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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.
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- 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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Grand Theft Asia!
I was really skeptical about this game because it looked just like another GTA clone. You can definitely feel that formula, but it's improved. I read reviews about this game through other websites and got a general idea of what I was getting into.
The story is top notch as well as the voice acting. Controls are really responsive. I think the focus on the fighting engine is the best part. I try to find reasons to fight people in the game. I'm not a big racing fan, but the vehicle controls are smooth and realistic feeling. The authenticity is what I love. I enjoy the Chinese culture and have many Chinese friends so playing the game felt familiar.
The main issue I have with the game is the camera control. While driving, fighting, or just generally traversing the the game there are times when the camera gets all wonky. Other than that I can't think of any reason not to at least play the game. Good job Square-Enix for picking up this game instead of letting it die.
The story is top notch as well as the voice acting. Controls are really responsive. I think the focus on the fighting engine is the best part. I try to find reasons to fight people in the game. I'm not a big racing fan, but the vehicle controls are smooth and realistic feeling. The authenticity is what I love. I enjoy the Chinese culture and have many Chinese friends so playing the game felt familiar.
The main issue I have with the game is the camera control. While driving, fighting, or just generally traversing the the game there are times when the camera gets all wonky. Other than that I can't think of any reason not to at least play the game. Good job Square-Enix for picking up this game instead of letting it die.
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- Aug 20, 2012
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