Gameplay
The free running aspect of the game is a key feature.
The core gameplay of Sleeping Dogs consists of giving the player an open world environment in which to move around freely. Sleeping Dogs is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game with role-playing elements. The player controls Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer, as he goes undercover to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization. On foot, the player character has the ability to walk, run, jump, climb over obstacles and swim, as well as use weapons and martial arts in combat. Players also drive a variety of vehicles including automobiles, boats, and motorcycles.
The combat system revolves around hand-to-hand fighting, similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum/Batman: Arkham City’s “Freeflow” combat system. The cover system allows the player to move between cover, fire blindly, aim freely, and target a specific enemy. Individual body parts can also be targeted. Regarding the driving segments, several developers had worked on previous Need for Speed titles. While driving, Wei can get out and jump onto other moving vehicles.
Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain content and parts of the city, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own leisure. When not attempting a storyline mission, players can free-roam, giving them the ability to participate in activities such as carjacking, joining a fight club, doing karaoke, visiting gambling dens betting on cockfights and participating in street races. There are also several potential girlfriends for Wei Shen to date. Successful completion of side missions offers the player rewards.
Sleeping Dogs features role-playing elements with three different experience point values: Triad XP, Face XP, and Police XP. Triad XP and Police XP measure Wei’s devotion to the triad and police, respectively, while Face XP is a measure of his general reputation. Clothing, accessories and vehicles are available for purchase by Wei, and have an effect on non-player characters’ reactions. Sleeping Dogs tracks acquired skills in areas such as hand-to-hand combat, which improve through use in the game.[11]
Although there is no multiplayer component, the game features online stats and leaderboards so players can compare scores.
Interface
The interface of the game features a circular mini-map on the bottom-left corner of the screen that displays a small map of the city and key locations (safe houses and contact points) or targets, similar to that found in the Grand Theft Auto series. Wei’s health is shown by a semicircular meter on the left side of the mini-map, while another one on the right represents his face, which is the game’s equivalent of an experience (XP) bar. When Wei is armed, an icon of his weapon and ammo count (if any) are represented on the top-right corner of the screen.
Synopsis
Cast
Sleeping Dogs features a large cast. The player character is Detective Wei Shen (Will Yun Lee), an officer sent deep undercover in a feared Triad gang. Other important characters are Police Superintendent Thomas Pendrew (Tom Wilkinson), Wei’s police handler Raymond Mak (Byron Mann), Wei’s childhood friend and low-level Triad member Jackie Mah (Edison Chen), and Triad boss “red pole” Winston Chu (Parry Shen).
Further characters include David Wai-Lin “Uncle” Po (James Hong), Amanda Cartwright (Emma Stone), Conroy Wu (Robin Shou), Vivienne Lu (Lucy Liu), Henry “Big Smile” Lee (Tzi Ma), Inspector Jane Teng (Kelly Hu), Peggy Li (Lindsay Price), Sonny Wo (Chin Han), Sandra (Steph Song), Tiffany Kim (Yunjin Kim) and Ming (Terence Yin).
Setting
The game takes place in a fictional Hong Kong with players assuming control of Wei Shen, an officer of the San Francisco Police Department, who had been seconded to the Hong Kong Police Force. Wei has been assigned by the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau to go undercover and infiltrate the Triad society called Sun On Yee (a parody on Sun Yee On) and take them down.
There are two subplots contained within the main storyline: the first is Wei’s personal struggle between completing his mission as a police officer, and having to commit crimes to prove his worth to the triad. The other subplot consists of completing missions set out by a triad lieutenant, such as killing triad members who are loyal to competing lieutenants. The island is divided into four fictional districts which are named after real areas.
Plot
The game starts in a Hong Kong Shipping Harbor, where undercover police officer Wei Shen is busted after a drug deal gone bad. Thrown into jail, Wei meets his old friend, Jackie Ma, who offers Wei to join his gang after they are released. Wei meets with Superintendent Thomas Pendrew in the interrogation room and his handler Raymond Mak. Wei asserts that he now has links with the Sun On Yee. After meeting with Jackie, Wei is introduced to Winston Chu, a Sun On Yee red pole and leader of the “Water Street Gang”. To prove his loyalty, Winston sends Wei on various missions to seize back territory from Winston’s rival, Sam “Dogeyes” Lin, leader of the “Jade Gang”. During one mission, Wei is arrested by Inspector Jade Teng, but Pendrew bails him out and affirms his identity to Teng.
Winston decides to take the offensive by attacking one of Dogeyes’ warehouses. However, doing so will displease the Chairman and Dragon Head of the Sun On Yee, Uncle Po. Wei convinces Winston to spare Dogeyes’ drug maker Siu Wah and give Uncle Po a bigger profit than what the Jade Gang offers. Wei succesfully does so and fully earns the trust of the Water Street Gang. When Winston is contacted by Uncle Po, who wishes to meet with Wei, he relays the meeting to Raymond, who is concerned that Wei is becoming “one of them”. However, Raymond relents as Wei has gotten ever closer to infilitrating the Sun On Yee. During Winston and his fiancée Peggy Li’s wedding day, the Sun on Yee is attacked by rival Triad “18K”. Amidst the fighting, Winston and Peggy are shot dead and Uncle Po is critically wounded, but Wei manages to get him to the hospital. For saving his life, Uncle Po promotes Wei to the rank of red pole and succeeds Winston as leader of the Water Street Gang.
When fellow Sun On Yee red pole Henry “Big Smile” Lee threatens to take the Water Street Gang’s territory, Wei refuses and Lee’s henchmen unsuccessfully intimidate Wei. However, he agrees to an alliance with red pole “Broken Nose” Jiang to prevent Lee from achieving his goals. During a meeting with other red poles and a hospitalized Uncle Po, a temporary Chairman must be elected. Jiang suggests Po’s nephew “Two Chin” Taso, to avoid Lee nominating himself. On Jiang’s request, Wei sabotages Tsao’s residence to make him appear incompetent to lead, making the position of Chairman limited to Lee and Jiang. When Uncle Po suddenly dies, Wei is told by Pendrew his undercover duties are over, though he protests: if Lee becomes the Dragon Head, the Sun On Yee will be worse than it was under Uncle Po.
Furious at Wei’s insubordination, Pendrew leaks information about his undercover operations to Lee, who orders Jackie’s kidnapping in order to lure out Wei. Although Wei frees Jackie, Jackie is once again kidnapped and killed by the 18K. Captured and tortured, Wei manages to escape and sets out to assassinate Lee, slaughtering his men standing between them. After a long arduous chase, Wei corners Lee and kills the over-ambitious red pole. Raymond congratulates Wei on a case well done, but delivers the news that Pendrew has been promoted to Interpol, thus any complaints against him won’t be heard. Jiang, who has consolidated her power in the Sun On Yee and ascended to become Chairwoman, is shown monitoring Wei and despite his cover blown, spares his life due to the loyalty he showed to her. As a token of goodwill, she sends him a package with video surveillance detailing Uncle Po’s death by the hands of Pendrew. With this incriminating evidence, Wei throws Pendrew into jail, knowing he will not survive long in a place filled with Triad members he has put away throughout his former career.
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Sleeping Dogs Minimum System Requirements
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista ® / Windows 7
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or Althon X2 2.4 GHz
RAM: 2GB preferably more
GPU RAM: 512MB
GPU: ATI Radeon 3870 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
HDD: 15GB
DX: 10
Max DX: 11
AUDIO: Sound board compatible with DirectX
OTHER: Windows95/98/ME/2000/XP is not supported
DRM: Internet connection and service required for the authentication procedure.
Sleeping Dogs Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
RAM: 4GB
GPU RAM: 1GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950
HDD: 15GB
DX: 11
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