Sleeping Dogs

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8.2

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  1. ChrisLight
    Dec 3, 2013
    9
    Pro of the Sleeping Dogs.
    -Nice storyline,it is better than GTA SA or GTA IV(my opinion)
    -Very nice graphic -It got best melee combat feature -Many thing to unlock -Gun's sound is very good Cons of Sleeping Dogs. -Gun is too rare -Vehicle handling in this game is very awful it is impossible to flip over car on mid air -After you completed all the mission,it started get boring    Pro of the Sleeping Dogs.
    -Nice storyline,it is better than GTA SA or GTA IV(my opinion)
    -Very nice graphic
    -It got best melee combat feature
    -Many thing to unlock
    -Gun's sound is very good

    Cons of Sleeping Dogs.
    -Gun is too rare
    -Vehicle handling in this game is very awful it is impossible to flip over car on mid air
    -After you completed all the mission,it started get boring
    -You can't earn money from killing people
    -Police appear from somewhere else when you getting wanted.    … Expand
  2. kumarlusifer
    Feb 15, 2014
    10
    its a nice open world game like GTA.i like this game because of its action.also its graphics are very nice.it has a best story line.Sleeping Dogs’ blurred lines come to the fore as soon as you’re introduced to the game’s unique leveling system, which allots Shen experience points in three specific areas: Cop, Triad and Face
  3. mauro_G4M3R
    Feb 22, 2014
    10
    Muy buenos gráficos y muy bien optimizados, excelente jugabilidad y muy buena historia.
    Nunca encontré un Bug, el mundo abierto es impresionante.
    +10!
  4. 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?
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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).
    — — — —
    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).
    — — — —
    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.
    — —
    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
  9. Marick
    May 22, 2015
    9
    Story very good, very good gameplay. Worth playing this game .
  10. 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.
  11. Tagirix
    Jul 5, 2016
    9
    Waiting for Mafia III or GTA 6? Well, it's a good news. You better play Sleeping Dogs and it will remind you these games. Yeah, I'm trying to say that Sleeping Dogs are pretty similar with GTA and Mafia franchises. It has an interesting story (really interesting, by the way!), similar mechanics, awesome graphics (especially in Definitive Edition which is Remaster), and a great soundtrack.Waiting for Mafia III or GTA 6? Well, it's a good news. You better play Sleeping Dogs and it will remind you these games. Yeah, I'm trying to say that Sleeping Dogs are pretty similar with GTA and Mafia franchises. It has an interesting story (really interesting, by the way!), similar mechanics, awesome graphics (especially in Definitive Edition which is Remaster), and a great soundtrack. Please try it and you will not regret.… Expand
  12. Broyax
    Mar 30, 2017
    4
    Sleeping Dogs, c'est du GTA "made in China" qui recopie sans gêne et sans état d'âme ce qu'on a vu ailleurs et pas que chez les jeux du même genre : le système de combat par exemple est entièrement repompé sur les Batman AA/AC. Plutôt pas mal fait mais au contraire des Batmous, ça tourne un peu trop du côté d'un jeu de baston à la con avec tous les con-bos que ça implique, d'autant que çaSleeping Dogs, c'est du GTA "made in China" qui recopie sans gêne et sans état d'âme ce qu'on a vu ailleurs et pas que chez les jeux du même genre : le système de combat par exemple est entièrement repompé sur les Batman AA/AC. Plutôt pas mal fait mais au contraire des Batmous, ça tourne un peu trop du côté d'un jeu de baston à la con avec tous les con-bos que ça implique, d'autant que ça reste plus difficile que dans les jeux de Rocksteady.

    Et c'est une grosse partie de Sleeping Dogs hélas : impossible d'échapper à ces bagarres, que ce soit dans les missions principales ou secondaires. Toi vouloir écraser quelques loubards avec ton 4x4 ? non pas possible, monsieur ! toi vouloir les flinguer avec... un flingue peut-être ? non pas possible ! toi pas de flingue en dehors des missions prévues à cet effet... Toi péter gueule à eux. Jeu décider, toi obéir sinon toi finir camp de rééducation travail manuel.

    Dommage, car les rares fusillades sont bien faites avec des **** ralentis quand on passe d'un abri à un autre et le système de couverture remplit son office. Bien faites aussi les poursuites en bagnole avec également un ralenti quand on canarde le fuyard mais le souci est qu'on ne peut le faire que dans certaines missions scriptées à cet effet : en mode libre ou dans d'autres missions dans lesquelles on doit semer la police, on ne peut pas, car... de toute façon on a pas de flingue !

    Manque de liberté d'approche, c'est quand même ballot pour une copie de GTA ! ils ont cela dit innové quelque peu avec des sortes de mini-jeux de piratage de caméra ou de triangulation de téléphone portable... franchement c'est plus soûlant qu'autre chose.

    A côté de ça, on ne joue pas une racaille mais un flic infiltré avec tous les poncifs du genre mais c'est toujours ça de pris. Le jeu n'incite pas trop à mettre le bordel en ville et encourage la conduite propre (le score baisse quand on écrase une mémé au feu) : du politiquement correct communiste, ça (d)étonne un peu, on a pas l'habitude...

    La partie technique : magnifique sur PC avec les textures HD et presque tout à fond, ça tourne bien la majorité du temps sur une machine moyenne gamme avec de rares descentes à 35 im/s, clairement du beau travail pour un monde ouvert aux décors aussi soignés.

    Finalement Sleeping Dogs, ce n'est pas grinçant comme un GTA4 ou délirant comme les SR2 ou 3, c'est juste coincé et ça n'a pas la grâce des meilleurs polars de Hong-Kong, trois fois dommage !    … Expand
  13. BulgarianCritic
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    Unfortunately the above average story is not enough to save this game from its horrendous and to be frank insulting gameplay.
    60% of the time is you driving from Point A to Point B and your only fast travel is a cab which sometimes might not even spawn near you.
    The other ''gameplay'' is you chasing people in an incredibly boring chase scenes with some crappy parkour mechanics. Then you    Unfortunately the above average story is not enough to save this game from its horrendous and to be frank insulting gameplay.
    60% of the time is you driving from Point A to Point B and your only fast travel is a cab which sometimes might not even spawn near you.
    The other ''gameplay'' is you chasing people in an incredibly boring chase scenes with some crappy parkour mechanics. Then you have the boring as **** fighting and shooting which always end up the same way. Wait for an enemy to attack and press E or hide behind cover and shoot an endless horde of mindless gangsters( must have killed 80% of Hong Kong probably) Some of the side missions were okay but most of them had no charm because the characters and the world you were in had no charm.
    It say's open world but most of the map is empty and there is really nothing to do in it.
    The only good and interesting point of this game was the story which made our character face a cool dillemma but alas they also rushed the ending and botched it up.
    Will only recommend if you love driving cars without any point or have time to waste.    … Expand
  14. Egeee
    Nov 9, 2021
    10
    This is a very good open-world hand-to-hand combat game. Recommended for all GTA fans and Just Cause 2 fans.
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    Jun 4, 2022
    7
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  16. sh4dow
    Mar 28, 2015
    10
    GTA with style. This is how I would sum up Sleeping Dogs. I didn't care much for the story and characters in GTA, with all the stupidity and macho **** Of course you have part of that in Sleeping Dogs too, it IS about gangsters after all. Still there is a quite a bit of honor infused in the story instead of primitivity. Also, both story and characters seem deeper as a result of it.GTA with style. This is how I would sum up Sleeping Dogs. I didn't care much for the story and characters in GTA, with all the stupidity and macho **** Of course you have part of that in Sleeping Dogs too, it IS about gangsters after all. Still there is a quite a bit of honor infused in the story instead of primitivity. Also, both story and characters seem deeper as a result of it.
    Besides that, it also features better gameplay than GTA. Virtually all the minigames, the shoot outs AND the hand to hand combat feel great. Alright, the hand to hand combat isn't as good as in the Batman games and there is one minigame that is damn tedious and you have to do a lot (picking locks on MANY lockboxes lying around town) but other than that, it's all great. Graphics look a bit dated, yet it still requires a fairly powerful system to run smoothly maxed out, so it doesn't seem like they optimized it very well. And those minor gripes about gameplay and graphics are really everything that keeps me from giving this game a perfect score. Oh, it also has quite a bit to discover. Maybe not as much as GTA4 but if you are a completionist, my guess is that it'll take you 20-25 hours to get everything.
    [edit]I originally rated this "only" 9/10. But I played through it twice already and am still listening to the Soundtrack on a regular basis, wondering about when a sequel will finally be released. And when I think back to the last couple of years and what great games I've played, aside from various indie games, only "Sleeping Dogs" comes to mind. It's a shame that the leaderboards are so screwed up, otherwise I'd probably compete with others every weekend but it doesn't change the fact that this strong urge of still wanting to play it means that it is essentially a perfect game.[/edit]    … Expand
  17. IRevolution
    Oct 1, 2012
    8
    Game is good, very fun and addictive and the storyline keeps you on the edge. The side quests and missions are fun too.
    Stop giving it bad reviews for little things. Yes the game is arcadish, but that's the way it's supposed to be and they did a good job at getting it right. Driving feels a bit arcade but is also fun.. I think it gets compared to GTA too much and some people have    Game is good, very fun and addictive and the storyline keeps you on the edge. The side quests and missions are fun too.
    Stop giving it bad reviews for little things. Yes the game is arcadish, but that's the way it's supposed to be and they did a good job at getting it right. Driving feels a bit arcade but is also fun.. I think it gets compared to GTA too much and some people have different expectations.....

    If you don't like the camera and controls plug in a Xbox 360 controller (for windows) and use that to play the game. The game does feel like a port and the controller eases the feel of the game to a traditional mouse + keyboard. Plus PC's graphics are 50x better then consoles and look beautiful.

    All in all it's a worthy game, you just have to give it a chance and accept it for what it is, it's own game with it's own flaws and ideas. but it's far from a bad game. Infact I've loved it and it gets the thumbs up from me :)    … Expand
  18. 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!
  19. BlacksitePSU
    Feb 2, 2013
    8
    The gameplay is really fun. Story isn't particularly deep but it is entertaining. Melee combat is a mix between Bully and Rocksteady's Batman titles. In comparison, there isn't a whole lot of gunplay. I like the game world too and how they handled the environment (3D-ish store interiors with the city reflecting on its windows). If you are a fan of the open world action-adventure genre thenThe gameplay is really fun. Story isn't particularly deep but it is entertaining. Melee combat is a mix between Bully and Rocksteady's Batman titles. In comparison, there isn't a whole lot of gunplay. I like the game world too and how they handled the environment (3D-ish store interiors with the city reflecting on its windows). If you are a fan of the open world action-adventure genre then you owe it to yourself to pick up this spiritual successor to the True Crime series.… Expand
  20. AllAroundGamer
    Oct 19, 2012
    10
    Very nice game. Good feel and cool design. Love the environment and side quests. Ton of options and gotta give it to the free running. Only reason holding me back from giving it a perfect 10 is because of some control flaws that I have experienced, minor glitches, and short story line ( WANTED MORE imo). Overall Solid game! Good thing it went to SQ ENIX instead of True Crime. Hell, ImmaVery nice game. Good feel and cool design. Love the environment and side quests. Ton of options and gotta give it to the free running. Only reason holding me back from giving it a perfect 10 is because of some control flaws that I have experienced, minor glitches, and short story line ( WANTED MORE imo). Overall Solid game! Good thing it went to SQ ENIX instead of True Crime. Hell, Imma give it a ten… Expand
  21. Othrandur
    Apr 20, 2013
    6
    Being a fan of sandbox games and of the Chinese ambiance, I had very high hopes for Sleeping Dogs, but it turned out to be a dud for me. It does have some very nice elements. The look of the game is quite nice and the martial arts combat is very satisfying, once you get the hang of it. But in every other respect, it falls short. You can roam around the "world", but it's completely sterile.Being a fan of sandbox games and of the Chinese ambiance, I had very high hopes for Sleeping Dogs, but it turned out to be a dud for me. It does have some very nice elements. The look of the game is quite nice and the martial arts combat is very satisfying, once you get the hang of it. But in every other respect, it falls short. You can roam around the "world", but it's completely sterile. There's nothing to interact with. The NPCs are dumber than a clothes mannequin. There are basically three types of encounters no more (1) you meet thugs and fight them, (2) you do something to piss off the police and they chase you until they get bored of you, (3) you buy something from a vendor. The missions themselves are completely on rails and when you start one, you have to finish it right then and there. You can't go off to do something else and come back to it later. Except for the fighting, where you can see that a lot of work was put in to get it right, the rest of the game play is sub-par. Everything feels sluggish, whether it's running on foot or driving a car. Driving is made even more unpleasant by the completely mindless camera that refuses to point to where you want to and NEED to look. You can steal cars, but you can't keep them, so you're denied even something as simple as collecting cars. Oh, but you can collect plenty of t-shirts and bad pants (for crying out loud, I could do that in real life if I wanted to!). Pretty as it is, try as I may, I just can't get into this game. I play it for 30 minutes at a time and get bored out of my skull and leave with a feeling that I just wasted 30 minutes that I'll never get back. This game desperately needs an environment with more life, NPCs with a shred of personality, a greater sense of immersion, and much more freedom of action beyond just driving around for kicks (another thing I can do in real life and don't need a game for). If it had these things, it could be a great game. As it stands, it's more of a virtual tour of a severely simplified Hong Kong with mindless bots roaming the streets like civilized zombies... with an occasional martial arts fight to alleviate the boredom. Oh, and yes, there is a story, and it's not bad, but it's not enough to hold the game together in such a sterile world.… Expand
  22. Diswin
    Jan 8, 2013
    8
    I liked this game. Good graphic (for console port), unusual but comfortable controls, good story (but maybe too short and hasty to the ending). Problems lie in a lot of glitches, bugs, small inconveniences in gameplay (disappearing weapons after a sleep, savepoints linked to hideouts and so on).
  23. JimCorbett
    Feb 5, 2014
    6
    Sleeping Dogs is a good game hampered by poor optimization, a terrible control scheme, and somewhat repetitive gameplay. The gameplay is mostly enjoyable, but you'll be doing the same moves (once you learn them) over and over again, fight after fight. By the end of the game it will really start to wear on you. The story and graphics are good. I never played to "see what happens next" butSleeping Dogs is a good game hampered by poor optimization, a terrible control scheme, and somewhat repetitive gameplay. The gameplay is mostly enjoyable, but you'll be doing the same moves (once you learn them) over and over again, fight after fight. By the end of the game it will really start to wear on you. The story and graphics are good. I never played to "see what happens next" but it was still enjoyable even though it was slightly held back by poor dialogue. The biggest problem with Sleeping Dogs, however, is that it is a poor port. The optimization is terrible. There is no reason for it to struggle to maintain 60 fps and the controls are God awful. I mean, who decided to make run and jump the same button? In order to jump while running, you have to quickly release the spacebar and then press it again and hold it down so you keep running. And right click to exit a vehicle? I accidentally exited vehicles so many times because of this terrible control scheme. Despite these flaws, Sleeping Dogs has enough content and is just about the right length so you don't get bored with it. Overall, I am disappointed in Sleeping Dogs. I expected less rookie mistakes from a game with such high praise.… Expand
  24. BasilZero
    Jun 5, 2015
    9
    Game: Sleeping Dogs
    Genre: Action/Open World
    Developer: Squareenix System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 90/100 Value Score: 9/10 • Story: 9/10 • Characters: 8/10 • GamePlay: 9/10 • Graphics: 10/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 8/10 • Length: 7/10 • Replay Value: 9/10 • Player Value: 10/10 Pros +Plays similar to other open world action games like GTA, Saints Row, etc    Game: Sleeping Dogs
    Genre: Action/Open World
    Developer: Squareenix
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 90/100
    Value Score: 9/10

    • Story: 9/10
    • Characters: 8/10
    • GamePlay: 9/10
    • Graphics: 10/10
    • Sound: 10/10
    • Music: 8/10
    • Length: 7/10
    • Replay Value: 9/10
    • Player Value: 10/10

    Pros
    +Plays similar to other open world action games like GTA, Saints Row, etc
    +Driving mechanics are well done and more smoother than other Open world games that came out recently
    +Visuals are amazing in both lighting and the depth of the environment
    +Fighting mechanics are well done and focused on combos, counters, and environment attacks giving you different ways to defeat enemies
    +Gun mechanics are well done and play like a decent TPS game.
    +Be able to buy food which gives you buffs such as increased damage, vitality, etc
    +Play as a Gang member or a Police officer to play different missions and to experience different Point of views on the storyline
    +Radio stations have a great variety of music choices
    +A lot of side quests in both the main storyline and DLC storylines - allows you to get money and other items
    +DLC allows you to get more vehicles, weapons, costumes and even power ups
    +Ability to replay missions
    +Two storyline DLCs Nightmare in North Point and Year of the Snake extend the game's length with about 20 missions total.

    Cons
    -Navigation system for cars may lead you in circles or to the wrong location
    -Some NPCs act crazy and ruin missions in the first few seconds (this is a bug more than likely - experienced this at least 8 times)
    -DLC storylines do not let you use DLC items, weapons, etc
    -No flying missions or vehicles
    -Some graphical glitches could be seen but very rarely.
    -Some NPCs do not interact with you at first try (mainly shops and vendors - more likely a bug)    … Expand
  25. greywolf00
    Jun 19, 2013
    7
    7.5/10. Martial Arts centric GTA game. Enjoyed the undercover cop angle. Story is good even if not truly original. Slightly on the short side, I did about 70% of the optional side quests prior to beating it, took a little over 17 hours. Well worth getting if you enjoy these types of games.

    Some slight issues: Some gameplay decisions made to create tension (1 button action scenes,    7.5/10. Martial Arts centric GTA game. Enjoyed the undercover cop angle. Story is good even if not truly original. Slightly on the short side, I did about 70% of the optional side quests prior to beating it, took a little over 17 hours. Well worth getting if you enjoy these types of games.

    Some slight issues: Some gameplay decisions made to create tension (1 button action scenes, hacking, lockpicking, safe cracking etc) are just tedious and don't add anything of value to the game in most cases. Game controller must support Xinput or you have to be willing to deal with x360ce. The pathing drawn for where to go isn't very good. It will not highlight driveways or side streets that don't show up on the map so will guide you to wrong areas from time to time, and doesn't update well (won't tell you to go backwards if you miss a turn, will just tell you to go in a big circle). Lack of guns and ammo can make some of the optional drug busts frustrating since enemies will be armed and spawn behind you. Some of the gameplay gets repetitive fast.    … Expand
  26. KitsGravity
    Oct 25, 2012
    8
    I would actually rate this game 8.5/10 but since we have to rate it in whole numbers, I guess 8 will do. There are certain elements in the game that are quite impressive - first of all, the ability to clear through almost any obstacle in your path; secondly, the overall martial arts experience; and thirdly, the storyline which is a fresh breath to life!
    The game isn't perfect. I mean,    I would actually rate this game 8.5/10 but since we have to rate it in whole numbers, I guess 8 will do. There are certain elements in the game that are quite impressive - first of all, the ability to clear through almost any obstacle in your path; secondly, the overall martial arts experience; and thirdly, the storyline which is a fresh breath to life!
    The game isn't perfect. I mean, they could have developed a larger map, gun fights needed some improvements, the camera switched wildly if you even touched your mouse while driving a vehicle.
    But despite all this, the game always feels fun to play because of a good storyline and awesome missions. Those who love the open-world action genre should not miss it!    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. ChoicestGames
    Dec 3, 2012
    7
    Sleeping Dogs has a stronger and more mature plot when compared to the many GTA clones out there and even pulls off a combat system that hits more than it misses. However, it ultimately suffers from the same pitfalls as its genre stablemates which means your enjoyment of the game depends on whether you find the mini-games and side quests fun.
  29. 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
  30. dumle
    Dec 20, 2012
    7
    Sleeping dogs is a game that came from under my radar and really surprised me in how good it is. I have never been to Honk Kong but the developers have made a stunning job with the city. The city looks great, it feels alive and its quite atmospheric to say the least. The story of Sleeping Dogs that follows a undercover cop infiltrating the triads was also surprisingly interesting. ThereSleeping dogs is a game that came from under my radar and really surprised me in how good it is. I have never been to Honk Kong but the developers have made a stunning job with the city. The city looks great, it feels alive and its quite atmospheric to say the least. The story of Sleeping Dogs that follows a undercover cop infiltrating the triads was also surprisingly interesting. There wasn't a whole lot of truly memorable characters and there are some turns that i wished that the story would take that it didn't. But the story was still surprisingly good and really caught my interest. The world is also filled with collectibles,races, side missions and some mini-games. The races and side-missions was fun and collectibles was particularly enjoyable since they actually have an impact on the game. Some side missions and mini games did get a little bit repetitive after a while though and some side missions was quite shamelessly copied which kind of sucks. The racing in the game works alright even though its not really heavy on the realism. The melee fighting system works well enough and its probably the best in have seen in this genre. I does get a little bit repetitive though and in the end it comes down to button mashing with the occasional counter attack. The gunplay in this game kind of sucks however. The game is designed around the melee system and that is quite noticeable. In fact its quite rare to run around with anything other than your fist so don't expect to run around with an arsenal of weapons on you. To sum it up is Sleeping Dogs an interesting game and if you have an interest in the genre i would recommend trying the game out. Its quite different than other games in its genre and the game doesn't have any major problems that brings it down. The game do not however have enough things to do (took me 25 hours to complete almost everything) or interesting enough characters to compete with the big boy that should remain nameless. Still a good game though.… Expand
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  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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