The player may also collect jade statues used to unlock melee combat skills. The clothes, accessories and vehicles purchased by Shen affect non-player characters' reactions toward him. Gaining XP unlocks abilities such as hot-wiring cars and disarming opponents. Police XP is gained by minimizing civilian casualties and property damage in missions and by completing police side missions. When it is full, Shen gains health regeneration, increased attack damage and other benefits. Face XP, obtained in civilian side missions, fills Shen's face meter and unlocks cosmetic items such as clothes and vehicles.īy reaching a higher Face level, the player can freely buy vehicles or clothing. Triad XP is obtained through melee combat and violent actions such as "environmental kills". The game also features role-playing elements based on three types of experience points (XP): Triad, Face and Police XPs. The HUD also displays the weapon carried and its ammunition count. When the face meter fills, upgrades are unlocked such as health regeneration, improved combat abilities and reduced equipment costs. The mini-map incorporates two meters: one shows Shen's health and the other his face. The heads-up display (HUD) interface features a mini-map that indicates targets, key locations (safe houses and contact points) and Shen's current position. Shen navigates the world by running, jumping, climbing over obstacles, swimming, and driving cars, boats and motorcycles. After these missions, the player is allowed to explore the game's world and take part in side missions and other activities. The initial missions of the game are a linear tutorial for controlling the character. The player controls Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer who goes undercover and infiltrates the Sun On Yee Triad organization. Sleeping Dogs is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. In 2017, a live action film adaptation was also announced, with Donnie Yen set to star as Shen. The game's success spawned a spin-off multiplayer game entitled Triad Wars, which was canceled in 2015. The macOS version of Definitive Edition was released on 31 March 2016 by Feral Interactive. It features improved gameplay, setting and audio-visual quality based on community feedback. New outfits, missions and add-ons, as well as three expansion packs, were released as downloadable content in the six months following the game's debut.Ī remastered version, subtitled Definitive Edition, was released in October 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. Within one year, the game had sold over 1.5 million copies. Upon its release in 2012, the game received positive reviews for its combat, voice acting, experience system and depiction of the city but its graphics, camera, and animations were criticized. During development, United Front staff visited Hong Kong to conduct field research for the visual environments and sound. Six months later, Square Enix bought the publishing rights and renamed the game Sleeping Dogs, without the True Crime license, but considered a spiritual successor.
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The game was announced in 2009 as part of the True Crime series but was canceled by Activision Blizzard in 2011, as a result of the project's delays and budget issues. Sleeping Dogs' difficult and prolonged development began in 2008. Actions such as fighting, driving and racing grant Shen statistical rewards and earn the player achievements. The latter may incite a police response, the intensity of which is controlled by a "heat" system. Players must complete missions to unlock content and continue the story, but they may instead freely roam the game's open world environment and engage in both legal and criminal activities. Gameplay focuses on Shen's fighting, shooting and parkour abilities, and on gadgets that can be used for combat and exploration. Set in contemporary Hong Kong, the story follows Wei Shen, an undercover Hong Kong-American police officer on assignment to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization.
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It was originally released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows.Ī remastered version subtitled Definitive Edition was later released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows and macOS. Sleeping Dogs is an action-adventure video game developed by United Front Games and published by Square Enix.
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