Some of the NPCs are less impressive but pretty much anyone you interact with verbally in the game looks amazing. This is all backed up with some very detailed character models. We also love the weather effects, with rain drenching Hong Kong’s streets, transforming them into reflective neon rows for you to tear down on a motorbike. From the super-tall skyscrapers to the people-packed streets of the night market, we are so impressed by the visual feast Sleeping Dogs manages.Ĭars, guns and characters also sound fantastic, creating a believable world in which to run riot. Of the various parts of Hong Kong, every area feels vary different. Creating a map the size of Sleeping Dogs' means some texture and building repetition is unsurprising, but we are stunned at just how diverse Sleeping Dogs looks. As games go, we haven’t seen many with such attention to detail. This is where Sleeping Dogs really stands out. It makes you want to play on and had us gripped almost instantly. The game opens with a James Bond-style chase sequence through Hong Kong’s docks.

Sleeping Dogs also succeeds in drawing you into its story very quickly. Helping the cops will bolster your cop-related character bonuses, giving you new abilities to help fight crime. This isn’t Mass Effect, but you can choose what type of mission you engage in. There aren't any direct story choices in Sleeping Dogs per se.

A particular highlight is all the little interludes along the way, which while being side missions, add plenty of colour to an already rich and diverse story. We don’t want to give away much more than that, but expect to be pleasantly surprised by the quality of True Crime’s storyline. This time round, Wei is in Hong Kong and looking to get up to his usual antics. Sleeping Dogs follows the story of Wei, an undercover cop who has already made quite a name for himself in the previous games under the True Crime moniker. The result? A brilliant game which more than makes a stand against the gargantuan Grand Theft Autos of the free-roaming world. That was until Square Enix picked up the then stagnating True Crime Hong Kong game, renamed it Sleeping Dogs and put things back into production. Crackdown offered something different, Saints Row just wasn’t as good and True Crime, well True Crime all but disappeared. What followed was a series of sequels, prequels and entirely different stories all built within the Grand Theft Auto universe.Įvery developer wanted to do their own take on what Rockstar did so well. Offending as many people as possible, while giving enjoyment to gamers the world over, it is the Johnny Rotten of video games. (Pocket-lint) - At launch Grand Theft Auto 3 made quite a stir.

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