<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
series	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
delays	O
and	O
budget	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
purchased	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
and	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
license	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
outfits	O
,	O
missions	O
and	O
add-ons	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
six	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
spin-off	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
titled	O
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
interface	O
features	O
a	O
mini-map	O
that	O
indicates	O
targets	O
,	O
key	O
locations	O
(	O
safe	O
houses	O
and	O
contact	O
points	O
)	O
and	O
Shen	O
's	O
current	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	B-Application
also	O
displays	O
the	O
weapon	O
carried	O
and	O
its	O
ammunition	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
melee	O
combat	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
:	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fight	O
opponents	O
coming	O
from	O
any	O
direction	O
with	O
attack	O
,	O
grapple	O
and	O
counter-moves	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
directs	O
Shen	O
to	O
commit	O
crimes	O
,	O
police	O
response	O
is	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
heat	O
"	O
meter	O
on	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Shen	O
is	O
arrested	O
or	O
killed	O
by	O
officers	O
during	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
many	O
senior	O
ranking	O
gang	O
members	O
,	O
Shen	O
is	O
commended	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
but	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
Mak	O
that	O
Pendrew	O
has	O
been	O
promoted	O
to	O
Interpol	B-Device
and	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shen	O
receives	O
video	O
evidence	O
from	O
Jiang	O
showing	O
that	O
Pendrew	O
killed	O
Uncle	O
Po	O
by	O
injecting	O
lethal	O
chemicals	O
into	O
his	O
IV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
Activision	O
proposed	O
that	O
Black	O
Lotus	O
be	O
made	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
franchise	O
and	O
highlighted	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
series	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
open	O
worlds	O
with	O
plots	O
centred	O
on	O
an	O
undercover	O
cop	O
in	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
previous	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
disappointing	O
,	O
but	O
Activision	O
felt	O
the	O
innovations	O
in	O
Black	O
Lotus	O
could	O
revitalize	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
successful	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
attached	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
revealed	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
progress	O
in	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
financial	O
report	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
2010	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
the	O
cancelation	O
of	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
United	O
Front	O
Games	O
shared	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Stephen	O
Van	O
Der	O
Mescht	O
expressed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
"	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
was	O
playable	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
and	O
virtually	O
complete	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
content	O
"	O
prior	O
to	O
Activision	O
's	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
competition	O
posed	O
by	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
particularly	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
Activision	O
's	O
view	O
was	O
that	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
was	O
not	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
quality	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
did	O
not	O
buy	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
North	O
American	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
for	O
Best	O
Buy	O
,	O
GameStop	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
customers	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
;	O
each	O
retailer	O
offered	O
its	O
own	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
content	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
marketing	O
of	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
was	O
via	O
cross-promotion	O
on	O
different	O
platforms	O
;	O
players	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
received	O
an	O
eight	O
item	O
pack	O
for	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
separate	O
purchase	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Hong	O
Kong-themed	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
level	O
,	O
Kong	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
PC	O
received	O
automatic	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
character	O
outfit	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
2	I-Application
protagonist	O
Rico	O
Rodriguez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
24	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
features	O
improved	O
graphical	O
resolution	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
setting	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
quality	O
changes	O
based	O
on	O
community	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
follow	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Wheels	O
of	O
Fury	O
"	O
supercar	O
expansion	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Shen	O
to	O
tase	O
and	O
arrest	O
civilians	O
and	O
criminals	O
around	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
collectibles	O
,	O
side	O
missions	O
,	O
ownable	O
police	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
compared	O
the	O
combat	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
despite	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
repetitiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Blyth	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
pleasingly	O
absurd	O
"	O
missions	O
needed	O
to	O
gain	O
Face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depiction	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
as	O
"	O
alive	O
and	O
well-populated	O
"	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Cantonese	O
and	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinsof	O
acclaimed	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
scale	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooper	O
found	O
the	O
Triad	O
members	O
unsatisfactory	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
texture	O
loading	O
and	O
Whitehead	O
noted	O
some	O
framerate	O
and	O
environmental	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
sales	O
rose	O
by	O
8%	O
,	O
despite	O
five	O
weeks	O
in	O
the	O
chart	O
,	O
defeating	O
new	O
release	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
,	O
alongside	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
successful	O
in	O
their	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
"	O
failures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
canceled	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
online	O
game	O
with	O
more	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
central	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
"	O
rise	O
to	O
power	O
as	O
a	O
criminal	O
kingpin	O
of	O
the	O
Triad	O
underworld	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
United	O
Front	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
set	O
within	O
Sleeping	O
Dogs	O
universe	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
we	O
've	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
ages	O
but	O
just	O
never	O
had	O
the	O
chance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
Front	O
Games	O
teased	O
that	O
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
PC	O
online	O
game	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
United	O
Front	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
closure	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
published	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
loved	O
seeing	O
how	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
Triad	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
we	O
know	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
right	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
