<s>
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Luxoflux	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
by	O
Exakt	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Aspyr	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
by	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
2003	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
of	I-Application
LA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
gang	O
member	O
turned	O
police	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
mixed	O
reception	O
response	O
and	O
poor	O
sales	O
figures	O
partially	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
abandonment	O
of	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
two-part	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
and	O
featuring	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
Activision	O
scrapped	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
and	O
put	O
plans	O
for	O
future	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
games	O
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2009	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
had	O
become	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hong	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publishing	O
rights	O
were	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hong	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
as	O
Sleeping	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Activision	O
dropped	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
trademark	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Detective	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
of	O
the	O
PDNY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
subgenre	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clones	O
as	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
2001	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
2002	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
2004	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
difference	O
from	O
previous	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
of	I-Application
LA	I-Application
,	O
is	O
that	O
many	O
buildings	O
throughout	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
beyond	O
those	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
are	O
accessible	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
pharmacies	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
purchase	O
medicine	O
,	O
and	O
delis	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
food	O
(	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
restore	O
lost	O
health	O
)	O
,	O
clothing	O
stores	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
new	O
outfits	O
,	O
car	O
dealers	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
new	O
cars	O
,	O
dojos	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
new	O
fighting	B-Application
techniques	O
,	O
record	O
stores	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
new	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
gun	O
stores	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
purchase	O
new	O
weaponry	O
and	O
ammunition	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
random	O
buildings	O
such	O
as	O
hotels	O
,	O
nightclubs	O
,	O
restaurants	O
,	O
and	O
apartment	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
city	O
not	O
just	O
on	O
foot	O
or	O
by	O
car	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
using	O
public	O
transport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
involves	O
three	O
main	O
types	O
of	O
mission	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
;	O
shooting	O
,	O
fighting	B-Application
and	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
toggle	O
between	O
different	O
fighting	B-Application
styles	O
,	O
and	O
switch	O
to	O
using	O
a	O
melee	O
weapon	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
gangster	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Avery	O
Waddell	O
)	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
an	O
associate	O
who	O
has	O
betrayed	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reed	O
's	O
first	O
investigation	O
is	O
the	O
Magdalena	O
Cartel	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
75%	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
's	O
cocaine	B-Application
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
control	O
the	O
supply	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
drug	O
called	O
"	O
Pop	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
ecstasy	O
and	O
cocaine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lincoln	O
leads	O
Reed	O
to	O
Hamilton	O
(	O
Richard	O
Yearwood	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
have	O
declared	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
Presidents	O
,	O
and	O
Jackson	O
is	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
's	O
leader	O
,	O
Kobi	O
(	O
Jeanne	O
Mori	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
when	O
Activision	O
CEO	O
Ron	O
Doornink	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
"	O
sequels	O
to	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
,	O
Shrek	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Quake.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
nothing	O
more	O
was	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
;	O
until	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
Activision	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
so	O
big	O
,	O
developers	O
Luxoflux	O
had	O
drafted	O
in	O
staff	O
from	O
another	O
Activision	O
owned	O
developer	O
,	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
provisional	O
title	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
unofficially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
quarter	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
upcoming	O
E3	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doornink	O
stated	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
,	O
we	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
our	O
strongest	O
and	O
most	O
diverse	O
lineup	O
ever--specifically	O
,	O
brand-new	O
games	O
for	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
,	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shrek	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
revealed	O
nothing	O
about	O
the	O
plot	O
or	O
the	O
location	O
,	O
but	O
simply	O
featured	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
arresting	O
some	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attached	O
to	O
the	O
trailer	O
was	O
a	O
competition	O
called	O
"	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	O
Guess	O
the	O
City	O
and	O
Win	O
Marcus	O
 '	O
Ride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
E3	O
event	O
,	O
Activision	O
dedicated	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
booth	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
footage	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
nor	O
was	O
any	O
plot	O
information	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
now	O
going	O
by	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
that	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
E3	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
definitely	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
current	B-Application
generation	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Crimes	I-Application
official	O
website	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Manhattan	O
skyline	O
appearing	O
as	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
IGN	O
published	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
former	O
NYPD	O
detective	O
Bill	O
Clark	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
and	O
technical	O
advisor	O
of	O
NYPD	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
now	O
working	O
as	O
head	O
technical	O
advisor	O
for	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
would	O
be	O
voiced	O
by	O
Avery	O
Waddell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
PUMA	O
announced	O
a	O
unique	O
sneaker	B-Application
mission	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
sneaker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
if	O
players	O
find	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
RS-100	O
sneakers	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
real	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
retailers	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
unlocks	O
an	O
exclusive	O
PUMA	O
outfit	O
for	O
Reed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
purchase	O
the	O
limited-edition	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
RS-100	O
sneakers	B-Application
within	O
the	O
same	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
60	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-seven	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
60	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-three	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-five	O
reviews	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twelve	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
True	B-Application
Crimes	I-Application
strengths	O
lie	O
in	O
the	O
solid	O
ways	O
that	O
everything	O
is	O
put	O
together.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
;	O
"	O
Pop-up	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
major	O
problem	O
 [ ... ] 	O
LOD	O
on	O
characters	O
is	O
also	O
pretty	O
screwy	O
,	O
with	O
entirely	O
mis-matched	O
low-res	O
models	O
filling	O
in	O
for	O
some	O
characters	O
 [ ... ] 	O
shadows	O
and	O
such	O
pop	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
camera	O
movement	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
would	O
cut	O
at	O
odd	O
times	O
or	O
display	O
the	O
wrong	O
angle	O
for	O
a	O
split	O
second	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Jim	O
Rossignol	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
trips	O
over	O
its	O
own	O
inflated	O
Nikes	O
with	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
too	O
many	O
moments	O
of	O
lamentable	O
emptiness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
;	O
"	O
The	O
perps	O
you	O
take	O
down	O
never	O
suggest	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
anything	O
other	O
than	O
mindless	O
automata	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
slain	O
,	O
and	O
exhibit	O
an	O
artificiality	O
that	O
could	O
never	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
'	O
intelligence	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
;	O
"	O
while	O
artistically	O
more	O
accomplished	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
lacks	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
the	O
big	O
daddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Sterling	O
McGarvey	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
Luxoflux	O
have	O
"	O
turned	O
a	O
slightly	O
above-par	O
GTA	O
clone	O
into	O
a	O
sub-par	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
recreation	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
;	O
"	O
textures	O
look	O
rather	O
drab	O
and	O
plain	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
looks	O
blurry	O
and	O
uninteresting	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
really	O
feels	O
as	O
though	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
failed	O
to	O
capture	O
one	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
's	O
most	O
distinctive	O
traits	O
:	O
the	O
raw	O
humanity	O
of	O
it	O
all.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Greg	O
Mueller	O
was	O
extremely	O
unimpressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
4.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
version	O
4.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
"	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
will	O
make	O
you	O
randomly	O
fall	O
through	O
the	O
ground	O
into	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
nothingness	O
,	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
make	O
textures	O
change	O
when	O
you	O
get	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
car	O
,	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
cause	O
you	O
to	O
inadvertently	O
break	O
a	O
scripted	O
sequence	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
collision	O
detection	O
issues	O
and	O
edge	B-Algorithm
detection	I-Algorithm
problems	O
that	O
cause	O
you	O
to	O
get	O
stuck	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
a	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
not	O
all--the	O
game	O
will	O
actually	O
freeze	O
up	O
entirely	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
 [ ... ] 	O
There	O
are	O
also	O
some	O
pretty	O
ugly	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
issues	O
here	O
too.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
should	O
be	O
avoided	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
you	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
first	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
,	O
falling	O
considerably	O
short	O
of	O
Activision	O
's	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
of	I-Application
LA	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2005	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
four	O
awards	O
;	O
"	O
Cyber	O
Vixen	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
Traci	O
Lords	O
as	O
Cassandra	O
Hartz	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Supporting	O
Male	O
Performance	O
"	O
(	O
Christopher	O
Walken	O
as	O
Gabrial	O
Whitting	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
"	O
Best	O
Supporting	O
Female	O
"	O
nominations	O
(	O
Traci	O
Lords	O
as	O
Cassandra	O
Hartz	O
and	O
Mariska	O
Hargitay	O
as	O
Deena	O
Dixon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	O
Vixen	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Maria	O
Menounos	O
as	O
Eva	O
in	O
James	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
007	I-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
Russia	I-Application
with	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
two-part	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
and	O
featuring	O
Marcus	B-Application
Reed	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
was	O
never	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
Activision	O
dropped	O
plans	O
for	O
any	O
future	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
they	O
approached	O
United	O
Front	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
for	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
set	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
Activision	O
proposed	O
that	O
Black	O
Lotus	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
similarities	O
in	O
their	O
designs	O
and	O
plots	O
;	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
open	O
worlds	O
with	O
narratives	O
centered	O
on	O
an	O
undercover	O
cop	O
in	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
hoped	O
the	O
new	O
ideas	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
table	O
by	O
United	O
Front	O
could	O
help	O
revitalize	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Activision	O
debuted	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hong	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Activision	O
cancelled	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hong	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
quality	O
issues	O
,	O
"	O
further	O
investment	O
would	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
competitive	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
genre	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
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
Activision	O
's	O
view	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
acquired	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
buy	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
retained	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Sleeping	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Activision	O
abandoned	O
the	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
trademark	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
