Sleeping Dogs

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  1. GamerK1
    Dec 16, 2014
    4
    The game looks great the world is medium sized, I wouldn't call it large - you can drive all the way round it in minutes. For me this game is spoiled by rubbish controls, I managed to fix this with auto hot key which allows me to redefine keys as desired (ie use cursors).
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    The driving is appalling for 2 reasons: — — Firstly the automatic camera/view drives me nuts, you can    The game looks great the world is medium sized, I wouldn't call it large - you can drive all the way round it in minutes. For me this game is spoiled by rubbish controls, I managed to fix this with auto hot key which allows me to redefine keys as desired (ie use cursors).
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    The driving is appalling for 2 reasons:
    — —
    Firstly the automatic camera/view drives me nuts, you can mouse-look to check before turning a corner but when you turn the corner the game spins the camera round, your view ends up pointing at a building to the side of the car so then you have to correct the camera manually because it is slow to move the camera to forward. It is ghastly.
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    Secondly, keyboard control has been badly programmed, very badly. You are driving along, you want to make a minor adjustment, you can't, you tap left.... there's a pause where nothing happens, then the car jerks violently to the left - a lot, it is dismal. (AHK is not the cause of this - I tested without it loaded).    … Expand
  2. azeitona
    Nov 27, 2014
    8
    Actually, I liked this game more than I think I would, really.

    The gameplay is amazing. It's kind of GTA-like, but, at the same time, it isn't. Sleeping Dogs is much more focused on kung-fu and martial arts than gunplay. It is a bit clunky, and the cars are strange to drive (although there's nice features, for example, you can jump from the car you're driving to other car). But,    Actually, I liked this game more than I think I would, really.

    The gameplay is amazing. It's kind of GTA-like, but, at the same time, it isn't. Sleeping Dogs is much more focused on kung-fu and martial arts than gunplay. It is a bit clunky, and the cars are strange to drive (although there's nice features, for example, you can jump from the car you're driving to other car). But, overall, the gameplay is nice.

    The graphics are amazing, even today, 2 years since the game was launched. The rain and water reflex on the ground are beautiful, and Hong Kong really adds to the charm.

    The story is actually pretty nice also. The start and the ending are a bit rushed, but the game keeps the plot interesting. And the campaign is much shorter than GTA, but it is much more focused, and, to be sincere, I think I liked the story of this game more than the story of GTA IV. GTA IV tries to be immersive, but the campaign takes so much to complete -and the characters just keep coming kinda out of nowhere.

    So, yeah, if you have some spare money, I really recommend you to grab Sleeping Dogs. You won't regret it.    … Expand
  3. Miheil
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    Sleeping Dogs is a addictive and fun game. The interpretation of Hong Kong is amazing though as someone who lived in Hong Kong for most of their lives, i cant help but feel that they could have included more areas.
    The fighting mechanic of the game is really clean and fun. Driving can be at times a bit "floaty".
    The sounds are very authentic and i look forward to the new sequel. A    Sleeping Dogs is a addictive and fun game. The interpretation of Hong Kong is amazing though as someone who lived in Hong Kong for most of their lives, i cant help but feel that they could have included more areas.
    The fighting mechanic of the game is really clean and fun. Driving can be at times a bit "floaty".
    The sounds are very authentic and i look forward to the new sequel.
    A must try game for those who want a different setting to an open world game!    … Expand
  4. XenonGTX
    Sep 9, 2014
    7
    Im being generous by giving it the score that i am giving ,but, it is a fun game. The setting is pretty unique. Story is ok. The big thing is combat, of course. It's frustrating but very satisfying to smash some people into pieces. Driving? Worst i have seen from a AAA title. Worse than Grid 2. Worse than GTA V. About 50% deadzone. I really dont know what the hell they were thinking.
  5. Ecks33
    Aug 16, 2014
    9
    this game is really amazing i have played the story over at least 5 times now and can not get bored playing it love the fighting mechanics also love how you dont need a gun like is most other games *cough* GTA *cough*. also the DLC missions are fun to play as well which is mainly Nightmare in North Point and Year of the Snake. to end it off if you like this style of sandbox games you wouldthis game is really amazing i have played the story over at least 5 times now and can not get bored playing it love the fighting mechanics also love how you dont need a gun like is most other games *cough* GTA *cough*. also the DLC missions are fun to play as well which is mainly Nightmare in North Point and Year of the Snake. to end it off if you like this style of sandbox games you would get in total about 50-100 hours worth of replay value to me i find and now since the game is 20$ compared to when i pre ordered this game in the past for a high value. so take my word buy the game you wont be disappointed.… Expand
  6. Kai82
    Aug 10, 2014
    9
    A great game with an interesting martial arts combat system. It is an open world game with tons of collect-ables and side quests. The story is no masterpiece but still entertaining with sparkles of greatness. The characters and their motivations in the game are believable. Overall there are better open world games but the setting and combat system makes it an above average game for me. MyA great game with an interesting martial arts combat system. It is an open world game with tons of collect-ables and side quests. The story is no masterpiece but still entertaining with sparkles of greatness. The characters and their motivations in the game are believable. Overall there are better open world games but the setting and combat system makes it an above average game for me. My true rating would be a 8,5 so it is rounded up to 9/10 .… Expand
  7. Elissonx
    Aug 8, 2014
    9
    A priori disseram que este jogo era uma cópia do GTA, mas apesar de ter claro a inspiração posso dizer que é um excelente jogo de ambientação única. Excelente jogabilidade, boa história (com clichê, claro) e bastante divertido!

    Mapa aberto, repleto de side quests e colecionáveis, o que renderá várias horas de gameplay. Eu recomendo este jogo, mas não dou 10 por causa de alguns bugs.    A priori disseram que este jogo era uma cópia do GTA, mas apesar de ter claro a inspiração posso dizer que é um excelente jogo de ambientação única. Excelente jogabilidade, boa história (com clichê, claro) e bastante divertido!

    Mapa aberto, repleto de side quests e colecionáveis, o que renderá várias horas de gameplay. Eu recomendo este jogo, mas não dou 10 por causa de alguns bugs.

    9/10    … Expand
  8. esxdri
    Aug 7, 2014
    9
    Sleeping Dogs - Just TONS OF FUN!
    Seriously, this game is really worth playing. It's a sandbox game as it should be, if you like sandbox games, you will like this one.
    In this game you are Wei Shen, an undercover officer. Sometimes you act as a policeman and sometimes you have to act as a gangster. But things don't go so right as they should, you cannot trust anyone. The Story is    Sleeping Dogs - Just TONS OF FUN!
    Seriously, this game is really worth playing. It's a sandbox game as it should be, if you like sandbox games, you will like this one.
    In this game you are Wei Shen, an undercover officer. Sometimes you act as a policeman and sometimes you have to act as a gangster. But things don't go so right as they should, you cannot trust anyone.
    The Story is awesome, bad thing is, sometimes you encounter people you've never seen and realize they are quite important parts of the story, so you have to think yourself.
    The Gameplay is the funniest part on the game, sometimes missions might seem repetitive as you kicking some guys again and again, but you will still enjoy it. Bad thing about gameplay is, that it's VERY glitchy, mostly harmless but sometimes pretty annoying.
    The World is nice, set in Hong Hong streets, you may do many things while not on missions such as finding collectibles, driving races, helping people for reward...
    9/10 - Never gets boring.    … Expand
  9. JacksonHugo
    Jul 17, 2014
    10
    One of the greatest game ever created. Immersing stories, great fighting combination, mixed with a beautiful Hong Kong city panorama that even make me want to visit there. Two thumbs up.
  10. SirCam
    Jul 14, 2014
    10
    I never expected much from this game. I had slight appeal before playing this as Hong Kong fascinates me.
    Right from the start, I was sucked in. The game has a great story, the fighting mechanics are fun and overall seems very well done. This also played great on a PC, didn't feel out of place at all. The city is beautiful.
    My only gripes would be that the main story is somewhat    I never expected much from this game. I had slight appeal before playing this as Hong Kong fascinates me.
    Right from the start, I was sucked in. The game has a great story, the fighting mechanics are fun and overall seems very well done. This also played great on a PC, didn't feel out of place at all. The city is beautiful.

    My only gripes would be that the main story is somewhat short, it works, very well but I would have liked more. I still put around 15 hours into it and hardly did the side missions.
    Also the "dating" thing, it would have been cool if you could continue seeing women, instead of them just disappearing.

    All in all, excellent game and highly underrated.    … Expand
  11. CaptainMushroom
    Jul 13, 2014
    9
    A proper game. Think GTA in Hong Kong, with a focus on realism and combat. Proper graphics, great music and cutscenes (with native Cantonese voices now and then!), and a brutal combat system. The story is exciting!
  12. Perplexityman
    Jul 6, 2014
    9
    I can easily call Sleeping Dogs one of the best open world Sandbox games on the PC. Now that's saying a lot, I know. Sleeping Dogs has a very advanced combat system that really helps the player feel as though they are really in control of the character! I would have liked a better shooting mechanic plus I can't help but realize the story isn't the most original piece of work, and theI can easily call Sleeping Dogs one of the best open world Sandbox games on the PC. Now that's saying a lot, I know. Sleeping Dogs has a very advanced combat system that really helps the player feel as though they are really in control of the character! I would have liked a better shooting mechanic plus I can't help but realize the story isn't the most original piece of work, and the controls really aren't very optimized for the PC (My suggestion - swap the L - Shift and Space bar) but nevertheless Sleeping Dogs in definitely a game of the ages worthy of any player!… Expand
  13. AdrianChan
    Jun 29, 2014
    8
    Despite the large amount of glitches, everything is quite good in this game. Story is interesting, I like the combat in this game. Graphics is still acceptable. Drivings is not as good as other though.
    I hope this game can have a sequel. You should get this game if you like GTA, or Just Cause 2 you should pick it up.
  14. HIRAM
    Jun 29, 2014
    0
    I can't play this game thanks to the hkship.exe error. I think this is a fine open world game like GTA, so I would love to play it, but the people at Square Enix should address this situation.
  15. umbrastalker
    Jun 23, 2014
    9
    The same devs of tomb raider and hit man don't disappoint, highly underrated game story is down right amazing, solid graphics gameplay is a blast wasn't expecting it to be that good glad i bought it.
  16. Potitoman
    Jun 21, 2014
    10
    A game that puts you in a Hong Kong crime/action movie. There is so much done right in this game. Not only does it look gorgeous, it creates a truly fascinating city with memorable characters.
    Everyone goes with the GTA clone approach of all open world games, but this game has a unique feeling.
    The fighting and driving are a joy and the story is compelling. A real winner in my books!
  17. Sten-Bengt94
    Jun 7, 2014
    8
    Great story, interesting characters, unique style to the game but the controls and graphics are okay but managable. Using a gamepad can fix this issue.
    The game is inferior to Gta and Saints Row in graphics in most areas but the story and the characters actually makes up for it. I enjoyed this game more than I did with Gta IV at times so it is an underrated game. It is actually unfair to    Great story, interesting characters, unique style to the game but the controls and graphics are okay but managable. Using a gamepad can fix this issue.
    The game is inferior to Gta and Saints Row in graphics in most areas but the story and the characters actually makes up for it. I enjoyed this game more than I did with Gta IV at times so it is an underrated game. It is actually unfair to compare this game to Gta because it has a smaller studio and this is their first open-world type of game similar to Gta in the genre. I think they did a very good job for being their first game in this game genre. It is better to play this game without comparing it too much to others imho because it gets more enjoyable that way.    … Expand
  18. SQG_Slasher
    Jun 5, 2014
    9
    Definitely one of my favourite open world games off all time. A storyline which keeps players guessing, lots of side-missions to complete, the majority of which are fun, and although the world is not as big as that of GTA V, it makes for some very heart-racing car chases. If this game were to be made for Online, I would have given it 10/10.
  19. capo193
    May 27, 2014
    9
    If you like parkour, fighting and GTA, you will like this game. Graphic is pretty good and story is interesting. You will be part of japan underworld which is very brutal. I will appreciate better physx.
  20. devilhorus
    May 19, 2014
    8
    Great game, the only bad thing is that's too short. They also should have explored the storyline better, with more exciting missions and more things to do in the world map. But it's a great game, you will certain enjoy it from the beginning into his end.

    The combat mode reminds Shenmue a lot. I really recommend play it with a joystick.
  21. Stingerbee
    May 9, 2014
    1
    The game is virtually unplayable through Steam. I've tried deleting local content, disabling the texture pack, deleting local content again and reinstalling the game, various "fixes" from reliable sources that I followed to the letter, all to no avail. I have a large gaming catalogue where only a handful games I got from bundles are acting up and all those games are known to give issues. IThe game is virtually unplayable through Steam. I've tried deleting local content, disabling the texture pack, deleting local content again and reinstalling the game, various "fixes" from reliable sources that I followed to the letter, all to no avail. I have a large gaming catalogue where only a handful games I got from bundles are acting up and all those games are known to give issues. I can get into the world, look around, do some quests and that's fine, but the game loves to crash to desktop without an error for no particular reason. Drive a certain way? Crash. Look at the police cameras? Crash. I love sandbox games, and I hate to say this but I'm done with this "game" and the DLC I bought that I never got to experience, and I moved Sleeping Dogs to my "Games that don't work" folder. GG.… Expand
  22. Akadrud
    May 4, 2014
    8
    Really good game with an intriguing story, nice combat system (similar to Batman series one), funny races with cars and a nice way to make u want to change and find collectables cause they actually give you bonuses. However the game world is plain and has no variety (probably because it is set in HK...) so i won't give it a full score. Anyway it's a really good game and you should play itReally good game with an intriguing story, nice combat system (similar to Batman series one), funny races with cars and a nice way to make u want to change and find collectables cause they actually give you bonuses. However the game world is plain and has no variety (probably because it is set in HK...) so i won't give it a full score. Anyway it's a really good game and you should play it if u like action and police movies.… Expand
  23. Gothic90
    May 2, 2014
    8
    Overall not a bad game but not really spectacular. The main story is nice (and the story makes sense, unlike some recent games) but unfortunately there is no player choice to speak of, in a setting that calls for player choices. It is a very linear story within an open world. Most of the time you don't change anything either.

    Also there isn't much to play once you've finished your main    Overall not a bad game but not really spectacular. The main story is nice (and the story makes sense, unlike some recent games) but unfortunately there is no player choice to speak of, in a setting that calls for player choices. It is a very linear story within an open world. Most of the time you don't change anything either.

    Also there isn't much to play once you've finished your main story other than car races (some are quite clunky), street fighting, and beating karaoke score, and etc.    … Expand
  24. TRON666
    Apr 26, 2014
    10
    First i wasn't sure about this game, but once i finished it i had no other feeling than "Wow i want more".
    This game beats the crap out of Any GTA, the story line and voice acting is by far its strongest part.
    Hoping for Sleeping dogs 2 :)
  25. Dorkstar8
    Apr 23, 2014
    2
    Everyone who gave this above a 2 is a suck up or liar. This game blows. This feels like an unfinished copy of GTA, except it sucks. Sucks really badly.
  26. icepepp
    Apr 10, 2014
    5
    Sleeping Dogs could be a perfect action game in GTA style, but with much more style, well made and without Bugs - just since first release - and this is not Small feat! Indeed, it is enough to merit a full 10! Pity that you can not rebind the Arrow Keys.... and this is a big problem because it does not allow you to fully enjoy the game - at least for players like me who areSleeping Dogs could be a perfect action game in GTA style, but with much more style, well made and without Bugs - just since first release - and this is not Small feat! Indeed, it is enough to merit a full 10! Pity that you can not rebind the Arrow Keys.... and this is a big problem because it does not allow you to fully enjoy the game - at least for players like me who are accustomed to using the right side of the keyboard (arrows + numpad and other Keys around that area)... and we are not too few! - What a Pity! But really Idon't understand because that limitation. Why?...But Why?… Expand
  27. marslars3p13
    Apr 8, 2014
    10
    Awesome GTA alternative, that's all I have to say. Just try it yourself. You will be absolutely amazed how awesome this is, only after you finish off Ming. Need I say more?
  28. sleeplust
    Mar 29, 2014
    9
    Great game!
    Streets and voices in it are well designed.
    Most of the action/fight part is great in control,while most of the QTE reaction timings are very limited and must be remembered inflexibly to avoid attack/damage in routined arrangement by repeatedly pushing keys. Very good work for people to see the dark side of Chinese/Hongkong society in a exaggerated way. Biggest    Great game!
    Streets and voices in it are well designed.
    Most of the action/fight part is great in control,while most of the QTE reaction timings are very limited and must be remembered inflexibly to avoid attack/damage in routined arrangement by repeatedly pushing keys.
    Very good work for people to see the dark side of Chinese/Hongkong society in a exaggerated way.
    Biggest falure:vehicle maneuver.Seems that the driving part was not tested sufficiently.When we want to just shift slightly for a better forward direction and are holding the backward button,the camera changes into a strange and useless side view,with the most important sraight forward or backward view blocked.
    Too much collectables.
    最大的缺点，车辆操控，即便不动鼠标，视角总是自动换成一个无用的方向，而最重要的正前和正后方却不能看到。
    补充：triad一词在西方世界的现代英语中仅仅指代主要由来自广东及其周边地区的华人组成的黑帮，至于其原意“三合”已经属于历史词汇了，所以游戏里的triad简单的翻译成黑帮就行了，而不是所谓“三合会”。    … Expand
  29. WestLil0
    Mar 27, 2014
    8
    I would give this a 7.5. It takes a while to develop the martial arts training needed to beat up all the thugs and drug smugglers, but once you start learning a few of the tricks, it becomes easier. There's too much driving for my taste (no fast travel) and too many car and foot races but I'm sure many enjoy that aspect. At first I thought it was a bit tedious, but as the story progressedI would give this a 7.5. It takes a while to develop the martial arts training needed to beat up all the thugs and drug smugglers, but once you start learning a few of the tricks, it becomes easier. There's too much driving for my taste (no fast travel) and too many car and foot races but I'm sure many enjoy that aspect. At first I thought it was a bit tedious, but as the story progressed it became more interesting. I'm glad I played it. It's worth a try if you don't have any other game to play.… Expand
  30. isg1983
    Mar 27, 2014
    8
    Consider it as a well-round and decent GTA expansion. A must-play for all GTA fans. Decent story, decent characters, shame about the fact that there should be nobody talking that good of an English in Hong Kong.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
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  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    90
    Unlike the previous ‘True Crime’ games, where there was a strict depiction of the city maps, Sleeping Dogs does not portray Hong Kong, inch by inch. United Front Games has implemented GTA’s novelties in way that winks slyly at Rockstar. In essence, what the GTA series has accomplished, Sleeping Dogs has carried out better and more elegantly. [October 2012]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 11, 2012
    60
    A solid GTA clone that ticks all the boxes but forgets to add the magic ingredient of improvisation. [Oct 2012, p.77]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 10, 2012
    80
    City action in an Asian style casts a fresh wind to the sandbox game genre, with attractive worlds full of details, great battle mechanics and cool free-run sections. [Sept 2012]
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