Sleeping Dogs

In the opening scenes he quickly hooks up again with his old friend Jackie Ma who introduces him to the Triad boss Winston Chu.

Even though many characters still remember Shen from long ago, he has to work his way back up.

The main storyline has him perform various missions for the organization, starting with simple extortion quests with the local merchants.

These quests have to be followed to make available new missions and open up new parts of the city, but a role-playing element allows Shen to choose his own path.

Three types of experience points can be earned: Triad, Cop and Face.

The first two determine Shen's devotion to either the Triad or the police respectively, based on his actions.

The third is an overall experience system that determines Shen global reputation.

Leveling up opens up new upgrades through a skill tree system.

Players are free to leave the story behind and explore the city at their own leisure.

The game borrows many elements that were popularized by the Grand Theft Auto series.

The city is full of people with their own routines and the player is free to intervene.

Next to the main story Shen can buy or steal cars, join a fighting ring, gamble, visit clubs and markets, participate in illegal races, pursue police case missions or do deliveries for the Triad, bet on cockfights, or do karaoke or general favours for the citizens.

While on foot Shen has an arsenal of moves that allow him to sprint, climb, vault and slide, with short slow motion sections for impressive actions.

Chase sequences often mix loose action with scripted sequences.

Melee combat is an important part and Shen can take on multiple opponents at once.

Using a martial arts fighting style, playe

Sleeping Dogs for PlayStation 3 is currently worth €11.63 loose, €4.46 complete in box, and €12.78 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Sleeping Dogs has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Sleeping Dogs, loose is €11.63 and CIB is €4.46 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Sleeping Dogs is currently worth €11.63 loose, versus €11.40 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.