
As the game progresses, the player advances through several police department bureaus-Patrol, Traffic, Homicide, Vice, and Arson.

The player may freely roam its interactive open world, primarily in a vehicle or on foot. The game is played from a third-person perspective. When he is tasked with investigating a morphine distribution ring involving several of his former squadmates from World War II, Phelps finds both his personal and professional life falling into turmoil, and reluctantly joins forces with his estranged former comrade, Jack Kelso, as they uncover a major conspiracy involving prominent Los Angeles figures. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, the game follows detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he solves a range of cases across various bureaus.

Noire is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games.
