Sleeping Dogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well here I am again with a very amazing game review…”Sleeping Dogs”. Being a worldwide hit, I guess everyone will be familiar with the game. Developed by United Front Games, Sleeping Dogs takes place in Hong Kong and focuses on an undercover operation to infiltrate gangs.

 

The core gameplay of Sleeping Dogs consists of giving the player an open world environment in which to move around freely. Well many of you might be thinking of it as a GTA kind of game but am telling you “It’s not at all like GTA”. The awesome storyline of the game compels you to keep playing till you finish the game.

 

You play as Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer, as he goes undercover to infiltrate the Sun On Yee organization . You have the ability to walk, run, jump, climb over obstacles and swim, as well as use weapons and martial arts in combat. You can drive a variety of vehicles including cars, boats, and motorcycles. The first time I entered in a combat in the game I was amazed seeing how beautifully the game developers have portrayed it. The attack and the defense mechanism both in the blink of an eye with just two different clicks. I was like “It’s the Chinese!!”  :P

 

 

                                                                 

The best thing that I liked about the game was the environment attack feature…..I freaked out when I hanged someone in an anchor by the ceiling!!!

 

Regarding the driving segments, several developers had worked on previous Need for Speed titles so that part was already taken care of because it’s the NFS developers we’re taking about. While driving, Wei can get out and jump onto other moving vehicles.

 

Not only that the way he peeks out of the car and shoots cars and bikes even while driving is an excellent work by the developers.

 

 

                                                       

 

Even though the storyline is incredible, when not attempting a storyline mission, you can free-roam which gives you the ability to participate in activities such as joining a fight club, singing karaoke, visiting gambling dens, betting on cockfights and participating in street races.

                                                           

                                                              

 

You get to own your own apartments in different areas of Hong Kong as you advance the game. Even you get to buy cars. As your wallet keeps getting bigger and bigger, Class A cars get unlocked, suits get unlocked….and many more stuffs.

 

As in GTA and NFS games we obviously have the pursuit which is a good feature including to all that have been mentioned.

 

The storyline opens with the cop Wei Shen entering the criminal world as an undercover under his very own superintendent Pendrew. Who the hell knew the climax at that time. Anyways, the story proceeds with Wei getting involved a lot in the Sun On Yee. He even attends Winston’s wedding where all the unexpected blood bath takes place. Uncle Po gets shot and later dies in the hospital .

The game ends with  a long, arduous chase where Wei corners Big Smile Lee and kills him by shoving him headfirst into an ice chipper. Pendrew gets taken to Interpol and later Wei finds out that Pendrew was the guy behind all these plots seeing the video recording and also that Uncle Po’s murderer was none but Pendrew.

 

It’s a hell of a game guys….Just grab it and finish this awesome storyline with the blink of an eye. Keep waiting for more on games….Feel free to point out any flaws.