Released in 2012, Sleeping Dogs adapted the open-world formula Rockstar delivered with GTA 4 into a Hong Kong crime thriller. Sleeping Dogs, an overlooked, PS3-era GTA clone, improved the series' formulas in ways Rockstar didn't, and Grand Theft Auto 6 would be better if it took inspiration from the game it inspired. If any of the negatives make you feel uncertain about buying the game, see if you can rent it or buy it used.Whether literally or in spirit, Grand Theft Auto 6 should be the " Sleeping Dogs 2 " fans of the original never got. About halfway through the game I stopped switching radio stations to my preferred stations when entering a car, and 3/4 through the game I shut off the radio altogether.Īll in all, with its faulty points, I think it's a very good game and definitely worth the purchase. I would hear the same songs so many times, I felt radio stations in GTA3 had more songs per station. Although the radio had a lot of selection for stations, the stations didn't have that much to offer. I couldn't complete a mission with boats, because you'll notice how phenomenal the water looks, and how hilarious the boat looks, especially in comparison. The graphics were great most of the time, but the other times it felt and looked horrendous. However, this makes sense due to the culture, (as I am told), so that makes sense. I didn't like doing missions with karaoke in them, as it wasn't that fun. You don't ever see/her from them again, until they break up with you via phone claiming you've been cheating on them. You do one or two missions with/for them, you bang them, then you get a perk. I only spent my money on a total of 4 cars, only being able to afford a very expensive car after beating the game. The money system was a bit wonky, for me at least. At a few points the story either drags or changes direction a bit too quick. A variety of radio stations with some good songs/selection, (see below). gadgets you get to use for completing missions, which result in some actually fun puzzles. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD tuner cars available for purchase. However, until you master the fighting you will fail every single fight. When you get the hang of it, you can do epic combos that makes you think you're in an old Karate movie, (think of Batman Arkham series). The melee fighting is absolutely amazing and fun.
SLEEPING DOGS CARS PS2
The driving mechanics was a mix of the Saints Row series, and PS2 era NFS games. Each bar has it's own set of skills/perks you can upgrade/unlock from leveling up. You get Face experience for doing missions for civilians. You get Cop and Triad for doing main missions, as well as side missions for both. You get 3 experience bars: Cop, Triad, and Face experience. Eventually you can steal them out of cops trunks/boots. You can find them in either lock boxes, (basically hidden packages), use them after a mission ends, or pick them up off of dead gangsters or cops, (granted if they have guns, you'll need a gun to defeat them). The game relies heavily on melee combat, claiming guns are rare in Hong Kong. I don't want to spoil the story, but basically you're an undercover cop in the Sun On Yee triad organization, with a foggy revenge plot thrown in. Kinda stumbled across this game, happy I did.