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    Sleeping Dogs

    Game » consists of 18 releases. Released Aug 14, 2012

    Recreating the thrill of Hong Kong action movies, Sleeping Dogs is an open-world crime adventure that tells the story of undercover officer Wei Shen as he infiltrates a notorious Triad organization in the streets of a fictional Hong Kong.

    chilipeppersman's Sleeping Dogs (PC) review

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    Great game

    Sleeping Dogs

    Overall: A great game that gets you sucked in, but the side missions get old fast.

    Visuals: They really outdid themselves with this one. Hong Kong looks amazing, and you really feel that you are there, kicking ass and taking in the sights. I dont have the high resolution texture pack, but I know if i did the game would look even better. The PC version looks a little better than the consoles, thanks to some extra work. Much appreciated. I was running the game on 1680x1050 with med/high settings and it still looked great. Good job.

    Story: Good voice acting, and some really interesting subplots make you care about whats going on, but it doesnt get so complex that you lose track of whats going on. Easy to follow, and well told.

    Gameplay: The gameplay is really fun and accessible in SD. The controls are easy to grasp, but hard to master, and the fighting, as well as the hacking minigames, take some actual skill. Thats the thing about this game, it takes some skill to do well. And the game never feels cheap, when you die or mess up, you know it was your fault. Some great set pieces help the action, but the side missions I found disappointingly dull. Some, like the cockfights, are left completely to chance and require no skill. Its refreshing at first, but not the sort of thing you do more than once or twice. I did notice a couple weird bugs on the PC version, mostly just with the left stick being used to select your active missions, it never worked for me, so I always had to go into the map and choose where to go. But the pros outweigh the cons in SD, and you simply must play it if you like action or open world games.

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      A solid game 0

      Sleeping Dogs(PC) by korolev on September 14, 2012

      Sleeping dogs is a solid game - there isn't anything it does badly and plenty of things it does very well. No, it won't light the world on fire, but for a game that was very nearly cancelled, it has done well for itself.THE STORY:The main draw for sleeping dogs is not the open world mechanics - other games have done it before. It's not the combat - other games have done it better. It's not the graphics - which are good, but won't make your jaw drop. No, the main draw for Sleeping dogs is the set...

      5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

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      Sleeping Dogs(PC) by geflato on August 23, 2012

      When looking back on open world games that have expanded upon the Grand Theft Auto template in the last few years, its hard to recall one that has truly succeeded in each individual part of its gameplay. Open world games have always been praised for their ability to give you freedom in atmospheric worlds that convey and sense of time and place, but often struggle in providing compelling mechanics that make you want to experience all there is to offer in that world. With Sleeping Dogs, I expected...

      3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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