Part 12

Learn about the Face meter advantages, melee training unlocks, and jade statue collectibles in Part 12 of the Sleeping Dogs walkthrough. Master new combos and gain powerful buffs.

This section details various advantages unlocked through the Face meter and the Melee Training system. Face advantages, marked with an asterisk (*), only take effect when the Face meter is activated.

Face Meter Advantages:

• 1. Face Meter Unlocked: Intimidate enemies in combat* and regenerate health*.
• 2. Fine Food & Drink: Doubles the duration of health regen from food and increases the effect of herbal tea and energy drinks.
• 3. Disarm: Disarm an enemy's melee weapon with a counter or grapple move*.
• 4. Car Valet: Call your valet to deliver a preferred vehicle to your location**.
• 5. Toughness: Take less damage in combat*.
• 6. Extra-Special Massages: Increases the Face gain from massages by 50%.
• 7. Uninterruptible: Your attacks cannot be interrupted*.
• 8. Everything Just Got Better: Triples the duration of health regen from food, doubles the effect of energy drinks and herbal tea, and doubles the effect of massages.
• 9. Unstoppable: Negates enemy class bonuses* and allows pummeling of floored enemies*.
• 10. Dai Lo: Grants a 40% discount on car and clothing purchases.

*Your Face meter must be activated for this Face advantage to take effect.

**You can specify your preferred vehicle on the parking garage menu.

***Triads refer to their boss/chairman as Dai Lo (literally "big brother").

Melee Training

During the early mission "Amanda," you meet Sifu Kwok, a kung fu instructor at the Martial Arts School in south-west North Point. He teaches Wei Shen new melee techniques in exchange for finding eleven missing jade zodiac statues that were stolen from his display cabinet. The map icon for the dojo will be green when you have statues to return; otherwise, it's white, indicating you can enter to practice against different opponent classes.

Completing Tiffany's dating side-mission will mark all statue locations on your minimap. The melee training unlock tree consists of two branches, with a final upgrade unlocked after finding all statues.

Melee Training Unlocks:

1. Sweep Kick: Knocks down several enemies at once [tap Square, hold Square].
2. Tackle Strike: Perform a follow-up strike after a tackle [hold X + Circle, Square].
3. Charge Knee Stun: Charged knee attack with stun [Square, Square, hold Square].
4. Leg Break: A violent grappling combo that unsettles enemies [Circle, Square, hold Square].
5. Stun Strike Follow-Up: Stuns and strikes an enemy [Square, Square, hold Square, Square].
6. Disarm Tackle: Disarm an enemy after tackling them from a sprint [hold X + Circle].
7. Spinning Heel Kick: Powerful spinning kick [Square, Square, Square, hold Square].
8. Stun Grapple Follow-Up: Perform a follow-up strike on a stunned opponent after a grapple [hold Circle].
9. Jumping Power Roundhouse: Upgraded Jumping Roundhouse Kick [Square x 4, hold Square].