![]() ![]() Oh, and did I mention that you now have access to the awesome Peachwood Sword? That sword tears through the undead like a hot knife through butter. But once you drink some magic tea, beating up vampires builds up your Face, and once it’s full, beating down demons becomes no problem at all. And you can’t even touch demons when they first appear. You can’t build up Face against vampires – they don’t give a crap about your street cred. ![]() I guess I should back up a little – your Face meter doesn’t actually matter at first. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I got back into the thick of it, taking out vampires and building up my Face meter to take out demons. Probably the best part of “Nightmare in North Point” is the fact that you get to spend more time in the melee combat of Sleeping Dogs. There are multiple aspects of the story that tie in here, in a way that definitely makes the DLC feel well thought-out and not just tacked on as a Halloween horror bonus. Shen has to face some of the people he’s killed – as well as people he worked with who died beside him. I’m not sure how accurate all of the references to the Chinese afterlife really are, but it fits well with the story and the gameplay of Sleeping Dogs. This is the setup for “Nightmare in North Point,” and it’s a really good one. Oh yeah, and some of Shen’s decisions in the main game have come back to haunt him – literally. From there, things get out of hand fast: hopping vampires (the Jiang Shi) appear all over North Point, and the regular citizens, who used to stay out of Shen’s way, are now attacking him as he runs around the city. Wei Shen is out on a date with his girlfriend, when suddenly, she is kidnapped by an undead creature named Smiling Cat. ![]() Genre: Third-Person Gangster Vampire Eradicator Platforms: PC, PS3 (Version Played), Xbox 360 While it’s a blast to play, “Nightmare in North Point” is disappointingly short, and left me wanting much, much more. ![]() It looked similar to what Rockstar was going for when they released “Undead Nightmare” for Red Dead Redemption, or what Sucker Punch did with Infamous 2’s “Festival of Blood:” a fun expansion that gave the game a horror element that had nothing at all to do with the main story. So when “Nightmare in North Point,” the first DLC to extend the story, was announced, I was excited. If you read my review of Sleeping Dogs, you definitely know that I love it. ![]()
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