L.A. Noire (Limited Pre-Order Box)

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Noire Limited Pre-Order Box on Xbox 360 wrapped Team Bondi's detective opus in a package that felt like it belonged in a 1940s evidence locker. A. Noire poster dripping with that noir aesthetic, and four postcards that looked like they could've been pulled straight from a detective's desk drawer.

The DLC code for "A Slip of the Tongue" added a full bonus case to the game's already sprawling story, plus a downloadable soundtrack let you take those moody jazz arrangements with you. A. Noire was a one-of-a-kind experience on the 360, a game that asked you to read people's faces instead of just shooting them, and the Limited Pre-Order Box matched that thoughtfulness.

The postcards and poster aren't throwaway inserts. They're period-appropriate pieces that actually enhance the vibe of the game they came with. In the disc era, pre-order bonuses had to be physical to feel real, and Rockstar understood the assignment.

Complete sets with all inserts intact are getting scarcer, especially with the poster in good condition. For collectors who appreciate when a publisher commits to the atmosphere all the way down to the packaging, this is one of the better pre-order boxes the 360 ever produced.