65BANG SCORE
L.A. Noire
worth it · strategy · 2011
Solid value for the price: about 22.2h, $19.99 (~$0.90/hr), 86% positive.
Better value than 55% of strategy games
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $12.87
36% off today's $19.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$0.90/hr over the 22.2h main story, $0.47/hr if you 100% it (42.2h).
2% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
1.5%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
22.2h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
42.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.90/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$19.99
Reviews
86%
36,397 reviews
Metacritic
83
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2011
What drives the score
Value$0.90/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews86% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate1.5%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperTeam Bondi
PublisherRockstar Games
Genrestrategy
Achievements60
Trailer & screenshots
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