Even though it received a whopping 8/10 here at Push Square, Sleeping Dogs arrived on the PlayStation 3 as a Grand Theft Auto underdog. Following its free offering on PlayStation Plus, however, it quickly became a cult hit that many a gamer – including our staff – punched themselves for not discovering earlier. If you're one of those that hasn't given the brawler a whirl, though, you'll be able to this October according to retailer Amazon.com. Rather than being a standard placeholder, the listing shows off the Definitive Edition of the game, including the army of DLC that'll be released alongside it, and a pre-order exclusive art book.
Protagonist Wei Shen isn't your normal lowly street thug, but instead an upstanding officer of the law. Assigned to the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau in Hong Kong, he goes undercover to infiltrate a sizeable syndicate. Going crazy sandbox-style may sound a little odd for a respected constable, but you'll need to live two lives as a hardened member of the Triad and as a police officer, swapping between the careers as the game progresses. Do you think that this is a re-release that had to happen? Share your affiliation in the comments section below.
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great maybe this one will run smother than the PS3 and 360 versions did
WOULD YOU LIKE A PORK BUN!?
Sleeping Dogs > GTA
This is an amazing game, much better than GTA in many aspects. For example fighting, so good and advanced. Pick it up, its real good.
But since this is another remaster let the hate and love comments commence.
@Splat I agree. I enjoyed Sleeping Dogs more than Grand Theft Auto V. The latter is so cumbersome and bloated.
@get2sammyb A man who never eats pork buns is NEVER a real man!
can't wait i love this game!
@Punished_Boss It's true as well. I've never eaten a pork bun, which perhaps explains my distinct lack of manly facial hair.
Although I liked sleeping dogs way better than GTA V, I wouldn't recommend them going up against GTA this directly: launching in the same quarter as GTA isn't the smartest thing to do.
@Boerewors Don't worry there's a chance something else will get delayed. The Crew is a next gen only title so... But if you're right Square Enix will call this a failure again!
Another day another remake....
You guys all really liked sleeping dogs better than gta5 ? Hmm.. maybe I'll have to take another look at this game. To me grand theft auto 5 was an absolute amazing accomplishment, especially compared to 4. They stepped up practically every where that 4 was lacking. I loved it.. I only played sleeping dogs for about an hour or two, but I spoiled the game by buying an outfit that had a weapon before weapons were supposed to be introduced into the game and it just got **** from then on and ended up just not going back... I might play it from the start again see what it's all about.
Language - get2sammyb
@get2sammyb and @splat You're both crazy.
I'm surprised at the people listed above, but I actually agree with them - I found Sleeping Dogs to be much more enjoyable than GTA 5. I never would have tried it without PS+, though...
@voodoo341 Hooray! Party time!
GTA5 is objectively a much more ambitious game, there's no doubt about that. It also has a much better world, with more things to do in it. However, I think Sleeping Dogs actually plays well, which is something Rockstar seems to have forgotten over the years.
@get2sammyb Nope. Still crazy talk.
So at what point do we get a shenmue port? I'll pick this up, I didn't finish on ps3, I barely started it really.
@SimonAdebisi 1 month before The Last Guardian, Agent and FF XV launches... Because SEGA gonna SEGA... Um Err...
Never played this one before, we'll see.
@mitcHELLspawn I was underwhelmed by GTAV, I have a PS3 copy somewhere around here that I didn't even finish. I enjoyed GTA4 much more tbh, as for sleeping dogs I never played it.
Knew voodoo341 was going to love this!
@Punished_Boss they're still busy looking for sailors
I enjoyed sleeping dogs, was a day one purchase, but enjoyed gta v more. If I am to double dip on one it will be gta launch and sleeping dogs when in a sale
Sleeping Dogs can look very, very nice on PC with the right settings. I'm sure it'll look great on PS4. Definitely something I'd like to play again.
Is it at least graphically improved? Would like some extra additions too. And they're rereleasing it, because there will be a sequal I recon ... Shang Hai!
"Even though it received a whopping 8/10 here at Push Square,...... Following its free offering on PlayStation Plus, however, it quickly became a cult hit that many a gamer – including our staff – punched themselves for not discovering earlier."
If a sincere and decent review had been conducted this game would have been discovered when it was out. The reviewers on this website are seriously lacking in any form of love for games and gamers.
The melee in sleeping dogs puts grand theft auto to shame.
I'm super excited for this re release. I'll gladly double dip. Can't wait to see this game in 1080p.
@Axel210 Do you have any more specific feedback you'd like to share?
I bought this for the 360 when it was released and much preferred it to GTA.
I enjoyed it more, that's not to say it was a better game though putting into account GTA's size, characters, etc. However, if your definition of a game is "to entertain" then Sleeping Dogs is a better game, in my opinion.
Finally, I can drink Dragon Kick in 60 FPS!
@Axel210 On your period?
@get2sammyb
Just after the 10/10 score this website gave the Last Of Us, a game worth maybe a 6/10 as a game, considering the fact a number system shouldn't even be used when reviewing as it implies the possibility of having the perfect game which I am sure everyone is aware, does not exist.
This is good, I never got to play Sleeping Dogs.
@Axel210 What are you on about? 10/10 in a review does not mean perfection, that much should be obvious. I agree some games get overrated here, but that's no reason to blindly call out reviewers on this website as not caring about games or gamers.
Nice. Put me in the group that liked Sleeping Dogs more then GTA V. While yes the story and the amount of things that GTA had to offer was better then Sleeping Dogs I have to agree with Sammy and say that Sleeping Dogs played better.
Hopefully between Destiny and Diablo III I will find time to get this one.
Square Enix need to milked all their games. Please give me Human Revolution Definite Edition.
@Storytime7 @Axel210 Actually, our Metacritic average is nearly 6 points lower than other publications. Reviews are a guideline — you should read the text and make up your own mind.
I stopped playing Sleeping Dogs after I couldn't get past the first camera hacking mission, but I'd gladly own the HD version anyways.
(I still have my PS3 copy, just waiting until September to buy the replacement BluRay Drive for my PS3)
I'd have considered this if it weren't $60. Even Sony took $10 off the price of TLoU which is a newer game (not to mention much better), and also has DLC included. I'm not going to trash Sleeping Dogs because it is a great game, but it is over priced when you look at what Sony and MS have done with their cash-ins. Also would disagree big time with the people who say it's better than GTA V.
@SanderEvers so what was Xboxs excuse?
Never played so might get but...I do feel that the number of ports and remakes lately, and its not just the PS4, might be getting a tad out of hand.
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