Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition Reviews

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 8, 2014

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition doesn't mess much with what made the original game so great. And that's a good thing.

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8 / 10
Oct 14, 2014

One of the best games of 2012 gets a mild makeover.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Oct 10, 2014

Although it's slightly rough around the edges, and packs the occasional bug, Sleeping Dogs is nevertheless a gripping and thoroughly entertaining Hong Kong action movie in game form.

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8 / 10
Oct 13, 2014

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.

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Oct 8, 2014

It's hard to recommend anyone repurchasing Sleeping Dogs for this Definitive Edition, but it could be a great experience for newcomers.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 9, 2014

Definitive Edition is not quite an essential purchase – especially if you already played and finished the original release – but it's definitely worth picking up if you're hankering after the kind of open world criminal action that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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VideoGamer
Top Critic
6 / 10
Oct 8, 2014

As a package this is as feature-complete as you could want, but it's a long way from the version it could have been.

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Oct 29, 2014

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is still a great game, but the asking price makes it a bit of a tough sell — at least on consoles.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2014

Square Enix's open world crime saga remains distinct, but this re-release doesn't fix its flaws

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65 / 100
Oct 8, 2014

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.

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Wait
Oct 9, 2014

The original Sleeping Dogs presented a colorful, vibrant Hong Kong filled with interesting people and an entertaining, if a bit cliched, story of alliances and

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7 / 10
Oct 8, 2014

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition provides a good excuse to get involved with Hong Kong's shady dealings if you haven't already, but a lack of new features makes it difficult to recommend a return trip – at least at full price. It's still a fantastic sandbox title, however, sporting cohesive, engaging mission design, satisfying gameplay, and a great story – a formula which makes Wei Shen's tale a fantastic alternative to the likes of Watch Dogs and even Grand Theft Auto V if you're looking for an open world time sink.

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Oct 8, 2014

Still a very good game, but it's on the more pointless end of the rerelease spectrum, and they really should have fixed those bugs.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Oct 14, 2014

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is a better-looking console version of a solid open-world game. That might be the most generic description of a game I have ever concocted, but it breaks it down perfectly. I enjoyed playing through Wei Shen's story again, but the hefty price tag makes it a little hard to recommend, especially to those who have already played it

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8 / 10.0
Oct 9, 2014

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.

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60 / 100
Oct 14, 2014

Overall, it remains a good game play experience. . . . It's more average than definitive.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 31, 2014

While Sleeping Dogs is still an excellent game, the Definitive Edition simply doesn't bring enough to the table to make it fit in with other games on the new consoles. Without adding more than some aesthetic polish, it simply doesn't feel worthwhile unless you missed out on the game in the last generation.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 19, 2014

I loved Sleeping Dogs the first time around. As a fan, there's not enough in the Definitive Edition to call it "Definitive." It's adequate, and it's overpriced especially given the fact that the exact same game is selling for half the cost on PCs.

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Oct 23, 2014

That it only receives the slightest of graphical upticks is less a sign of laziness in porting the game to next gen so much as a testament to how well-crafted Sleeping Dogs was to begin with.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2014

A good game made great, Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is a flavoursome and entertaining open world action game that can be recommended practically without qualification.

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