Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 606 Ratings

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  1. Jovany15
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    I Say this game is good Main Story is good

    I Highly Recommend This Game This Game Deserves 10/10
  2. Chapuleta
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Um jogo bastante subestimado, mas é um jogo bastante a frente do seu tempo, um dos sistemas de combate mais incríveis que eu já vi, por isso leva meu 10.
  3. cbcguy
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Has its flaws but the only open world game I ever went to 100%. The story was well done in my opinion, and the combat is the best part of the game in a good way. Sad we will never see a sequel to this unless if we can somehow get this revived.
  4. berkayjan11
    Jul 31, 2023
    9
    I've registered this site only to give 9 points to this game because this is one of the few games that made me enjoy for 30 hrs. Not even a second I got bored. Engaging story, fun melee combat, good music, exceptional culture. Only negative is side quests. This game must have a sequel. Dear Square Enix and Embracer Group you have such an amazing IP, don't waste it. Release time was wrong,I've registered this site only to give 9 points to this game because this is one of the few games that made me enjoy for 30 hrs. Not even a second I got bored. Engaging story, fun melee combat, good music, exceptional culture. Only negative is side quests. This game must have a sequel. Dear Square Enix and Embracer Group you have such an amazing IP, don't waste it. Release time was wrong, not the game. This game is absolutely not a GTA clone and has unique aspects.… Expand
  5. HereYouGoBuddy
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    The open world is beautiful. The atmosphere is captured just right. Its an easy game with a simple yet very interesting story.
  6. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    Great open world game with fighting sequences reminding you of typical police kung-fu movies where the good guy who is incredibly good at martial arts and takes down all the bad guys by himself, except here everything is even more violent and satisfying. The story is engaging, characters and voice acting are immersive. You learn new moves as you progress and you can use the environment toGreat open world game with fighting sequences reminding you of typical police kung-fu movies where the good guy who is incredibly good at martial arts and takes down all the bad guys by himself, except here everything is even more violent and satisfying. The story is engaging, characters and voice acting are immersive. You learn new moves as you progress and you can use the environment to your advantage, Jackie Chan style. You feel like a true badass, like you are the hero of this kung fu movie.… Expand
  7. i7i
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    If you are a bruce lee sir's fan the game is for who loved martial arts and all other who didn't love martial just give it a try its my belief you love this after playing it.The beautiful masterpiece game ever made in the gaming industry.The Zodiac Tournament Dlc which is free in the definitive edition Sleeping Dogs gives me nostalgia and tears to my eyes when i played that every time thatIf you are a bruce lee sir's fan the game is for who loved martial arts and all other who didn't love martial just give it a try its my belief you love this after playing it.The beautiful masterpiece game ever made in the gaming industry.The Zodiac Tournament Dlc which is free in the definitive edition Sleeping Dogs gives me nostalgia and tears to my eyes when i played that every time that mission is inspired from Sir Bruce Lee's movie Enter The Dragon the background music in the mission gives me goosebumps.I want the sequel Sleeping Dogs 2 to continue the story of Wei Shen the protagonist of this game.The game gives beautiful message.The Ending is not was one of the best climax in the video game i have ever played.The game gives you tears in your and laughter as well while playing it.Best Martial art Action Adventure game of all time for me personally and its my belief for you also.… Expand
  8. TheSashi
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    This game is great. If you would like an emotional and great story, it has it. Want a open world action game that is like a Bruce Lee movie, it's got that as well. The only reason it isn't a 10/10 is because it can be slightly glitched at times and some of the collectibles (Lock boxes) are very annoying to get as they don't offer much money but you must get them all for 100% completionThis game is great. If you would like an emotional and great story, it has it. Want a open world action game that is like a Bruce Lee movie, it's got that as well. The only reason it isn't a 10/10 is because it can be slightly glitched at times and some of the collectibles (Lock boxes) are very annoying to get as they don't offer much money but you must get them all for 100% completion which is very unnecessary and annoying. Other than that the game is amazing. It's a shame that United Front shut down as I would've loved a sequel to this game but some things are just not to be.… Expand
  9. TenAdrian
    Feb 5, 2023
    8
    Not the best of the best but a good game. Looking at that that now it's very cheap mostly I would 100% recommend buying. It's a amazing experience for the price of it
  10. DeadgrounD
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Sleeping dogs, one of the best games ever in my opinion!
    I played Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition over a year now and my conclusion is: It is one of the best games of all times I played.
    First of all: The setting is fantastic and so intense. Hong Kong is where East and West meet, a place of cultural intertwining and has so much potential for games and interesting stories. The city was    Sleeping dogs, one of the best games ever in my opinion!
    I played Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition over a year now and my conclusion is: It is one of the best games of all times I played.

    First of all: The setting is fantastic and so intense. Hong Kong is where East and West meet, a place of cultural intertwining and has so much potential for games and interesting stories. The city was perfectly created by the devs and I really had the feeling to actually drive through the city. The graphics were also somewhere between ok and fantastic, especially at night, when driving through foggy rainy weather.

    Then the story: For me this story was one of the best game stories ever. You had this really sympathetic character Wei Shen and you could follow his development and changes from a righteous police officer to a corrupt cop. Observing him on his way was fantastic and the overall premises of the story caught me way more than any GTA stories which are more or less about getting rich. This is not to say GTA 5 is a bad game. But the underlying premise of sleeping dogs is way more humanistic and I found that more fascinating

    And last but not least, the amazing fighting system and the feeling of substantial progression. At the beginning of the game, the fights are arduous and hard, because you only know the basics but in the endgame when you mastered the fundamentals plus upgraded your character it's a blast.    … Expand
  11. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  12. Blessed-toga5
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    Positives +
    What a great game! After playing quite a few ps5 and ps4 AAA games decided to do a few classics and despite the age of the game it doesn’t disappoint. From John Woo/Max Pain style shootouts to bruce Lee kick arsery, from burn out type racing to your run of the mill thuggery this is a lot of fun. It is evident from the start how much love has gone into making this. Yes it’s GTA    Positives +
    What a great game! After playing quite a few ps5 and ps4 AAA games decided to do a few classics and despite the age of the game it doesn’t disappoint. From John Woo/Max Pain style shootouts to bruce Lee kick arsery, from burn out type racing to your run of the mill thuggery this is a lot of fun. It is evident from the start how much love has gone into making this. Yes it’s GTA iv in china but that’s a great thing because the mood is very different.

    Of course the game is old but it’s undeniable how much quality there is here. The voice acting and cut scene animations are great. The story is straightforward but also very good. Quite gritty. The lighting and reflections are amazing. I still don’t know what the point of raytracing when this old game makes great reflections and lighting (comparatively)

    The racing in this game is superb. Real sense of speed.

    Side quests are simple but fun.

    The combat is very cool and different from other open world games. Yakuza 0 is on my list so I imagine now days it’s nothing new but for a first time experiencing martial arts arse kicking it is very cool.

    Good attention to detail. Like the npc conversations, the few stores you can go into are alive. Negatives - Draw distance and occasional popping as a result of being an older title Streets could be busier

    All in all for a game that is over 10 years old and priced very low it’s good entertainment. Which is what games are all about right? No wonder it has such a great reputation. Enjoy!    … Expand
  13. FGPT
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    Alright its currently 2022 and somehow I have been sleeping this whole time. I finnally got to play this game and I cant believe just how good not only it hold up, but how inovative and just Fun it must have been when it first came out. This is an incrediible game, filled with stuff to do, great characters and overall great vibe. It has the True crime blueprint written all over and itAlright its currently 2022 and somehow I have been sleeping this whole time. I finnally got to play this game and I cant believe just how good not only it hold up, but how inovative and just Fun it must have been when it first came out. This is an incrediible game, filled with stuff to do, great characters and overall great vibe. It has the True crime blueprint written all over and it inproves the formula in every single way. The Hong Kong scene is great and the narrative just fits right in. Props to the devs at United Front Games (who have closed down since) for creating such a great game. Its unfortunate that we wont have a sequel or see more from this universe. But what we got in this definitive edition at least is a complete package of main game plus dlc and at the time of this review I have finished all Trophies. Great adventure. A big Thank you to the devs who made it.… Expand
  14. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    The control are not really that smooth but what really yanked me in was the story of the game.
  15. ehtaco
    Sep 18, 2022
    8
    Seriously one of the better open-world action games ever imo. Is it better than the best GTA games? No. But does it absolutely stand on its own against those games? Yes. Underrated gem.
  16. Thosevelvetygms
    Sep 12, 2022
    9
    What an underrated gem! It's the best GTA clone out there with a fresh Hong Kong setting, an incredible story, and deep hand-to-hand combat.
  17. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    this game is very good and no it's not underrated.. so many people have said that to the point where its not underrated anymore lol
    deserves a sequel
  18. mareknufc
    Aug 14, 2022
    9
    Still very good game storywise. In-game Hong Kong is vibrant city full of cars, pedestrians, neon signs and narrow alleys inhabited by thugs. Game offers good variety of gameplay between intense kung fu bouts, shootings, car chases, tailing, bug planting and even karaoke singing. Granted, some textures are god-awful is you look really closely, car handling could have been better and oddsStill very good game storywise. In-game Hong Kong is vibrant city full of cars, pedestrians, neon signs and narrow alleys inhabited by thugs. Game offers good variety of gameplay between intense kung fu bouts, shootings, car chases, tailing, bug planting and even karaoke singing. Granted, some textures are god-awful is you look really closely, car handling could have been better and odds are pretty high you may stumble on a few minor bugs, but for a couple of bucks that the game costs on sale it's a bargain.… Expand
  19. filip92
    Jul 11, 2022
    9
    Underrated game. The city of Hong Kong looks really nice and the atmosphere is on point. With all the DLC's, its worth your money..
  20. Reviewer917
    Jun 3, 2022
    10
    Absolutely great game. I got it on Steam when it was on sale. I never knew it existed. I was pleasantly surprised by the game and storyline. It is fun and worth it. It is one of those games where you wish there was more at the end and you really are drawn in by the characters. I highly recommend this game. You will not be disappointed.
  21. DirtyChrome
    May 23, 2022
    9
    Its prerty good game, I finished in 2 days. I love the main character and what happens to him. The only down side of the game there is no romance. There are multiple choises throughout the game but you only see them couple times. I wish we could've done more. Over all its good.
  22. Qw_0
    Feb 25, 2022
    9
    اللعبة ممتعة جدا من ناحية اسلوب اللعب والقتال على الرغم من انه متكرر الى انني لم اشعر بتكرار بسبب سرعة القتال والطرق المتعددة في القتال او انهاء الخصوم والقصة تحمل خلفها الكثير من الغموض حول البطل والعصابة التي ينتمي لها هذا لو استبعدنا المشاكل فالمشكله الوحيدة هي أن اللعبة تمتلك اسوء دليل خريطة في عالم الألعاب في مرات كثيرة كنت اتبع الخط بشكل منتظم وفجاه بتغير التوجيه الى عكس المسار الذياللعبة ممتعة جدا من ناحية اسلوب اللعب والقتال على الرغم من انه متكرر الى انني لم اشعر بتكرار بسبب سرعة القتال والطرق المتعددة في القتال او انهاء الخصوم والقصة تحمل خلفها الكثير من الغموض حول البطل والعصابة التي ينتمي لها هذا لو استبعدنا المشاكل فالمشكله الوحيدة هي أن اللعبة تمتلك اسوء دليل خريطة في عالم الألعاب في مرات كثيرة كنت اتبع الخط بشكل منتظم وفجاه بتغير التوجيه الى عكس المسار الذي اتجه له ومرات لايحدد لي الوجهه.… Expand
  23. CausticMisery
    Dec 26, 2021
    9
    One of the best open-world games out there. Criminally underrated. Great combat, good story, and breath-taking atmosphere. Driving at night, through the radio, blasting Kerrang! radio is truly a soulful experience.
  24. khangpro1112
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Highly Recommended : 10/10
    1. Graphics : GOOD
    2. Gameplay : GOOD
    Definitely worth a try !
  25. domini2483
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    정말 재밌게 했다. 스토리도 최고였고. 이 게임 역시 주인공에 빠져 들었따
  26. DOMINI07
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.very good.
  27. Alimbay
    Nov 30, 2021
    10
    Very very best game even i play. I want to be play next season no united front games …
  28. Bizancio_Askatu
    Oct 19, 2021
    8
    Sleeping dogs it’s an old school sandbox that reminds me a lot of GTA IV with its huge city, rainy nights and dark tone but with a much better combat system. It also has an interesting Story with the dichotomy between being a cop and a triad member and has some unexpected twists. I liked how the collectibles work (with real rewards like getting more health or unlocking new combat moves),Sleeping dogs it’s an old school sandbox that reminds me a lot of GTA IV with its huge city, rainy nights and dark tone but with a much better combat system. It also has an interesting Story with the dichotomy between being a cop and a triad member and has some unexpected twists. I liked how the collectibles work (with real rewards like getting more health or unlocking new combat moves), also the RPG component with different skill trees is well implemented.
    Graphically you can see that it's clearly a PS3 game, the textures are poor, it has some visual glitches and the characters have a plastic shiny skin but at the same time there are moments in which it looks great, specially during the nights or in the facial expressions. The OST is really fitting with techno ethnic music remixed and also artist like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Opeth, Trivium and 80's great hits in the karaoke mini-game.
    I really enjoyed the chases through Hongkongese crowded markets, Kung fu fights in back alleys and slow motion shootings.
    If you do not mind the graphics and an old fashioned secondary mission system you will find a pretty solid sandbox here.    … Expand
  29. MurtabakBoon
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    2021. Graphic still good. Good and chilling story telling campaign. PERFECT COMBAT SYSTEM. very detailed instructions for collectibles and open world activity. Don't compare it to GTA. Sleeping dogs is kinda focus what they want to do.
  30. Heisenberg93
    May 31, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When Sleeping Dogs was released in the early 2010s, it was not easy to create an action-adventure game with an open world component, having top games like GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption or Far Cry 3 around: the risk was to create a game that was too derivative or watered down in that component and in a competitive sector. But no worries, because Sleeping Dogs effectively averted this risk.

    Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-born American police officer, is tasked to infiltrate Hongkongese mafia triad, Sun On Yee (based on the real-life Sun Yee On triad). Slowly, within the spiral of violence made of intrigues of power and internal and external conflicts within the organisation which will cost his friends' lives, Shen is brought back to the world he grew up and which begins to conflict with his job as an undercover cop as he climbs the triad's ranks. The triad is a family that no one would really want to live in, yet Shen cannot shed his ties with it and cannot help but feel himself at home inside it. "Once a thief, always a thief"? Maybe, but I am quite convinced that Shen is still more a cop than a criminal, although this may be open to some interpretation by the end of the story. It's a violent, mature, both well written and interpreted plot.

    Sleeping Dogs' open world design is great. Hong Kong is recreated in all its authenticity and charm, vibrant and alive in its unique hybrid culture of East and West which makes up its distinct identity, as professional reviewers also noted. There's a good number of side activities and missions like officer Teng's "Cases" or "Drug Busts" and "Cop Jobs"; the latter I think should have been repeatable without limit at will, because they are really fun. Consuming food and drink from street vendors or grocery stores can grant temporary bonuses such as increased damage in combat. The game features interesting ideas not seen in more mainstream GTA-like games, such as the ability to automatically ram a vehicle (analogue stick + square button) and get it off the road, or the ability to jump from a moving vehicle to another, both cars and motorcycles. In this regard, the driving system is pretty well done, fun and its physics work properly; not the same as GTA IV, but clearly inspired by it. Like other games of its kind, there's a vast choice of vehicles, outfits and weapons, both melee and firearms; the latter are more rare to get as the game's combat is mostly focused on hand-to-hand and melee weapons, with Shen (the player) being able to increase his skills via a basic two-branched skill tree which increases with "Triad XPs", by performing violent actions such as lethal kills. Another skill tree, which increases with "Police XPs" by avoiding property damage or civilian casualties during missions, provides bonuses like increased firearms damage. "Face XPs" give Shen other bonuses like discounts for shopping or increasing regenerative effects of meals. Regarding combat, I would have preferred a more balanced mix between hand-to-hand combat and firearms combat: the shooting and cover system is quite rudimentary, yet it works well and slow motion aiming with guns while vaulting from cover makes everything much more fun but guns shootings happen too infrequently and only some last the right amount of time. Also, hand-to-hand combat, at least in the first tens of hours of play, can be challenging since Shen is weaker and often outnumbered and only the acquisition of further skills can make it more enjoyable, along with a little practice. Environmental kills add variety and are pretty fun as well.

    The game is graphically almost a decade old but is still visually good-looking and the realisation of in-game Hong Kong returns a notable impact and looks really alive. I've never played the old PS3 version, but the improvements in this Definitive Edition seem significant, from visual comparisons, and help the game stay visually pleasing.

    Sleeping Dogs is a game that is as similar to others of its genre as it is unique. It's gone a bit under the radar back in the early 2010s but it's very recommended for open world action-adventure lovers: good storyline, good gameplay, vibrant different and fascinating setting. This trip to Hong Kong it's worth the ticket.

    #StandWithHongKong    … Expand
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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 7, 2015
    80
    If you have played Sleeping Dogs before, there’s no point in picking up the Definitive Edition. But if you’ve missed the original game, you’re gonna have a lot of fun in Hong Kong. [01/2015, p.71]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    74
    Whether you've played it before or not, the value for money makes this an impressive package. [Christmas 2014, p.76]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Dec 15, 2014
    88
    While overshadowed by Grand Theft Auto V, Sleeping Dogs is still a well written and executed action game. The combat mechanics are nothing short of superb. [Dec 2014]
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