Amid the post-war boom of Hollywood's Golden Age, Cole Phelps, an LAPD  detective is thrown headfirst into a city drowning in its own success.  Corruption is rampant, the drug trade is exploding, and murder rates are  at an all-time high. In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's  right, Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks,  racketeering conspiracies and brutal murders, battling the L.A.  underworld and even members of his own department to uncover a secret  that could shake the city to its rotten core. Using groundbreaking new  animation technology that captures every nuance of an actor's facial  performance in astonishing detail, L.A. Noire is a violent crime  thriller that blends breathtaking action with true detective work to  deliver an unprecedented interactive experience. Search for clues, chase  down suspects and interrogate witnesses as you struggle to find the  truth in a city where everyone has something to hide.