Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping dogs is a game that was release earlier in the late summer of 2012 and I meant to do a post about it but unfortunately I got side tracked with other games that had yet to release, so here's my take on it. Sleeping Dogs I a Grand Theft Auto type game that is set in china. You play Wei Shen an under cover cop who was raised in Hong Kong. The objective of the game is to infiltrate the notorious Triads and take them down. However the game gives you options on whether you want to stay on a path that will keep you mostly under cover or whether or not you want to do jobs for the Triads and become more integrated into the gang. This being said the game bring a whole new outlook to the meaning of the phrase "In too deep". If you pick the path to stay as a cop you keep a more professional outlook on things. However if you decide to become close with the triad you gain both friends and enemies which add a sense of depth to the game and it allows you to connect with the character. The game has an amazing story line with a lot of tough choices to be made. The game plays a but like GTA in the sense that it's a third person sandbox game where you can do pretty much whatever you want and go anywhere without ever touching the story. Unlike GTA the controls are very tight with an amazing hand to hand combat system and an array of weapons from crowbars to assault rifles. In all honesty this game is absolutely amazing and deserves at least one play through.