<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
began	O
following	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
's	O
founding	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
assisted	O
by	O
multiple	O
Rockstar	O
studios	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
proprietary	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
MotionScan	B-Application
,	O
which	O
captures	O
actors	O
 '	O
facial	O
expressions	O
from	O
every	O
angle	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
realistic	O
recreation	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
essential	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interrogations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
honoured	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
selection	O
at	O
the	O
Tribeca	O
Film	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
;	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
cases	O
playable	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
neo-noir	O
crime	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
black	B-Application
and	I-Application
white	I-Application
to	O
imitate	O
film	O
noir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
colour	O
will	O
begin	O
to	O
fade	O
to	O
black	B-Application
and	I-Application
white	I-Application
;	O
when	O
free	O
from	O
damage	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
will	O
gradually	O
regenerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
Vice	O
,	O
Phelps	O
begins	O
an	O
extramarital	O
affair	O
with	O
Elsa	O
Lichtmann	O
(	O
Erika	O
Heynatz	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
jazz	B-Device
singer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
Galloway	O
investigate	O
various	O
cases	O
containing	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Dahlia	I-Application
murder	O
,	O
arresting	O
numerous	O
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Brendan	O
McNamara	O
left	O
developer	O
Team	O
Soho	O
and	O
moved	O
from	O
London	O
to	O
his	O
native	O
Sydney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
,	O
which	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
from	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
led	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
Depth	B-Application
Analysis	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sister	O
company	O
to	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
that	O
developed	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
MotionScan	B-Application
,	O
which	O
records	O
actors	O
with	O
32	O
surrounding	O
cameras	O
to	O
capture	O
facial	O
expressions	O
from	O
every	O
angle	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
highly	O
realistic	O
recreation	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
was	O
often	O
doubtful	O
about	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
technique	O
as	O
other	O
Rockstar	O
games	O
like	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
fallback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
as	O
its	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eleven	O
cases	O
across	O
two	O
desks	O
—	O
Bunko	O
and	O
Burglary	O
—	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
suspected	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
fit	O
on	O
one	O
Blu-ray	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
utilised	O
three	O
discs	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
originally	O
used	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
prior	O
to	O
compression	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
system	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Autos	I-Application
wanted	O
system	O
—	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
evade	O
and	O
attack	O
other	O
police	O
officers	O
—	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
as	O
it	O
felt	O
out	O
of	O
character	O
for	O
Phelps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
1940s	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
—	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
first	O
freeway	O
being	O
built	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
—	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
improvement	O
in	O
lighting	O
systems	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
film	O
noir	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
striving	O
for	O
an	O
accurate	O
recreation	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
some	O
artistic	B-License
licence	I-License
,	O
including	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
Intolerance	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
destroyed	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
1940s	O
but	O
included	O
to	O
celebrate	O
its	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
has	O
over	O
twenty	O
hours	O
of	O
voice	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
400	O
actors	O
performed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composers	O
attempted	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
that	O
felt	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
avoiding	O
an	O
exclusive	O
focus	O
on	O
swing	O
or	O
jazz	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assist	O
with	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
engaged	O
Woody	O
Jackson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
largely	O
uses	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
,	O
Jackson	O
found	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
difficulties	O
with	O
interactive	O
music	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hear	O
the	O
loop	B-Application
;	O
inspired	O
by	O
film	O
noir	O
and	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
musicians	O
like	O
Bernard	O
Herman	O
,	O
Jackson	O
departed	O
from	O
the	O
existing	O
music	O
and	O
wrote	O
original	O
tracks	O
in	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
several	O
anonymous	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
publicly	O
discussed	O
the	O
managerial	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
staff	O
turnover	O
rates	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
working	O
hours	O
and	O
conditions	O
associated	O
with	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
;	O
some	O
claimed	O
McNamara	O
had	O
been	O
controlling	O
and	O
verbally	O
abusive	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
spoke	O
about	O
their	O
increased	O
workload	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
high	O
turnover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
were	O
handed	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
by	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
platforms	O
were	O
specified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
listing	O
it	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
fiscal	O
year	O
(	O
October	O
2007	O
–	O
September	O
2008	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
game	O
subsequently	O
received	O
several	O
delays	O
:	O
first	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
narrowed	O
down	O
to	O
17	O
May	O
2011	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
20	O
May	O
for	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
release	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
development	O
video	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
MotionScan	B-Application
and	O
featuring	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
was	O
honoured	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
selection	O
at	O
the	O
Tribeca	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
partnered	O
with	O
Mulholland	O
Books	O
to	O
publish	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Collected	O
Stories	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
eight	O
short	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
universe	O
written	O
by	O
noted	O
crime	O
authors	O
,	O
including	O
Lawrence	O
Block	O
,	O
Joe	O
R	O
.	O
Lansdale	O
,	O
Joyce	O
Carol	O
Oates	O
,	O
Francine	O
Prose	O
,	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Vachss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
announced	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Virtuos	O
,	O
the	O
enhanced	O
version	O
features	O
finer	O
texture	O
details	O
,	O
upgraded	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
camera	O
angles	O
;	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
gyroscopic	O
controls	O
with	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
also	O
announced	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cases	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
support	O
through	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Videogames	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
McNamara	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
delay	O
from	O
November	O
;	O
support	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
devices	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
4	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
25	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
shortly	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
;	O
all	O
content	O
could	O
be	O
pre-purchased	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Rockstar	O
Pass	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
examples	O
of	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
cases	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
also	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Naked	O
City	O
"	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Vice	O
case	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1948	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
;	O
"	O
A	O
Slip	O
of	O
the	O
Tongue	O
"	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Traffic	O
case	O
focusing	O
on	O
motor	O
vehicle	O
theft	O
;	O
"	O
Nicholson	O
Electroplating	O
"	O
on	O
21	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
Arson	O
case	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1947	O
explosion	O
of	O
the	O
O'Connor	O
Electro-Plating	O
company	O
;	O
"	O
Reefer	O
Madness	O
"	O
on	O
12	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Vice	O
case	O
surrounding	O
illegal	O
reefer	O
operations	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Consul	O
's	O
Car	O
"	O
on	O
26	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
Traffic	O
case	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
announced	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
and	O
featuring	O
some	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technical	O
enhancements	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2011	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
15	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Liebl	O
of	O
GameZone	O
felt	O
the	O
interrogation	O
mechanic	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
unrealistic	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
MotionScan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Ryan	O
Scott	O
considered	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
stories	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
ever	O
published	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Giant	O
Bombs	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
cohesiveness	O
and	O
tension	O
near	O
its	O
climax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
the	O
cases	O
that	O
strayed	O
from	O
the	O
formula	O
—	O
particularly	O
the	O
Homicide	O
desk	O
—	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
emotional	O
heights	O
of	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OXM	O
)	O
wrote	O
the	O
performances	O
made	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
drama	O
to	O
watch	O
unfold	O
"	O
;	O
similarly	O
,	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
felt	O
they	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
compelling	O
video	O
game	O
stories	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Welsh	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Midnight	B-Application
Club	I-Application
:	I-Application
Los	I-Application
Angeles	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
fastidious	O
period	O
detail	O
that	O
really	O
impresses	O
this	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
lauded	O
the	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
interactivity	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helgeson	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
effectively	O
balances	O
jazz	B-Device
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
1940s	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
mournful	O
score	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Helgeson	O
considered	O
the	O
interrogations	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
aspect	O
of	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
"	O
;	O
IGNs	O
Goldstein	O
concurred	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
dialogue-heavy	O
scenes	O
from	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoemaker	O
of	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
favourably	O
compared	O
the	O
interrogations	O
to	O
the	O
dialogue	B-Application
choices	I-Application
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
they	O
provide	O
new	O
energy	O
to	O
each	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
agreed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
were	O
competent	O
but	O
simple	O
;	O
some	O
found	O
the	O
controls	O
awkward	O
or	O
repetitive	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
considered	O
it	O
lacklustre	O
compared	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noires	I-Application
Windows	O
release	O
also	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Petit	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	O
Leiva	O
of	O
Vandal	O
lauded	O
the	O
higher	O
resolution	O
textures	O
,	O
increased	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
,	O
additional	O
environmental	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
stable	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Garrido	O
of	O
FiringSquad	O
criticised	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
installation	O
of	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
crashed	B-General_Concept
several	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noires	I-Application
re-release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
divided	O
critics	O
—	O
some	O
felt	O
the	O
re-release	O
had	O
significantly	O
upgraded	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
it	O
contained	O
few	O
differences	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
—	O
though	O
most	O
concurred	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
suffered	O
from	O
some	O
dips	O
in	O
frame	O
rate	O
or	O
other	O
performance	O
issues	O
;	O
Berger	O
of	O
Gameplanet	O
felt	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
occur	O
often	O
enough	O
to	O
detract	O
much	O
from	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
sharper	O
textures	O
and	O
increased	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
had	O
emphasised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
outdated	O
visuals	O
;	O
Ben	O
Tyrer	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
(	O
OPM	O
)	O
felt	O
the	O
facial	O
capture	O
looked	O
"	O
low-res	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Dave	O
Meikleham	O
of	O
OXM	O
said	O
the	O
increased	O
visuals	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
disguise	O
"	O
the	O
poor	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controls	O
and	O
touchscreen	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
also	O
divided	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cody	O
Perez	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
considered	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controls	O
a	O
"	O
welcome	O
addition	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
support	O
made	O
the	O
investigations	O
more	O
user	B-General_Concept
friendly	I-General_Concept
;	O
Simone	O
Pettine	O
of	O
Multiplayer.it	O
corroborated	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
proved	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telegraphs	O
Tom	O
Hoggins	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
,	O
reactive	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
accomplished	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adaption	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Gamer.nls	O
Wilbert	O
Meetsma	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
greatest	O
hits	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telegraphs	O
Hoggins	O
considered	O
the	O
driving	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
least	O
successful	O
feature	O
of	O
The	B-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
though	O
praised	O
its	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamess	O
Schmid	O
and	O
Döllner	O
criticised	O
it	O
as	O
uncomfortable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Thang	O
favourably	O
compared	O
the	O
fistfights	O
to	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
minigame	O
,	O
deeming	O
it	O
appropriate	O
and	O
satisfying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Stapleton	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
The	B-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
new	O
perspective	O
grants	O
more	O
appreciation	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
facial	O
animations	O
are	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
closer	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meetsma	O
of	O
Gamer.nl	O
felt	O
the	O
facial	O
animations	O
remained	O
effective	O
but	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
was	O
less	O
impressive	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demanding	O
system	O
requirements	O
;	O
Feith	O
of	O
GameStar	O
found	O
the	O
faces	O
had	O
weakened	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vandals	O
Arribas	O
opined	O
the	O
graphics	O
had	O
worsened	O
with	O
age	O
,	O
emphasised	O
by	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
;	O
PC	O
Gamess	O
Schmid	O
and	O
Döllner	O
similarly	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
recent	O
re-release	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
textures	O
and	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
received	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
at	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Uncharted	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
most	O
nominations	O
at	O
the	O
8th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
with	O
eight	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Game	O
and	O
Performer	O
for	O
Staton	O
;	O
it	O
ultimately	O
won	O
for	O
Original	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
some	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
including	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
NPR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
VR	O
Audio	O
at	O
the	O
16th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Audio	O
Network	O
Guild	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
selling	O
899,000	O
copies	O
across	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
which	O
Wedbush	O
Securities	O
considered	O
lower	O
than	O
its	O
estimate	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
felt	O
pressure	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
—	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
sold	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
—	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
ultimately	O
satisfied	O
with	O
its	O
commercial	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
;	O
58%	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
42%	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
atop	O
the	O
chart	O
for	O
three	O
weeks	O
,	O
pushed	O
to	O
second	O
place	O
upon	O
the	O
release	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duke	I-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
;	O
it	O
remained	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
of	O
the	O
weekly	O
charts	O
until	O
mid-July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
71,000	O
copies	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
with	O
58,436	O
copies	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
placed	O
11th	O
with	O
12,621	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noires	I-Application
release	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
McNamara	O
claimed	O
future	O
games	O
from	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
would	O
take	O
less	O
than	O
five	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
technology	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
started	O
expanding	O
MotionScan	B-Application
for	O
full	O
body	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Whore	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Orient	I-Device
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
KMM	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
Kennedy	O
Miller	O
Mitchell	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McNamara	O
and	O
some	O
Team	O
Bondi	O
alumni	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
VR	I-Application
Case	I-Application
Files	I-Application
at	O
Videogames	O
Deluxe	O
;	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
AAA	O
open-world	O
title	O
in	O
VR	O
for	O
Rockstar	O
"	O
,	O
revealed	O
in	O
2021	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
CEO	O
Strauss	O
Zelnick	O
called	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
"	O
another	O
strong	O
franchise	O
for	O
this	O
company	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Take-Two	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
most	O
successful	O
new	O
release	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
fiscal	O
year	O
and	O
reiterated	O
its	O
importance	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
said	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
considering	O
what	O
the	O
future	O
may	O
hold	O
for	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
as	O
a	O
series	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
not	O
to	O
"	O
count	O
out	O
"	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
COO	O
Karl	O
Slatoff	O
reiterated	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
was	O
an	O
important	O
franchise	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
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