The working hours and managerial style of the studio was met with public complaints from staff members, and Team Bondi closed shortly after the game's initial release. The game was delayed numerous times through its seven-year development, which included a change of publisher and platforms. Noire began in 2004, shortly after the founding of Team Bondi, and was shared between the multiple Rockstar studios around the world.
The game uses licensed music provided by an in-game radio, and features an original score. Noire also contains elements found in action-adventure games, such as side missions and a branching storyline.
Besides these activities, most cases incorporate shooting and chasing sequences. The story is divided into multiple "cases", during which players must investigate crime scenes for clues, follow up leads, and interrogate suspects the player's success at these activities will impact how much of each case's story is revealed and their overall rating. The game's open-world design lets players freely roam Los Angeles's open landscape, which can be navigated on foot or by vehicle. As the pair delve deeper into the case, they uncover a major conspiracy about the Suburban Redevelopment Fund program and several prominent figures in Los Angeles involved with it. When he is tasked with investigating a morphine distribution ring that involves several of his former squadmates from World War II, Phelps finds both his personal and professional life falling into a turmoil, and reluctantly joins forces with his estranged former comrade, Jack Kelso. Set within Los Angeles in 1947, the story follows Detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as he solves a range of cases across five divisions. It was released in May 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2011 for Microsoft Windows, and in November 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Noire is a neo-noir detective action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games.
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