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If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. ESRB Game Ratings The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age- appropriateness and content of computer and video games. This information can help consumers make informed purchase decisions about which games they deem suitable for their children and families. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: • Rating Symbols suggest age appropriateness for the game. These symbols 2 appear on the front of virtually every game box available for retail sale or rental in the United States and Canada. • Content Descriptors indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern. The descriptors appear on the back of the box next to the rating symbol. ON FRONT ON BACK VIDEO GAME E For more information, visit www.ESRB.org. 5 4 BACKSTORY In the years after World War II, while many struggled to rebuild their lives in a devas- tated economy, Los Angeles embraced an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity, and Hollywood became a shining beacon of the American Dream to the rest of the world. Yet beneath the glitz and glamour lay a darker reality: a burgeoning drug trade, a movie industry relentlessly preying on naïve young girls, rampant corruption at every level of police and government, and thousands of demobilized troops trying to readjust to civilian life and leave the horrors of war behind them. After years of fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II, one such young man, Marine Lieutenant Cole Phelps, was awarded one of the Navy’s highest honors, the Silver Star, and was honorably discharged. Keen to continue serving his country on home soil, Cole signed up with the L.A.P.D., a police force suffering a public relations crisis amid accusations of corruption and brutality. A young, decorated war hero could be just what the department needs to turn the tide of public opinion. The powers that be are watching… 03 03 02 02 INSTALLATION SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 02. Upon first boot of L.A. Noire you will be presented with OS: XP Service Pack 3 / Vista Service Pack 1 / Windows 7 the Rockstar Games the Social Club user interface which Processor: Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz / is necessary to activate your game. Note that you are AMD Dual Core 2.4GHz to Quad Core 3.2GHz not required to create an online Social Club account to Memory: 2GB - 8GB RAM / 16GB Free Hard Drive Space install or play the game. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB to NVIDIA 03. You will be prompted to enter your Activation Key GeForce GTX 580 1536MB / Radeon HD3000 512MB to Radeon (located on the back of your manual) to perform a one- HD 6850 1024MB time product activation via the Internet. If you fail to Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and www. connect or you do not have Internet access and need rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility to perform this step from a different computer, please information. Some system components such as integrated visit www.rockstargames.com/support for help. and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted 04. After activation L.A. Noire will download and install a specifications may not be supported by publisher. mandatory patch which will require the game to restart. Other Requirements: Initial activation requires internet Please follow the on-screen directions. connection; software installation required including 05. Once the game is patched you will be asked to create GameShield IronWrap & Patcher; Rockstar Games Social a Social Club account or log into an existing one. You may Club; DirectX, and Microsoft’s Windows .NET Framework, create an offline profile instead if you wish but this will and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86). not give you access to Social Club features. INSTALLATION Please keep your manual and Activation Key in a safe place. STEPS: The Activation Key is necessary to initiate your game and replacement keys are not available. 01. Insert the L.A. Noire DVD (Disc 1) into your DVD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen directions. 04 05 IN VEHICLE STEER LEFT A STEER RIGHT D THROTTLE W BRAKE S 1 HANDBRAKE Spacebar HORN H ] [Game specific callout] x [Game specific callout] [GameACCEPT specific DISPATCH callout] CALL l Left clickX mouse[Game specific callout] ASK FOR DIRECTIONS F 5 Y [Game specific callout] _ ` [Game specific callout] [Game A [Game specific callout] specific 2 Y [Game specific INTERROGATION B [Game specific callout] callout] callout] LIE 3 ALLL keys can be customiZED. X [Game specific TRUTH 1 [Game ON FOOT callout] DOUBT 2 specific ASK THE COMMUNITY A FORWARDScallout] W B [Game specific BACKWARDS S callout] LEFT A < A [Game specific RIGHT D NOTEBOOK callout] RUN [Game l C Left Shift SELECT Left click mouse RUNspecific TOGGLE Caps BACK Right click mouse [Game [Game > CALLcallout] PARTNER P 4 UP W specific specific [Game specific [Game specific callout] : ; [Game specific callout] INTERACT/ATTACK callout] callout]Left click mousecallout] DOWN S LEAVE CLUE/AIM/RAISE FIST Right click mouse NEXT PAGE D TALK/DODGE/BLOCK (HOLD) Spacebar PREVIOUS PAGE A RELOAD R OBSERVE SUSPECT Spacebar GRAPPLE/PICK UP FOUND WEAPON Q ENTER/EXIT COVER Left Control DROP FOUND WEAPON G GENERAL ENTER/EXIT E (HOLD FOR PARTNER TO DRIVE) CHANGE CAMERA V MINIMAP ZOOM Z NOTEBOOK Tab SKIP Backspace LOOK BEHIND C USE INTUITION I MAP M PAUSE MENU Esc 6 7 OUTFITS O VIEW CHASE TARGET X 06 07 06 07 1 04 01 3 02 01 HELP MESSAGES: Help messages will pop up periodically with descriptions of your objectives and useful tips. 04 HEALTH: As you experience damage, the game color will begin fading 02 MINI MAP: The mini map shows your current position and the to black and white. The grayer it gets, the closer you are to death. Color 2 names of nearby streets. Other important icons displayed on the will return as you regain health. mini map include: • Red blips represent enemies • Yellow blips indicate your current destination / objective • Blue blips indicate the location of your partner • Red figures indicate where street crimes are in progress • Camera icons indicate nearby landmarks 05 03 03 LEADS: New destinations, clues, P.O.I.’s, locations, landmarks and case objectives will appear here. 4 5 05 RANK INDICATOR: The Rank Indicator shows your XP progress and 08 08 your rank as a member of law enforcement. 09 09 1 3 NOTEBOOK ENTRIES Important information is automatically entered into your notebook. This includes case objectives, persons of interest (P.O.I.), new clues, and new locations. CLUES Clues and evidence 2 that you uncover over the course of your investigation are logged in the notebook. P.O.I. When you identify new persons of interest, the notebook stores key information LOCATIONS and characteristics for With crimes happening reference throughout all around the city, your the case. notebook will catalog new 4 5 address details and allow you to set waypoints to your destination. 10 11 10 11 1 3 INVESTIGATIONS . You must investigate each of the cases that are assigned to you Until a case is completed, you will not receive a new assignment. All information that you uncover relevant to the case will be stored in your notebook automatically. You can refer to your notebook at any time by Key. Consult your notebook frequently and pay close pressing the Ta b attention to each piece of information. Throughout the game, you will have a partner who will work through each case with you. You can ask him for help at any time by pressing Spacebar when standing near him.