Square Enix has released a new trailer for their upcoming open-world action title ‘Sleeping Dogs’, this time focusing on teaching you more about the gameplay mechanics in the title. 
 
In a press-release sent out today, Square Enix talks briefly about the new video stating, “To help outline what players will encounter in game, we present our “Sleeping Dogs 101” trailer – a comprehensive video summary narrating and showing the key features in the game”. The prepared statement sent out to the press also briefly described the game:

The world of Sleeping Dogs is one loaded with possibilities and divergent play. Players traverse a sprawling open world via multiple vehicles including cars, motorcycles and boats, engage in brutal combat through the game’s deep hand-to-hand and firearms systems, and explore the gritty triad underbelly that resides behind Hong Kong’s glittering façade.
 
Developed by United Front Games in collaboration with Square Enix London Studios, Sleeping Dogs is a gritty and visceral open world cop drama set in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Taking the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, players are tasked with taking down one of the world’s most fearsome criminal organizations from the inside. Offering players an island packed with action, every street corner, market stall, harbor dock or city skyscraper can become an opportunity for intense shoot-outs, adrenaline-fuelled street races and intense, brutal martial arts combat. Featuring one of the most intuitive and imaginative combat systems, Sleeping Dogs empowers players to perform an extensive set of martial arts moves, singlehandedly taking on numerous opponents. Players perform bone-crunching kicks and combos, vicious counters and a cinematic set of environmental takedowns making use of countless real-world items from circular saws to phone booths, incinerators to refrigerator doors.

 
Sleeping Dogs is scheduled to hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on August 14, 2012.