Sleeping Dogs Launch Trailer Released, Looks Fresh

The launch trailer for Sleeping Dogs stepped forth from the shadows of the internet, and it looks... pretty dope, actually.

The once-to-be-named True Crime: Hong Kong is soon to launch, so it's a pretty appropriate time for a launch trailer to be releasing. Want to know what would be awesome? Some cityscapes, fast cars, people shooting one another, and maybe some throwing fists. Yes, all of those things I just wrote are there.

The trailer shows off a gorgeously rendered Hong Kong and a bit of dialogue, setting the stage for Sleeping Dogs. Some fisticuff shenanigans arise to settle some grievances, but we all know punches don't solve anything. When they seem to fail, the bullets start flying.

After some innuendo, a motorcycle-mounted police escape, boat explosions, and a guy who gets set on fire, all blanketed with The Heavy's "What Makes a Good Man?" and there's nothing else to call this but a thoroughly hype-building trailer, if you're into that sort of thing.

Again, though, you don't have to take my word for it. Check the trailer out below to get your own blood pumping and loins girded.

Square Enix will be letting the Sleeping Dogs out this coming Tuesday, August 14th, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.