Over all, if you follow the pace of the game, get a nice glass of Jack and smoke a cigar, you will most definitely enjoy this game, and its great music! R* have an eye for a great concept and I applaud them for finding the Australian studio that was working on this gem. It would have been nice if R* had been more than just producers and put more money in this game to liven up the environment and put more side missions as the game does seem very short. I still wish they had polluted the crime scenes with more useless objects to put you off course on occasions.

The interrogations are hard (which is good!) and the clues are well hidden but still very easy to find (which is kinda too bad). The music is wonderful, the start screen features a full 6 minute tune with 2 solos. The art work in it is great, I love the pencil sketches and how you set your destination on the map etc. but I really like the little details the studios thought of (such as the breaking of shop windows when crashing your car) and the interesting mini-events that occur during pursuits (a garbage truck sometimes park right in front of me before I get a clean shot on my fleeing criminal etc.) The notepad idea is brilliant, works great and keeps you in the game. The environment, as mentioned before, isn't graphically up to the level of Mafia II & co. as this game is relatively easy, I still am having a great time playing it And let's be fair, the last successful detective game to have come out was 20 years ago! The atmosphere is superb, and the facial animation is really exciting and fresh. Definitely worth playing! Although I do agree with most critics saying that Phoenix wright and Police quest were more challenging than L.A. Definitely worth playing! Although I do agree with most critics saying that Phoenix The positives outweigh the negatives in this game.

The positives outweigh the negatives in this game.

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