Tom Wilkinson ( Batman Begins) brings his considerable experience with crime dramas to the game and will likely play an officer of equally questionable character. Will Yun Lee ( Die Another Day) voices Wei Shen and his familiarity with villainous roles brings some much needed moral ambiguity to the role of a police officer tasked with convincingly infiltrating a gangster organization. With flashing neon lights in crowded districts, noisy fish markets, skyscrapers amid the city’s open roads and creative acts of brutality in every fight sequence, the game masterfully recreates the vision of Hong Kong popularized by films like Hard Boiled and Game of Death.Īdding to the atmosphere is the fantastic cast conducting voiceovers for the game, a rarity in products not produced by Bioware.
The developer’s dedication to faithfully recreating the magic of gangster flicks is evident in every frame of the work. The atmosphere is developed with the classics of the genre in mind, the one obvious inspiration is Infernal Affairs (remade locally as Martin Scorsese’s The Departed). The game was originally titled True Crime: Hong Kong under previous publisher Activision and is inspired by Hong Kong cinema.
An atmospheric setting, exceptional voice cast, stunning gameplay and fantastic marketing efforts ensure that Sleeping Dogs will be a great game.ĭeveloped by United Front Games, the creators of the Sony exclusive ModNation Racers, the crime drama sees players assuming the role of Wei Shen, a police officer tasked with infiltrating a fictional crime organization. With the launch date of Sleeping Dogs less than a week away, fans of Hong Kong crime dramas, sandbox action games, and publisher Square Enix ( Final Fantasy) are eagerly anticipating the release of what is sure to be one of the best games in recent times.