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'L.A. Noire' Review: A Gritty Detective Game That Demands Your Attention

La Noire Review

First Posted: 05/17/11 09:53 PM ET Updated: 07/17/11 06:12 AM ET

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Rockstar Games has a reputation. People see the R* icon on a game box and expect chaos of the first degree. The Manhattan-based company's pushed the boundaries of portraying sex, violence and postmodern attitudes in their best-known series like Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt, letting players turn whole cities into unpredictable petri dishes of mayhem. So, expectations with Rockstar tend to run towards open-world anarchy.

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Rockstar Games has a reputation. People see the R* icon on a game box and expect chaos of the first degree. The Manhattan-based company's pushed the boundaries of portraying sex, violence and postmode...
Rockstar Games has a reputation. People see the R* icon on a game box and expect chaos of the first degree. The Manhattan-based company's pushed the boundaries of portraying sex, violence and postmode...
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audreygreene1
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06:59 AM on 05/18/2011
Will pick it up tonight, hopefully, as I didnt pre-order it. Here's to hoping Gamestop has enough "non-pre-order" copies! Usually not though.. http://bit.ly/m0JKRI
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Zadoc
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12:31 AM on 05/18/2011
Wow, I love the reviews and how linear the games appears to be vs. sandbox like typical Rockstar.

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