came up with the idea to make L.A. Noire, head of Team Bondi Brendan McNamara said:

We wanted to do something new, something that nobody had developed before. To do this, we looked at what people watched the most (on TV). And then, we realized that police dramas had become increasingly popular nowadays. So our game had to be like these series so that everyone could benefit from the experience.