Several years in the making and saved from Activision's bin by Square Enix, Sleeping Dogs is exceedingly fortunate to be hitting store shelves this month. But here it is, with super cop Wei Shen going undercover to bring down vicious Triad organisation, the Sun On Yee.

Set in a fictionalised Hong Kong filled with activity, life and colour, much has been made of Sleeping Dogs' combat system and its action-hijacking, adrenaline-fuelled car chases. Yet, can the finished product manage to attain the level of quality we're hoping for in the face of so much adversity? Is Sleeping Dogs an open-world crime spree worth getting excited about?

Read our definitive Sleeping Dogs review to find out.