''James Noir's Hollywood Crimes'' (known in Europe as ''James Noir's Hollywood Crimes 3D'') is a
puzzle game
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together ( or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzl ...
developed by
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', ...
for the
Nintendo 3DS and
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
. The game is set within a TV game show in the 1960s and the player must solve puzzles to defeat a mysterious criminal mastermind. The player takes on the role of a contestant working their way through 6 stages of a game show as Hollywood becomes the staging ground for a set of gruesome crimes. The game stars
Elias Toufexis
Elias Toufexis is a Canadian actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres.
Career Acting
Toufexis acted in small television roles at first, eventually playing Morton in the m ...
who played
Adam Jensen in ''
Deus Ex: Human Revolution''.
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the
review aggregation
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website
Metacritic
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References
External links
Announcement Trailer
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2011 video games
IOS games
Nintendo 3DS games
Puzzle video games
Video games developed in Canada
Video games set in the 1960s
Video games set in Los Angeles
Ubisoft games
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