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Sleeping Dogs

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Shooter Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Action Sandbox Open world

Sleeping Dogs is a Shooter / Hack and slash/Beat 'em up game released on August 13, 2012 for PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360. Sleeping Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure game set in contemporary Hong Kong. Players control Wei Shen, an undercover police officer who infiltrates a Triad organization called the S…

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10,246 reviews
August 13, 2012
Released 5177 days ago
PlayStation 3 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox 360

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Sleeping Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure game set in contemporary Hong Kong. Players control Wei Shen, an undercover police officer who infiltrates a Triad organization called the Sun On Yee. Gameplay emphasizes melee combat using martial arts moves, grapples, and environmental attacks over gunplay, alongside driving, parkour, and open-world exploration. The game features a triple experience system split between Triad, Police, and Face progression paths, each unlocking different abilities and rewards.

Storyline

Wei Shen, a Hong Kong-American police officer and martial artist, returns to Hong Kong on assignment from the SFPD to infiltrate the Sun On Yee, one of the city's most powerful Triad organizations. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Jackie Ma, Shen enters the criminal underworld as a low-level gang member, quickly earning the trust of local boss Winston Chu. As he rises through the ranks, Shen must maintain his cover while feeding intelligence back to his police handlers, all while the Sun On Yee's internal power struggles threaten to consume everyone around him.

Caught between his duty as a cop and the bonds he forms with the people he is betraying, Shen finds the line between his identities blurring. When a brutal massacre tears the organization apart and triggers a war for its leadership, Shen is drawn deeper into the violence, forced to question who he can trust on either side of the law.

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Release Dates by Platform

Xbox 360 Worldwide
Aug 13, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Aug 13, 2012
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Aug 13, 2012
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Aug 14, 2012
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Aug 17, 2012
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Sep 27, 2012

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Game Info

Developer
United Front Games, Square Enix London Studios
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix
Engine
Havok Physics
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action Sandbox Open world

Languages

Audio / Voice
English
Text / Subtitles
English, Italian, Russian, Polish, German, French, Spanish (Spain)

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