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With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.\n\nA vibrant, neon city teaming with life, Hong Kong’s exotic locations and busy streets and markets hide one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the notorious Triads. Play as Wei Shen – the highly skilled undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside out. You'll have to prove yourself worthy as you fight your way up the organization, taking part in brutal criminal activities without blowing your cover.\n\nDestroy your opponents in brutal hand-to-hand combat using an unmatched martial arts system. Dominate Hong Kong’s buzzing streets in thrilling illegal street races and tear it up in explosive firearms action. Sleeping Dogs’ Hong Kong is the ultimate playground.","94345\u002Fsleeping_dogs_definitive_edition_webp","94345\u002Fsleeping_dogs_definitive_edition_header_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=4IJncrYJed8","2014-10-10",76.36,20228,"sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition",307690,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Square Enix",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"United Front Games",[28,29,30,31],"Shooter","Racing","Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up","Adventure",[33,34,35],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One",[37,53,68,83,98,110,126,141,153,165,179,192],{"id":38,"author":39,"outlet":42,"summary":48,"review_url":49,"review_date":50,"original_score":51,"normalized_score":52},134218,{"id":40,"name":41},11088,"Dustin Spencer",{"id":43,"logo":44,"name":45,"website_url":46,"score_format":47},143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcapsule-computers-logo.jpg","Capsule Computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F","10","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2014\u002F10\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review\u002F","2014-10-25","8.0",80,{"id":54,"author":55,"outlet":58,"summary":64,"review_url":65,"review_date":66,"original_score":67,"normalized_score":52},38632,{"id":56,"name":57},3757,"AOTF Staff",{"id":59,"logo":60,"name":61,"website_url":62,"score_format":63},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","5","It's hard to recommend anyone repurchasing Sleeping Dogs for this Definitive Edition, but it could be a great experience for newcomers.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review\u002F","2014-10-09","4.0",{"id":69,"author":70,"outlet":73,"summary":78,"review_url":79,"review_date":80,"original_score":81,"normalized_score":82},73881,{"id":71,"name":72},4757,"Colin Moriarty",{"id":74,"logo":75,"name":76,"website_url":77,"score_format":47},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Back in 2012, I called Sleeping Dogs one of the biggest -- and most pleasant -- surprises of the year. Two years later, the surprise has obviously dissipated, but that doesn't take away from what United Front Games achieved here. Playing the Definitive Edition reminded me how much I enjoyed its excellent story and characters, combat, and city, but also made me pine for a true new-gen sequel. The differences here might not be worth paying for a second time, but if you missed out on this great open-world action game the first time, you shouldn’t repeat that mistake.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F08\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review","2014-10-08","8.5",85,{"id":84,"author":85,"outlet":88,"summary":93,"review_url":94,"review_date":95,"original_score":96,"normalized_score":97},46812,{"id":86,"name":87},4070,"Greg Giddens",{"id":89,"logo":90,"name":91,"website_url":92,"score_format":47},67,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPure-Xbox-Logo.jpg","Pure Xbox","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002F","Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is a smart, accessible, and enjoyable open-world adventure with plenty to do. The terrific melee combat system and intriguing story are more than enough to warrant a recommendation to anyone yet to play it, but if you’ve experienced the streets of Hong Kong before then the slightly sharper visuals and included DLC are a tougher sell.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002Freviews\u002Fxbox-one\u002Fsleeping_dogs_definitive_edition","2014-10-20","7",70,{"id":99,"author":100,"outlet":103,"summary":108,"review_url":109,"review_date":66,"original_score":96,"normalized_score":97},47907,{"id":101,"name":102},4080,"Robert Ramsey",{"id":104,"logo":105,"name":106,"website_url":107,"score_format":47},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","In a gaming sphere that currently adores sandbox and open world games, too few gamers would recognise the name Wei Shen. Sleeping Dogs' lead is a troubled character who makes the likes of Aiden Pearce seem annoyingly lacking in the personality department, and the aforementioned title that our chaotic cop comes from is often similarly overlooked.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps4\u002Fsleeping_dogs_definitive_edition",{"id":111,"author":112,"outlet":115,"summary":121,"review_url":122,"review_date":123,"original_score":124,"normalized_score":125},37419,{"id":113,"name":114},3556,"Shad Forsyth",{"id":116,"logo":117,"name":118,"website_url":119,"score_format":120},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","100","Definitive editions of games are becoming more and more prominent these days. The latest game to receive this treatment is Sleeping Dogs, which hits retail today (at time of publishing). At the development helm is Vancouver based United Front games who are also responsible for the excellent Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Xbox One. We loved Sleeping Dogs when it first came out in August of 2012 on the last round of consoles. So the big question is will this love carry over into 2014 with merely a fresh coat of paint? Well, not quite.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review-this-dog-needs-to-be-put-to-sleep\u002F","2014-10-14","60",60,{"id":127,"author":128,"outlet":131,"summary":136,"review_url":137,"review_date":138,"original_score":139,"normalized_score":140},69072,{"id":129,"name":130},5275,"Scopersniper",{"id":132,"logo":133,"name":134,"website_url":135,"score_format":47},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is an amazing video game in most aspects, worth a play for sure.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review-barking-up-the-right-tree\u002F","2017-04-02","9\u002F10",90,{"id":142,"author":143,"outlet":146,"summary":151,"review_url":152,"review_date":13,"original_score":51,"normalized_score":52},77284,{"id":144,"name":145},5576,"Dominic L",{"id":147,"logo":148,"name":149,"website_url":150,"score_format":47},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is amongst the finest open-world games of recent years, with gratifying and brutal combat, a genuinely gripping story and excellent car handling for this type of game. Despite some technical issues, which perhaps should have been addressed for a ‘definitive edition’, the game remains as playable as it was two years ago. Given the wealth of content and its relatively low entry price it would make a sound addition to anyone’s collection, though there’s ultimately nothing new here for players that have exhausted the original the first time round.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F10\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review\u002F",{"id":154,"author":155,"outlet":158,"summary":163,"review_url":164,"review_date":66,"original_score":51,"normalized_score":52},79691,{"id":156,"name":157},5929,"Cyril Lachel",{"id":159,"logo":160,"name":161,"website_url":162,"score_format":47},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition not only includes an updated version of the 2012 crime thriller, but also packs in all the downloadable content. While a solid collection, this port is marred by inconsistent frame rate, technical problems and a high price tag. We can argue about whether or not this is enough to warrant the $60 asking price, but there's no debate over the quality of Sleeping Dogs as an open-world action experience.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F4586\u002FSleeping-Dogs-Definitive-Edition\u002F",{"id":166,"author":167,"outlet":170,"summary":175,"review_url":176,"review_date":80,"original_score":177,"normalized_score":178},91754,{"id":168,"name":169},2256,"David Roberts",{"id":171,"logo":172,"name":173,"website_url":174,"score_format":120},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","While the core Sleeping Dogs experience is still worth playing, the Definitive Edition is loaded with graphical issues and costs way too much for a game that plays worse than the PC version released two years ago.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition-review\u002F","65",65,{"id":180,"author":181,"outlet":184,"summary":189,"review_url":190,"review_date":66,"original_score":191,"normalized_score":52},148149,{"id":182,"name":183},8054,"Richard Walker",{"id":185,"logo":186,"name":187,"website_url":188,"score_format":120},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is the perfect chance for newcomers to give United Front Games' open-world caper a go. Stuffed to the gills with content, it's a generous package, and one that even those considering a second trip will enjoy.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fsleeping-dogs-definitive-edition\u002Freview\u002F","80",{"id":193,"author":194,"outlet":197,"summary":202,"review_url":203,"review_date":204,"original_score":48,"normalized_score":205},145504,{"id":195,"name":196},12432,"Troy Wassenaar",{"id":198,"logo":199,"name":200,"website_url":201,"score_format":47},150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpress-start-logo.jpg","Press Start","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002F","The part I’m not entirely sold on is the gunplay. Now, it works, it’s solid and it’s fun, in terms of mechanics, at least. But the enemy encounters are sometimes just not thought out. One part of the game has you hiding around a corner, shooting into a hideout. Thugs will keep spawning until you hit a limit, and when you empty the room, any newly spawned baddies come from the corner you’ve spent hiding behind, and before you can figure out what happened, you’re gunned down, and sent to a hospital that’s way too far away for you to care about going back and trying again. That’s the worst example, but little things like that add up to an ultimately unenjoyable experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002Freviews\u002F2014\u002F11\u002F11\u002Freview-sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition\u002F","2025-05-07",0,12,[21],[26],[]]