CASE# AP002: Armed and Dangerous (VR)

We walked you step by step through the previous case because it introduced a lot of L.A. Noire basics. From this point on, our walkthrough will assume your knowledge of game basics and controls. The next case is quick and uncomplicated. Phelps and Dunn get a radio report of a “211” (L.A.P.D. radio code for an armed robbery) in progress with shots fired at Westlake Savings & Loan. 14 Adam isn’t far from there, so Phelps takes the call.

Location: Westlake Savings & Loan

Drive to the bank.

Westlake Savings & Loan pops onto your map as a yellow flag not far from your starting location . Your siren automatically turns on, and cars veer out of your way as you speed to the location. (Activate your siren whenever you’re in a hurry and you want to clear traffic.) Your arrival triggers a brief cut-scene: the robbers spot your patrol car and open fire. Phelps retrieves a police-issue shotgun from the trunk and sets up just across the street from the bad guys.

Case Report

Total Number of Key Clues: N/A

Total Number of Interview Questions: N/A

Objectives

• Subdue Robbery Suspects.

Fail Conditions

• Phelps or Dunn dies.
• Suspects escape.
• Kill a bystander.

Subdue the robbery suspects.

Open fire! You start out leaning against the back panel of a truck for cover. Follow onscreen directions for using cover, then gun down the bad guys posted outside the bank. Once they fall, hustle across the street and take cover just outside the Westlake Savings & Loan’s front entrance.

One thug pops out from a column on the left, another is holed up behind the desk at the end of the center aisle, and a third shooter sets up on the balcony directly above the desk. If incoming fire is too intense, you can “blind-fire” around the corner, firing your weapon without leaning out from cover. But in this case, you should be able to pop out and pick off targets without taking major damage.

Once you eliminate the final gunman, the mission ends with a quick exchange between Phelps and Dunn. Then another war flashback plays.