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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- BBFC Rating:
Suitable for 18 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 18. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 18 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Drive through over 40 square kilometres of central London, realistically recreated
- Perform stunts including 2-wheel alley races to handbrake turns
- 20 real interior locations
- Explore London as a tourist, black cab driver or minicab driver
- 2 plot threads - play as victim and cop to get both sides of the story
- Over 60 minutes of cut scenes
- For 1 player
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Getaway is basically Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City in London, albeit with a stronger storyline, slightly less variety and a slightly different control system.
You start the game in the rhythm and blues (shoes) of ex-cockney gangster Mark Hammond, who has to watch as his trouble and strife (wife) is killed and his dustbin lid (kid) kidnapped. As the game begins you tear off in hot pursuit along the impressively detailed fields of wheat(s) (streets) of London.
The driving is a notch more realistic than GTA's in terms of handling and the damage your jam jar (car) can take; this realism means The Getaway is not so immediately appealing as the GTA games, but it manages to be amusing enough since you're still allowed to run over people and half-inch (pinch) their cars.
Where the game is unquestionably better than GTA is in on-foot combat. This features much tighter controls, including two aiming modes and a wall-hugging option like that of Metal Gear Solid. No doubt Sony are also under the impression that the story is far superior to GTA's rather amorphous narrative, but it's certainly an acquired taste, featuring as it does enough non-subtle language, mockney accents and poor dialogue to make even Guy Ritchie blanch.
In terms of freedom of movement The Getaway is more restrictive than GTA--but what it loses in freedom it gains in tighter gameplay and, of course, the ability to drive on the right (i.e., left) side of the road without the Old Bill getting in a how's your father. --David Jenkins
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
"A compelling trawl through London's criminal underworld. The most cinematic experience yet on PS2--a landmark title. 9/10."
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
This is definitely a game of two halves.
The driving sections are great, although as I'm not a Londoner the detail of the street scenery is wasted a little on me. The frame rate can get a bit choppy, but the overall impression is that you are playing on a more powerful console.
However, the game falls down when it comes to the sections on foot. The controls are awful and the game-play repetitive. It may look better than GTA: VC, but it is no where near as fun.
Overall, you may get something out of this if you know London well. If not, I'd stay clear and get Vice City instead.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
This game(The Getaway)i borrowed of a friend and i was very impressed.First you are Mark Hammond an EX-Gangster of a london gang.One day his Wife is shot and boy kidnapped and you chase them and therefor the Rich storyline evolves.After 12 missions you become Frank Carter an EX-member of the flying squad(police force)and you get wrapped in 12 more missions from a more legal point of view(he is a bad boy though).The missions are amazing and thrilling.Drive any veicle you see or hijack it if its occupied.The camera controls are slightly annoying and dogey but over all sweet.The whole of london is explorable and very well detailed and recreated with much accuracy.This game as you may know is 18, this is due to obsessive swearing(offencive or not is you choice),A sick amount of violece including breaking peoples neck,shooting them in the head and gunning people down in the street but whether you do that is your call.There is also traces of nudity however but that is only at the poledancing club.of corse there is breaking the law,killing police,hijacking cars and doing ilegal missions.For the light hearted its 'water off a ducks back' but for other gamers could be the fate of them or others(but not always).Also for some is even more discusting as hammond gets beaten' up alot which some may find disturbing and on mission 5 or 6(i think but i know its called 'taxi for mr chai')shows a man screming for his life as he gets torchered by gangsters but only on 1 mission for about 1 minuit.If its guns your after there are plenty such as pistol(s),AK-47,uzi,(other various (sub)machine guns),meat clevers,baseball bats and other weapons.The cars are all realisticly different in speed,turning(control) and sturdyness.From nissan micra's to lexus this game has them.free roam can be unlocked at the immediate completion of the game.Free roam in two words:'A SHAMBLES'. but hey,some may like it and your not me so you may.i hope you like this wonder of a game and look forward to 'The Getaway 2'.See Ya!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
THe game is slow to start. THe game has slow, sluggish controls. The game has a slow and predictable storyline. THe game has slow characters, who move slowly, and have enourmous, long, slow cutscenes that you cant skip.
THe game is quick to finish. The cars are quick to be damaged, rendering your escape form the police/ gangsters impoossible, as you search in vain for another car. Your guns are quick to run out, you have no on screen indicators to show how many bullets you have left. Your character is quick to recover, if you can actually see how much health you have left. You can get lost quickly, with nothing but easily broken indicators to guide you through England grimiest, largest and most annoying city (cockneys, Royal family etc)
All to quick to get on my nerves. Get GTA 3/ or GTA Vice city instead, not this 'muppet'
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A dire game from an outstanding publisher...
You only have to look at the rating system to discover what a marmite game this is... Or should that be was?
$5 million dollar budget later, what do we have? Read more
$5 million dollar budget later, what do we have? Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Chad Bronson
The good and the bad
Overall not a bad game at all: good storyline and the London layout is superb. But driving in this game can be pretty awful; not only is the lag very bad at times but when you... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2008 by Mr_MeAgain .
Its a mix
This game is good for its exceptional storyline, the graphics of the huge London setting and the controls (which include everything from grabbing human shields to using a doorway... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2007 by J. M. De Baecke
Gripping stuff
I bought this game for my 21st birthday in January 2004, and finished it in February this year. I got stuck in the mission inside Charlie Jolson's mansion but when I got some... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by Dicka
Ever seen Lock, Stock and two smoking barrells?
How many of us have sat and watched lock stock and two smoking barrells or four stolen hooves (The TV version) and have dreamt of a proper London gangster game. Probably everyone. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2006 by River_dweller
vice city cant compare
i bought this a small while ago and loved it you get real cars that are on our roads today such as
rover citroen alfa romeo fiat and loads more
graphics are also great
bad... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2006 by I. Mccrindle
Vice City beater
This game is brilliant, the game play is amazing and just a lot of fun to play. I bought this game when it was first released so times have moved on but this is a classic. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006 by "guy_with_the_funny_eye"
It's ok but wears thin... and i live in London!!
This was my first game on the ps2 and i enjoyed it but it's so limited. Gameplay is so restricted. Then I played vice city which blew me away!!!!!! Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2005 by Steven J. Turner
Compelling Stuff
This is the very first PS2 game I have completed and what a game it is. The graphical re-creation of London is exceptional, the storyline gripping to the end and there are plenty... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2005 by L. Davidson
Poor.
Poor is the word I would use. I was forced into buying this game as part of a PS2 bundle that I didn't want. I can see why it was bundled. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2005
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