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Asian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise... Read allAsian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise through the ranks.Asian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise through the ranks.
- Awards
- 7 nominations
Will Yun Lee
- Wei
- (voice)
Edison Chen
- Jackie
- (voice)
Robin Shou
- Conroy
- (voice)
- …
Mimi Torres
- Ilyana
- (voice)
- (as Megan Goldsmith)
Terence Yin
- Dirty Ming
- (voice)
Ian Anthony Dale
- Ricky
- (voice)
Tzi Ma
- Big Smile Lee
- (voice)
- …
Byron Mann
- Raymond
- (voice)
- …
James Hong
- Uncle Po
- (voice)
Yunjin Kim
- Tiffany
- (voice)
James Mathis III
- King
- (voice)
- (as James Mathis)
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- TriviaOriginally intended to be the third game in the Activision-produced "True Crime" series (after True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) and True Crime: New York City (2005)), but was cancelled after Activision elected not to back the game in a market dominated by other free-roaming games made by other companies, such as Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) and Saints Row: The Third (2011). It had different art direction, level design, character models, slightly different storyline, different cutscenes, clothing, icons, brand, places names, soundtrack, some of the voice over actors were removed, some removed and/or changed places in the city, different weapons, combat animations and more. Eventually picked up by Square Enix, development was left in the hands of both them and United Front and the game was retitled "Sleeping Dogs".
- Quotes
Pork Bun Vendor: A man who never eats pork bun is NEVER a whole man!
- Alternate versionsGerman version was censored a little bit to avoid being banned or indexed and to ensure its USK-18 rating. The two notable changes: -Some brutal finishing moves were removed in favor of toning down the violence a little bit. -A cutscene that shows Lee getting grabbed and thrown into the witcher was censored. Screen fades to black before the witcher part happened. The Definitive Edition remaster on Xbox One and PS4 most likely retains this censorship in Germany.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sleeping Dogs: Behind the Scenes (2012)
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An over the top Chinese Cop movie, as a game.
This game feels and plays like an over the top Chinese cop movie, aided by well done voice acting. The general atmosphere of the open world really strengthens the feeling of being immersed in an older pseudo fictional representation of modern Hong Kong.
The story: it plays in a really tight and controlled manner which allows for a great feeling of fitting into it all. There is no need to feel lost or bored in a vast city. The player can go out and do a lot of missions, and many side quests. This game defeats a lot of other open world games simply by those means alone.
The acting: The voice acting is top notch, and as previously stated - The voice acting really is at a high level. The actors and actresses really hit the nail on the head.
It isn't perfect: It has a few irritating issues with its control system when playing with a keyboard. Buttons tend to shift meaning while playing, making it possible to miss a few important counters while playing. It goes against muscle memory. Though that's figuratively the only true issue with its design.
The story: it plays in a really tight and controlled manner which allows for a great feeling of fitting into it all. There is no need to feel lost or bored in a vast city. The player can go out and do a lot of missions, and many side quests. This game defeats a lot of other open world games simply by those means alone.
The acting: The voice acting is top notch, and as previously stated - The voice acting really is at a high level. The actors and actresses really hit the nail on the head.
It isn't perfect: It has a few irritating issues with its control system when playing with a keyboard. Buttons tend to shift meaning while playing, making it possible to miss a few important counters while playing. It goes against muscle memory. Though that's figuratively the only true issue with its design.
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- Apr 20, 2022
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