SLEEPING DOGS LIGHTNING WARRIOR PS3
Sleeping Dogs, in my opinion at least, is worth the cost now it has been out for a while, especially with massive competitors like Grand Theft Auto V and Saints Row IV soon to be released, on PS3 and Xbox 360 at least. Whilst the script writing might not deliver a flying tornado kick to your senses, it isn’t like eating a bowl of plain, dry instant noodles either. The characters around Wei Shen from his past feel like they are actually from his past, and some connection is made with them as you grow with Wei Shen. This game’s main storyline is designed to be a drama, not a comedic romp through a satirical New York City. Lastly while the storyline and characters may not be as involved and developed as in games from the Grand Theft Auto series, which is the obvious benchmark for Sleeping Dogs, I do not feel the ‘boredom’ that so many reviewers have professed to experience. I think when I say it reminds me of playing Saints Row 2 a few years back (yes I need to catch up with them), that is no bad thing as that game was just all about the fun! Then there is the driving and shooting, which given its undoubted arcade feel when compared to Grand Theft Auto IV, works well nonetheless. Furthermore the differing styles and abilities that outfits have on your combat abilities, alongside upgrading through the skill trees, keeps thing feeling novel throughout. on PS2, and also Jet Li in ‘Rise to Honour’ on PS2, somewhat. The hand-to-hand fighting is very refreshing, having not experienced a third-person open-world combat system like it since True Crime: Streets of L.A. I have to say, for all of its glitches so far, it is a rather lot of fun to play. Now, with these less than impressive observations out of the way, we lead nicely on to the gameplay. This one obviously effects combat too, so I have had to compensate for it by only grapple when really close to environmental combat triggers.
Finally the most recent glitch I have encountered involves when you grapple an enemy and try to sprint with the (default ‘space’ key), the characters just seem to tussle and jumble, twitching and glitching.
Also in the mission where you exit the prison (police cells?) with Jackie Ma, and a fight ensues, in the following cutscene Wei Shen (You), for me at least, was glitching into the camera through a counter, with no sound playing but characters’ lips moving. So you have to keep on running without him and then miraculously he’s at the end, having warped past this glitch. You’re supposed to run from the police and follow your buddy to safety, but when he stops running, and then you stop to see what he’s doing, you lose.
I was not exactly impressed at first though, from the very first mission I encountered a fairly annoying bug. However, with so many added extra missions and ‘The Year of the Snake’ and ‘Nightmare in Northpoint’ short stories to play, this opportunity could not be missed. So perhaps buying all of the DLC wasn’t the best idea, as a lot of the challenge and reward has been taken away from the start. There are literally dozens of outfits to choose from once you’ve got through the first couples of missions and they become ‘unlocked’, as do a number of awesome vehicles and skill points. For around £13 I received the base game and ALL downloadable content now that is value for money, almost too much so. This is why I decided to recently purchase it in a Steam special weekend deal. At least, according to reviews suggesting how short the main storyline is. Also the fact the price has hovered above the £20 mark just for the base game for quite some time, has meant the value for money wasn’t great. (Wei Shen as the ‘Bronze Warrior’ for 60% less melee damage, inspired by the Kung Fu film ’18 Bronzemen’, with the ‘Lightning Warrior Sword’)įirst things first, I know I am a little late to the party with this one, but university commitments meant that starting another open-world game at the end of last year would not have been a good idea.
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