Tue, May 17, 2011 | 08:46 BST
Murder is the case: LA Noire hits 90+ on MetaCritic
LA Noire’s reviews embargo has lifted. It is scoring big? Seems to be: nothing’s gone below eight anyway.
The game’s now hit 91 for the PS3 version and 92 for the Xbox 360 version on MetaCritic.
Get a round-up of scores below. If you want us to add a score, add a link in the comments and we’ll chuck it in.
- X360A – 96
- Kotaku – Video review
- Eurogamer – 8
- IGN – 8.5
- Videogamer – 10
- Joystiq - 4.5/5
- 1UP – A
- Destructoid – 9
- SPOnG – 90 percent
- Nowgamer – 9.3
- Giant Bomb – 5/5
- Digital Spy – 5/5
- GameSpot – 9.0
- The Guardian – 5/5
- GamePro – 5/5
- CVG – 8.9
- VaDeJuegos (Spanish) – 9.2
- Eurogamer.de (German) – 9
- HardGame2 (Spanish) – 9.5
- VicioJuegos.com (Spanish) – 93/100
- GameTrailers – 9.1
- The Telegraph – 9
- MTV Multiplayer – N/A
- Metro – 9
- G4 – 5/5
- TVG – 10
- Game Informer – 8.75
The long-in-development Team Bondi actioner is released in the US tomorrow and in the UK on Friday for PS3 and 360.
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#1
daytripper
16/05/11, 5:08 pm
wow cant wait
#2
Crazyreyn
16/05/11, 5:08 pm
Digital Spy, 5/5: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/review/a319760/review-la-noire-xbox-360.html
#3
pontxo
16/05/11, 5:08 pm
VaDeJuegos, Spanish Mag -9,2: http://www.vadejuegos.com/noticias/2011/05/16/analisis-la-noire-cuando-el-videojuego-supera-al-cine-180208.html
#4
triggerhappy686
16/05/11, 5:08 pm
IGN 8.5 if that really means anything
#5
Golden
16/05/11, 5:10 pm
360 magazine (that arrived on saturday) gave it 5/5
#6
triggerhappy686
16/05/11, 5:12 pm
Destructoid 9.0
#7
Fin
16/05/11, 5:14 pm
om nom nom nom nom nom
#8
f1r3storm
16/05/11, 5:20 pm
http://www.eurogamer.de/articles/2011-05-16-l-a-noire-test
9/10
#9
DanteDestroyer
16/05/11, 5:23 pm
HardGame2 (from Spain) 9.5/10
http://www.hardgame2.com/ps3/articulo-5451la_noire_analisis_review_videojuego_rockstar_games_playstation_teambondi.html&page=5
#10
rrw
16/05/11, 5:23 pm
i predict the metacritic will be around 85-90
#11
Dralen
16/05/11, 5:24 pm
Reviews are looking very good.
#12
Erthazus
16/05/11, 5:24 pm
Ok. Buying.
I predict Meta scores: 88-90
#13
AHA-Lambda
16/05/11, 5:24 pm
woah that kotaku vid sold me on the game completely =O
Looks like a 90+ metacritic to me
#14
Patrick Garratt
16/05/11, 5:26 pm
I reckon it’s 90+, yep. Very solid.
#15
Rodrister
16/05/11, 5:27 pm
VicioJuegos.com, Spanish site: http://www.viciojuegos.com/analisis/LA-Noire/Mirame-a-los-ojos-y-dime-si-te-miento/5818/32292
93/100
#16
djhsecondnature
16/05/11, 5:28 pm
Hardly ‘predicting’ a metacritic with a bunch of the scores now though is it
#17
YoungZer0
16/05/11, 5:28 pm
Looking good. If it weren’t for the setting, the game would be an instant buy for me.
#18
Gekidami
16/05/11, 5:30 pm
9.1 from Gametrailers.com
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-l-a-noire/713930
17/20 Jeuxvideo.com
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00014917-l-a-noire-test.htm
#19
Dralen
16/05/11, 5:39 pm
@13 Same. That was a great vid. I really like how it explained some of the finer points of the game that really hook you.
#20
Kabby
16/05/11, 5:39 pm
But it’s not a first person shooter or even set in space. Who will buy this?
#21
YoungZer0
16/05/11, 5:46 pm
@18: Screw Gametrailers. They criticized the game for not having coop. They do that every fucking time, no matter how much a game should be singleplayer only.
#22
Razor
16/05/11, 5:49 pm
Sweet scores. Good job, R* and TB.
#23
AHA-Lambda
16/05/11, 5:50 pm
@21 – agreed i literally rolled my eyes when i heard that -_-
#24
Phoenixblight
16/05/11, 5:54 pm
@21
Sounds like when Gamespot said that Homecoming needed more action like Resident Evil.
#25
Hunam
16/05/11, 6:15 pm
I like how EG’s 8′s are always so weird. Like, RDR was an 8 and yet is way better than anything else that got a ten in the last few years.
#26
DeMatthew
16/05/11, 6:20 pm
http://x360.9lives.be/games/l-a-noire/reviews?id=203565
Belgian website 9lives shared their score as well. A splendid 9.4/10. Language = Dutch.
#27
Moonwalker1982
16/05/11, 6:24 pm
Any Xbox 360 and PS3 comparisons in there? Still not sure which version to buy.
#28
Hunam
16/05/11, 6:31 pm
The PS3 version is supposed to have an exclusive case I think. I might jump over to that version tbh as it was the lead platform too.
#29
Gekidami
16/05/11, 6:32 pm
@27
From what i can tell all of the reviews are of the PS3 version. I’m guessing R* only sent that version out for now.
#30
NeoSquall
16/05/11, 6:36 pm
GamesVillage.it: 9/10
#31
KrazyKraut
16/05/11, 6:37 pm
@Erthazus
ehhm…a true gamer gives a fuck about review scores and plays the game who wants to give a chance.
#32
Gama_888
16/05/11, 6:39 pm
lookin good
#33
Moonwalker1982
16/05/11, 6:42 pm
@29
Hmmm i see. But tomorrow is the official release in the US , right?
#34
DeMatthew
16/05/11, 6:46 pm
@29: 9lives reviewed the Xbox 360 version.
#35
Hunam
16/05/11, 6:49 pm
@31 Erm, no, that’s naive silly gamers who probably end up buying lots of poor quality games far beyond their worth, putting cash in the hands of lazy publishers.
#36
loki
16/05/11, 6:52 pm
IGN a Eurogamer review are sucks and inadequate as always
#37
M. K.
16/05/11, 6:53 pm
` Erm, no, that’s naive silly gamers who probably end up buying lots of poor quality games far beyond their worth, putting cash in the hands of lazy publishers.`
This is wrong, but why am I not surprised reading this?
#38
UuBuU
16/05/11, 6:55 pm
Wow, I am surprised. I expected IGN to give this an instant 10/10 regardless of how good it was. I guess they’re not quite as predictable as I thought. My respect for them may have just gone up a notch.
#39
Hunam
16/05/11, 7:01 pm
@37 If it’s wrong to investigate other peoples opinions before buying things then you’ll end up with a lot of lemons in your life. An uninformed buyer is a stupid buyer and a mark.
#40
M. K.
16/05/11, 7:07 pm
What the hell are you talking about? It’s about scores, not getting information about games and peoples opinions…
#41
Len
16/05/11, 7:13 pm
@13 – Totally agree. Wasn’t sure but after that vid review I’m defo in!
#42
Moonwalker1982
16/05/11, 7:40 pm
Does that Kotaku video show any spoilers?
#43
YoungZer0
16/05/11, 7:44 pm
@39: M.K. is right Hunam, it’s not about the reviews but the score. Erth seems only to care about games with high numbers.
#44
Erthazus
16/05/11, 8:31 pm
@42, not much. Just half of the mission. Basically they just show you a game and nothing more.
#45
bluffbluff03
16/05/11, 9:21 pm
@ #6 Never saw a game getting a 9 from Destructoid xD
#46
ASBI
16/05/11, 10:23 pm
come on guys , it is R*, this sums it up
R* FTW !!
screw the multiplayer
#47
Len
16/05/11, 10:28 pm
@42 As Erth says not much. Just a few littler bits of one of the earlier missions and diff ways of playing it but leaves out as much as poss. Defo worth a watch imo…
In other news, on the strength of that I have gone and pre-ordered this to pick up tom. Very much looking fwd to it…
#48
Kagari
17/05/11, 7:32 am
Fuck, this is an excellent review. Maybe the best I read about L.A. Noire
ElDojoGamer: 9/10
http://www.eldojogamer.com/reviews/review-l-a-noire.html
#49
Blerk
17/05/11, 8:39 am
Ah, marvellous – seems my worries were all pretty much unfounded. This pleases me, and I shall purchase a copy forthwith!*
* When I’m not completely bloody skint.
#50
Gurdil
17/05/11, 10:26 am
Well seems I’ll be getting it after all. I just find it kinda weird that no bad review came out. Doesn’t look like the game everyone would enjoy oO
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