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Martial Law achievement in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Martial Law

Defeat all 4 Martial Arts Clubs

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How to unlock the Martial Law achievement

  • neeker75neeker75
    13 Oct 2014 16 Oct 2014 14 Dec 2016
    This used to be pretty tough on the original game, but with all the DLC costumes in this Definition Edition, it's a breeze.

    To prepare:
    1. Find two melee upgrade statues, and unlock the Leg Breaker skill. This would be the second skill on the lower branch of the skill tree. To use this skill, press cn_B to grapple, and then cn_X, cn_X Hold. This skill renders most enemies (except the big guys and the weapon guys) totally defenseless, and allows you to go behind to press cn_B, cn_B to do an immediate kill.

    2. Buy the Bronze Statue costume from the yellow clothing store in the Night Market. This costume reduces damage taken by 60%.

    3. Before engaging the fights, drink a Herbal Tea, which reduces damage taken by 50% - together with the costume, you're now pretty much invulnerable to attacks.

    4. Eat any food, just in case, for health regeneration.

    5. Drink something from your fridge to increase melee damage.

    6. Now just head to all four martial arts club icon on the map, and finish the fights.

    The club in Central is a bit tricky to get to. You'll see it behind a stretch of seemingly endless shops. To get to it, head west (use the direction on the map's compass, and go west) from the street until you see a set of grey double doors. You can go into this door, go up the stairs, and find the club at the end.

    The club in North Point is also rather tricky - it's not where you learn new combat skills. Instead, it's just beside it, surrounded by some fence, and you should see a guy there with a yellow speech bubble.

    When fighting, go all out with Leg Breaker, and the cn_B, cn_B follow-up. Remove one enemy at a time, then go for the big guys/ weapon guys with heavy attacks. Use cn_Y to counter if necessary.

    The achievement will unlock upon completing the final club fight.
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    o Heres Jonny oCheers for the heads up on the club in central couldn't find that at all.
    Posted by o Heres Jonny o on 24 Feb 15 at 22:22
    AllgorhythmAlternatively, you can rely almost exclusively on counters because they work on all enemy types. To make this approach even easier, equip Vigilante (counters are easier to perform) from the preset costumes. It's best to buff up--tea, energy drink, food--however, even without the buffs, you will activate your face meter and restore health throughout the fight. The key is to focus on the opponent who flashes red and press Y. While you execute the counter, you are temporarily immune from other attacks.

    Thumbs up, BTW.
    Posted by Allgorhythm on 17 Jul 16 at 13:14
    Warboy925This cheevo was cake even without all the buffs...........
    Posted by Warboy925 on 27 Dec 16 at 03:49
    Hirsute DaveOr as another alternative, make use of the Sun Wukong outfit and a massage and just go full offence - regular dudes go down to a leg-break, grapplers and brawlers take a few heavy attacks. I had all four done in less than 15 minutes.
    Posted by Hirsute Dave on 24 Jun 18 at 13:22
    KiRRAYNESuper easy without buffs, but still appreciate the extra info
    Posted by KiRRAYNE on 27 Feb 20 at 14:16
    Hurricane MattThis achievement won't unlock, I have beaten each tournament multiple times and nothing. Is there any way to check in the game which you have done to see which one isn't counting?
    Posted by Hurricane Matt on 09 Feb 23 at 04:11
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