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Could have been a contender | | Mark Daly from Based in the UK at present says (9/Mar/2003): | The Getaway will obvisously be compared to GTA 3 and vice city due to its similar nature and content. And this game could have contended with the GTA series if not for some shoddy game play planning. GOOD POINTS - The graphics are massivly impressive as is the attention to detail in recreating London if you can`t actually pay a visit to London than this is the next best thing! the cars are real and react more realistically when crashed into or shot at than the Cars in either GTA game even things like fire are more impressive and real looking than in the GTA games. So its a real shame that the makers didn`t pay the same attention to making a playable and enjoyable game as they did to making the game realistic looking. For a start when driving there is no way of looking left and right when exiting from a side street as there is in similar games such a GTA and Midtown madness this often means that even if your driving slowly and carefully you end up having some other vechile side swipe you. Then there are the missions were you have to follow someone such as when you are required to follow crooked cop Macormack often the vechiles that you are supposed to follow are so far in the distance even at the start of the mission that you are only likely to spot them by pure accident. Though the arrow above a suspect vecile used in other games of a similar type maybe less realistic and doesn`t look as movie like as the Getaway they certainly simplify things and prevent hours of frustration created by trying to figure out exactly what car it is you are supposed to be following and often trailing the wrong auto. And again though the flashing indictor system employed as a direction finder looks better than the maps of GTA they simply don`t work. For a start the indicators don`t even flash when you come out of a side street were forward isn`t an option but left or right is and also you often only have to swerve slightly and the indicators will flash that you have to turn only for them to go out again when you take the center of the road. Buildings clubs and houses that you could actually enter and live in were one of the great improvments made in vice city and although this game has interior enviroment`s they can`t be entered either before or after missions have been completed. A lot of the games pre release popularity is based on the misconception that the getaway is some kind of vice city in London. But although the theme and content maybe similar to GTA car chases shootings and so on. The way the game prgresses is more similar to Tomb Raider and other level based games than it is to GTA. One of the great things about GTA 3 and Vice city is if you tried one mission and were finding that too hard then you could go try another mission or simply drive around to calm your nerves. IN this game there is no choice in the order you do any of the missions. There are also far to many time limit missions and these are even harder and more frustrating in a game were it is often hard to even tell what direction you are supposed to turn in or what auto you are meant to follow. Also there are far to many gangsters and cops giving you a hard time and preventing you from having a drive around and sight see. The truth is this game is the Anna Kornikova of the game world its great lookong but just can`t get close to competing against its rivals. Another big plus with the GTA games is the cheat that allows you to change the character skin (though the makers of GTA shouldn`t be applauded for this option since they never intended you too have it) and you would have thought that at least in the free roam mode that you win on completion of the getaway they could have allowed you to use the other characters from the game and also to enter the buildings used in the missions the art gallery for a start was a great looking place that even had some interesting art and some comic conversation that you often don`t get time to listen to during a mission, And in certain cases the realisim goes way to far and isn`t that realistic since getting hit by a car while on foot kills the character dead most times even when the vechile that hits him is moving at a relativly slow pace (something that wouldn`t even happen in real life) One of the games bonuses is also its deficiet since unlike GTA there is no option to save your favorite cars as there is in GTA and the cars in the getaway are real so players may well have a favorite. The game looks great and is virtually the real London but is spoiled by too difficult to get instantly to grips with gameplay. If you have the patience for level based games with no avaiable cheats to get the goodies than this game could well be worth the cash out lay. But if you are getting it hoping for vice city set in London then give this a miss since it lacks the playabilty freedom and low frustration factors of GTA vice city and also lacks the fun and enjoyable cheats avalaible for that game!
| Getaway, The: A review for the Gamer by the Gamer. | | Joshua A.K.A. Rathamus from Minnesota, USA says (5/Feb/2003): | I bought this "3rd person" game with the impression that it was gonna kick the crap out of Vice City. I take it home, pop it in, and right from the beginning I am VERY impressed with the motion capture movies and the plot. Graphics are seamless and very well done (minues the cigar smoke that appears to pass through characters smoking them). There was a great deal of detail that was placed in the game from the characters, the cars, buildings, everything. The best feature about the game is its realism. This includes the fact that there is no health bar, no "definite" timer (although some missions are timed), cars react and handle like most would assume they would, and there is no indicator what so ever on your screen. Bullet holes and blood splatters were also very real looking. As I delved further and further into the game I began to realize there were many severe "problems" with it. First off, the controls were poorly done. The layout is nice but there is no option to change them or as it was stated earlier, "change the invert-nomal" aiming options. Another problem was that scenery is VERY fixed. The last time I checked you dont drive through a sign without knocking it over. You simply slam into a sign or post and it slows you down and you drive through it but the object remains. The camera angles were very poor in many situations. I cannot recall how many times I have died because I could not look the direction I wanted/needed to. It was very Resident Evil. The auto targeting could have used alot more work. Many times you end up aiming at the wrong person or worse, you cant aim up or down very far whereas the AI can, killing you in the long run. The controls can be very annoying in tight spaces (The Police Station) comes to mind when getting busted you get bashed trying to bash another person but end up clinging to a wall which brings me to another point. Because of the poor controls it is often hard to tell if you are going to cling to a wall, drop behind an object for cover, evasively roll, or grab someone from behind. The lack of a map driven guidance system of some sort also short-hands the gameplay. It is very easy to overshoot a turn by about a mile and end up taking some scenic detour costing you time and patience. The signals used on the car to guide you could have used a little more work. Another HUGE handi-cap would be the fact you cannot change your car views. You cannot look to the side or behind your car at any time, which would help to determine how close or far away pursuing vehicles are.
Other than these minor *cough* setbacks, the game is definetly something to try if you liked GTA3, Vice City, Max Pain, etc.
| Grand Theft Auto Killer? | | John Schwitzer from USA says (30/Jan/2003): | this game is a great! unlike some people i DO think this game is or can be on the grand theft auto level. this game is more realistic than GTA for instance there are no display or map some people think this is stupid but i think it just ads to the fun and the realisim like when you never are to sure when you sqeeze the trigger you will just hear a CLICK but you should have some kind of idea. and the navagation is going to take some time to get used to but it works a lot than you probily think.and it is real original. another thing that is great is that there are real cars like Nissans and Louts witch are much better that made up cars. in this game unlike GTA VC your protected by the police for instance if you are being chased by gangsters at a high speed then cops will try to kill the gang members insted of only going after you like there are NO gangsters. another great thing that is so realistic is that when you are having a shoot out with gangdters OR the cops you can crouh behind you car and take air not at the enemy but at you enemy's car (the gas tank) and blow them away, that is prety damn cool. and like in GTA you can pop tires on cars that is kinda cool but it can be anoying when that is all the cops do. and when you are under some heavy fire you can grab a ped. and make them your own presonal human body sheild!
the heart of the story line is nothing special, a gang boss and his thugs frame you for killing your wife and kidnapping your son, but that is just the begining, after a few missions the story line gets MUCH more original. the story sometimes gets very complex, at some points and in some parts it will through out some prety good humor. but the storyline i dont think is as good as GTA.
about the sound, the voices i think are pro. actors because they are great but it took a few min to get used to the accents.
the gun sound FX are better that any game i have ever played. one of the best sounding guns is the AK-47 it is better that some movies i have seen! the soundg if the cars are prety good bot something to be improved but donig burnouts sound fu***** cool.
this game is also great in the fact that it takes a LONG time to get board of because it is still so much fun after you haver beat the game, because there is a great free roam mode that allows you to do this. this game (where i got it) was 45$ certinaly NOT a waste of it at all. i strongly reccomend this game!
(as you plobily noticed i refered to GTA Vice City Alot in this review i think they are both GREAT games about equil in quality but, if there was a GTA5 and or Getaway 2 they could both learn a lot from each other)
| A good game | | Benjamin from Wellingborough/ England says (22/Jan/2003): | To be honest I have tried to distance myself from all the hipe surounding the Getaway. As I was afraied that I was going to be as dissapointed as I was when I played MGS2. But, having compleated the game I now feal reddy to review it. Firstly when you start up the Getaway, you will notice three things. One, This is no GTA clone it feals more like a movie. Two, The cutsceans are acomplished, looking extreamly realistic and there is evan spot on lipsink. Three, the swearing is realy bad, its like watching Lock Stock or Pulp Fiction and its relentless you canot play this game when youngsters are about. OK down to playing the game the first level throws you right in it, having to chase down the crims that have killed your wife and kidnapped your son. I have heard many complaintes from people that the lack of in game map is frustraring. But I belive that following the indicators works fine it does take a little time getting used to it though. The shooting sections (and there are alot of them) are fantastic, there is no health bar so you will have to judge how badly wounded he is. Its easaly done when he is screaming "I Carnt take much more of this" and he is strugaling to walk. To rectify this problem simply stand him next to a wall and he will heal. Many if not most of Mark Hammond's missions involve getting from point A to point B and blowing stuff up or shooting lots of theaving gangs. Alough there is one mission when you have to sneek into Jolson's manor and that is great fun and there are other stealth elliments which are enjoyable as well. However, its DC Frank Carter's missions where the game realy throwes of its shackles. Speeding down the road in a police car hearing crime reports blaring in the radio is fantastic. So are the missions when you bust into gangs hideouts and shoot up the place. Overall the graphics are fantastic the story is great and it playes very well. So why not top marks? Well I can clearly see what team soho are trying to do but they dont quite pull it off. The final mission feals rushed and the game does have some glitches, but nothing to realy spoil the experience. However, I expect that the game will sell well. With the amount of money ploughed into the game, and as the ending sugests there is clearly the possibiloty of a sequill and improvement, then maybe we shall see a nine or a ten on the score sheet. I await the possibility with bated breath and in the mean time crack some Yardie/Triad heads.
| no map thats pretty crappy for a game as good as this. | | corey sullivan from California,U.S.A. says (8/Jul/2003): | one of the problems and I think I speak for most people when I say NO MAP! they should have a map for it so you can see where you are like GTA:VC and they should also have more weapons and also bullet-time like max payne and you should be able to knock people out and take their clothes off and put them on,like hitman2 I do not care about not having a life bar or knowing how many bullets are left the control layout is great and the camera angles are fine im sure driver 3 will be better but the graphics in this game are great accept that there are only about 10 frazes people say in free roam and it should be available at the beginning most people don't want to play story mode most want to have lots of fun killing peple and having police chases but I think when you grab people in a chokehold you should be able to let them go and there should be more moves like you should be able to kick them down onto there knees and they will stay there for 10 secs so you can shoot them in the head and you should be able to drag their corpses and you should be able to go into any place with a door like houses and people will be sitting on their couches watching T.V. and you can walk in there and pull out your guns and people will get on their knees and beg for their lives and some will be upstairs sleeping in thier beds and if you touch them they will awake or you can shoot them in their sleep and in some building there are elevators and you can choose floors and you can get on the roofs and shoot people off the roof and they will scream while falling to their deaths and they should have motor cycles and dirt bikes and tracks and helicopters and plains and there should be a airport and you will be able to steel any plain like you should be able to rig planes and cars and any vehicle with c4 and they should have boats to and instead of having hidden vehicles you should be able to get money so you can buy secret vehicles and they should have taxis and hookers and in the game you can pick people up and you can get out of the car and blow the car up and when you shoot the hood they should blow up not catch fire and body parts and blood should be on the ground after the explotion.and also be able to do drive bys and you should be able to choose bad from good in story and choose between dc carter and marc hammond in free roamand be able to jump and be able to talk to any one and in som places there will be concerts and you can form riots but im going to give it a seven
| Exelent graphics but lacks in realism | | Adam Cleland from eastbourne, england says (13/Mar/2003): | The getaway has got brilliant graphics and good attention to detail but it is not very realistic e.g when a car hits you at about 5 miles per hour it kills you wheras in real life the car would have to be traveling about 30. Also when in big vehicles such as a bus or a lorry the impact of hitting the cars is the same as in a saab or a fiat or a daewoo one thing that i have noticed in hyde park (near where you get the golf buggy) the graphics are absolutely useless on the bushes, i think even snes or mega drive could do better than that. However, this game is not full of critisisms, it has brilliant graphics on the cars and on the roads and the attention to detail on the layout of london is brilliant too, you could get a london cabbie, tell him a street and he could take you there on the game the cars are brilliant showing realism to damage when you crash. another realistic thing is the way that you can burst the tyres on cars (not on the golf buggy) although the tyres wouldnt just dissapear if your car went on fire I think that this game could have been made better by putting a radar or a map on the bottom of the screen (like gta3 and vice city) so you wouldnt have to keep looking at the map that comes with the game to figure out were you are going. the cars real as they are dont have very realistic engine sounds e.g the tvr tuscan sounds nothing like it does in real life
although buses and lorrys do sound like the real thing This game could have done with more missions and made them harder like di mackormack would have made a good series of missions. (although that could be on geataway 2 if the people at soho productions decide to make it) one other bad point: this game can be played where everyone speaks either french german italian or spanish which i think is really stupid because everyone in london would not one day wake up and start speaking french one morning would they. if foreigners want to play this game then i suggest the should start learning this beutiful language that we call english
| The Getaway only seems to be best at realsm and movie type!! | | F.G. from coventry,wst-midlnds,England of Europe says (14/Jul/2004): | i got this game in a "2 4 £30"(with 007 JB:Agent Underfire)and i lovED it i enjoyed the frst footage(deadly assasination)but its gone boring then my next favorate footage(taxi for mr.chai?)i used to watch alot the others were just fun 2 watch once! hrs my results Graphics:9/10 Sound:8/10 Gmeplay:17/20 overall:8/10 Explanation:i loved this game but it wasn`t stickin to the funner things,every thing was sticking to movie-likeness,special-fxts(effects) and real cars that are very detailed goodly regisstrated(probably spent more time on things like that then putting fun into it,i mean its an 18+/M-ratings not even a adult would have FUN on it)but its still good no high quality Adult- entertainment,everything of london is detailed the cars are ones that actualy exist in Europe the cars are in great detail,my favorate fun step is stealth though and making the ole bill chase me.otherthings/suggestions:i can`t wait for Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas comin out this october im sure that will beat its presant games i`v heard that u can eat less(to bcum weaker)and more(2 bcum fatter) your man is called Carl Johnson he is leftv with his own choice,own responcabilities bcuz his only family,his mother was shot dead and he can do what ever hewants,work 4 gangs,getaway from police-officers,and its about 40x better than Vice City with its improved graphics,more vehicles to steal(ie bicycles more types of moterbike still odd ones from GTA:V.C. and BETTER CARS of corse they will still have ones from GTAIII/VC)an other things u can do in a GTA game.the theres The Getaway 2:Black Monday(i only know its gona be released arond this november,december).and then out already DRIV3R(aka:Driver 3)the 3rd sequal to reflections and Atari`s gamerevolution 1999 award winner the first 3D action driving game,the amazing game,DRIVER 1!!,iv heard that theres disapointmonts about it i but i think i will enjoy it? cya lata hormes!!
| Not F#@*ing Bad, Bring on Part 2! | | Daniel Tolley from Memphis, TN USA says (8/Feb/2003): | Most people try to compare The Getaway to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and in turn, are disappointed when they find out that the only real connection the two games share is the Mafia type theme. Unlike the latter, that is made for good wholesome mass carnage, The Getaway is centered around realism. For some this may cause a problem because you may be used to having maps, health bars, and also knowing how much ammo you have left. Not with The Getaway. There are, in my opinion, several things in this game that I believe need improvement. First of all, the controls could use a little work. The layout of the button presses and configurations is decent, but when immersed in a gun fight or trying to get out of one, the controls can sometimes get you a new friend...the coroner. The next potential killer is the camera movement and angles. With the realism, I don't expect to see everything, but there are several places that you would definitely be able to see something, but can't, because the camera is focused in the wrong angle or direction. Not good...here comes the body bag. The other improvements needed have to do with the driving aspect of the game. For instance, I believe you should be able to look left, right, and behind while driving. This would not effect the realism due to the fact that we can actually see in those directions while driving in our boring, can't plow pedestrians, "real" life. Another problem I had with the driving aspect is being able to bail out of a car while moving. With this complaint, I would like to keep the realism amd recieve varied health damage depending on speed and what you may have impacted with. Overall, I rate The Getaway as an 8 out of 10 because of the realism, the story, and my love for rampant carnage. This is definetly a must play, as long as you don't mind a few minor problems.
| Er? | | Sean from Cedar City, Utah says (29/Jan/2003): | 'twas a fun game. love the realism(no radar, police meter, ammo or health gauges, licensed cars[SKYLINE WOO!], realistic city scope), gameplay was $#< remove me > at !e at first, the beginnign missions way too hard, took me awhile to get past them hah. the controls are easy to learn, hard to use, camera sucks, cant change the view in the cars(why not? i would like at least a dash cam!). cars all sound relativly the same(not cool), vice city had different sounding cars, but no licensed ones =o( another thing i didnt like about this game (besides difficulty in navigation and missions) is the NPC animations...lame... if i hit someone with a car at 140 kilometers an hour i dont expect my car to slow down THAT much, plus the people just sorta stumble and fall, not enogh blood, too much swearing, i expect to drag their bodies under my car for a few feet, or just leave a big blood stain(i.e.Vice City, GTA3[better than vice city]). i like how when you get a flat tire and drive with it your tires get worn to the rims and you start to spark hehe. dont like how you have to have a gun to steal cars. once more, missions ridiculously(spelling?) hard, and the movies are unskippable unless you have seen them before, $#< remove me > at !in hell that is lame. wouldnt buy the game, well not yet, havent beaten it yet, might have to restart soon i cant find my mem card and my ps2 has been runnin the game for a few days. im really lookin foreward to the free roam mode though, and possibly a feture to store cars(GTA)? i really want my skyline haha! once more, missions too hard. make it a little easier, clean up some stuff, it will be a l337 game...sequel, mix GTA and this game? would be neat..and add some motorcycles or something! for all the hype, i was hoping i would get a much MUCH better game then this. too bad.
just starting review thing...hit me up with advice n stuff lol
| Omg great game but i dont kno where da **** im goin!!!! | | Hayley from Hertfordshire, England says (21/Nov/2003): | Ok so i loved this game. The graphix n life system where rly realistsic but theres kinda a downside tio this. I think it was just STUPID 4 the makers of the getaway to leave ouhyt a map cos it needs 2 b more like GTA and u cant see where the hell ur goin. This dusnt help as the direction helper that they give you with the indicators flashing on the car ur drivoing rly sux n its confusing. I took me 1 hour to figure nout where i shuld b goin on the mission where u have 2 trash up the replubilic, this is how bad the indicator ythingy is. whereas, if i had of had a map it would of taken me like 1 minute! Also its confusing bcos u dont kno howmany bullets u have n the sound is dark and gansta-ey but just not as varied and amazong like GTA:VC. Its great and rly captures London but i think they missed out most of the freedom and bonuses like being able to go into shops ect. thats in GTA:VC. The game is still great but 4 tgose of you hoo want to go around just killing ppl GTA mitre b better4 for you. don get me wrong i LOVE the action in this game like how you can take ppl hostage and run around with a machine gun but u can rly feel that theres a big element missing.
*btw ppl 2 get police hostage more easily so when u try they dont arrest you do this:*
1)Get a hostage wen the police r chasing you - the police will now oout their hands up but ODNT TURN YOUR BACK ON THEM.
2)Shoot whatever policemen/woman you like and decide which 1 u wnat 2 take hostage.
3)Walk up to ur chosen police officer as close as u can get but not so u walk thru the police officer (What the hell is up with this glitch?)
4)Kill the hostage qith a chokeold and then press the grab button immdetiatekly afetr.
5)Ull now have the police person hostage so happy playing every! :D
| Great game with minor flaws. THe graphics are excellent but could have been better in the parks. Driving aspect is good a realistic. Needs a few more weapons and should have had access to Subway stations. Good replicas of London and excelent sound. | | Nippun Sofat from Auckland, New Zealand says (29/Sep/2003): | The Getaway is diffenetly not an average game. First of all Team Soho have created nearly an exact replica of London. The sound is very good because it has a fast tempo in the action scences. THe graphics are great. THe textures used are very real unlike Vice City which is like a cartoon. The Getaway in my opinion needs a few more weapons. But I must admit that having thousands of weapons can make the game very unreal. You should be able to accss the subway stations (they are always locked). The cars are real with good physics and textures. There should be motor bikes. It is good that the game has double deckers because it protects you well from the cops. I think that it is great how you can crouch under objects, shuffle along walls and espicially take pedestrians hostage. The police go a bit easy on you and it seems that they only go after you if you crash right in front of their car. The graphics on the parks of London are a bit Playstation 1 ish which is a bit disapointing. The game suffers a few flaws. When you kill someone and look away and then back, sometimes their body vanishes and you can walk right though a dead body. In the first level I was playing when I got to Charlie's warehouse. I stole the red car and bashed the entarance. The car went right through and the door was as good as new. I also don't see the need to have petrol drums. I mean why would a warehouse have petrol drums just lying there for no purpose. Ther getaway probably has the best story line in any game created. The voices are very british and they link up the missions very well. The Getway 2 is coming out and it looks promising. The game has already gone platnium ($59.95 NZ, $18 pounds $25 american)and sold more than 500,000 copies. A must buy for any PS2 owner.
| Please...... Getaway!! | | Thomas J from Detroit MI says (24/Feb/2003): | This game is not all that it was hyped up to be. I'm glad I didn't pay full price for it. I saw the commercials and got excited, until I played it. Don't get me wrong, it's not the worst game to come out, but it's a far cry from the best that video game programmers can make. First of all, there was no life meter. You have no clue when you're gonna die until, "Boom!", game over. You can't change the driving view, or even look behind you while driving. I don't know about anybody else, but when I play a game like this, the shooting and stuff is ok, but the driving gets me hooked. I liked the fact that they had real cars, but the feel of the driving was off. It just did not leave me convinced. I would have liked it more if there was more emphasis on the game play and graphics, instead of getting every little detail down on the streets of London. I've never been there, and neither have at least 99% of Americans who have played this game. So how am I supposed to appreciate the time and effort put into it? With less than average game play and a lot of cursing? Big deal. A couple swear words do not make a game good, let alone great. I've seen and heard a whole lot of comparison to Vice City, which in my opinion is the beat game out to date. The Getaway does not even compare. I will admit the idea is somewhat original, although not very interesting. After playing this, I would much rather stick to something like Vice City, or Hitman 2. Where at least you have SOME control as to what's going on around you. And who's gonna figure out how to lean against the wall to heal? If it was that easy, I'd be out doing dirt constantly. Hopefully if they decide to make The Getaway 2, they'll get their minds out of the gutter and pass the butter.
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| | Greg from Boston, MA, USA says (17/Feb/2003): | Everyones entitled to they're own opinion.... but I dont understand why you people keep saying The Getaway is better than GTA3, sure the Getaway is realistic but damn, are we forgetting that its a game and is ok if you have alittle things to at least guide you through the missions... cuz it truly cant be realistic because of the fact that we're not Mark Hammond and dont know what he knows or know our way around the city so a map wouldnt hurt... as far as the healing... yea its cool... but after a while it gets annoying especially when someone comes shooting you with a shotgun from behind right after you finished healing and you either die or have to heal all over again... anotherthing is the view... everyone is complaining about that so I dont think its neccessary for me to put my input on that, both in the car and on foot. And what the hell is up with how slow he is especially going up or down stairs... I think there should have been a run button since there were plenty of buttons not used... my grandmother moves faster than him. The story line is great and I love the way they talk the graphics are good, dont like the handling of the cars though, I feel like Im drunk or something when Im trying to drive. Wish I could change the controls too, I hate having to move him with the joystick would be better to use the D pad. I also dont like how the cops cars are super fast and catch you like your going in reverse. Overall I give this game a 6 because there is alot improvements needed to keep players from smashing they're PS2's on the floor. It may be more realistic than GTA3 but GTA3 is more fun to play, I think. I think this game is more worth renting than buying. Its good but could be better.
| Shades if Hitman-1...but still very good | | Jeff from San Diego, CA USA says (4/Mar/2003): | First, comparing GTA to The Getaway is absurd. So I won't do it.
The Setting:
The Getaway is a very linear plot-based game set in current day London.
The Cars:
Euro cars dominate, but there are plenty of American and Asian models that aren't marketed in the U.S., so that's also realistic and cool. They handle realistically too.
The Plot:
(Don't worry, no major spoilers) The plot reminds me of the first Hitman game for PC. The Getwaway is also very linear and storywise occasionally feels forced because you proceed from mission to mission. There are also those odd holes in the plot itself, -you know the kind, like when you could easily just kill the main badguy early on instead of listening to his plans for you. Why? Because ultimately (and we all know this) he will betray you later anyway. Also, there are times when you could easily kill his main henchmen and simply attribute it to an 'unfortunate loss' during a mission. Having been a mob guy why wouldn't you do that? For an ex-member of a crime syndicate this guy seems fairly ignorant of how things work.
I also agree with the other reviewers who mentioned the mistake of not putting forth the info regarding healing. I would add this also: The 'free roam' mode should simply exist all of the time. Afterall, we are talking about a heavily plot driven game here.
I'd give this game a point-higher rating if it weren't for those cliche'd plot devices.
A strong 7/10
Buy it at a Target store for less.
| The Getaway Best Game Yet!! | | Dale from Newcastle England says (27/Mar/2003): | The Getaway is the greatest game from the Soho team yet there graphics are realistic and the cars are real to ranging from police cars to Bt vans to TVR Cerbera's, the Soho team has put alot of work into this game and it is undoubtably the best game for the PS2 yet.GTA:3 and GTA:Vice City are bouned to be knocked down from the number 1 games in the world, the getaway has everything a game should have, real cars, gangs,police!!
Everyone thinks its a hard game but i think its quite simple, all you have to do is get used to the controls and get the hang of it (which i did in the first level) and then your away riding around in your nicked cars and shooting up gangs!!!
The game consist's of 2 parts the first part up to level 11 with Mark Hammond and the second part up to level 22 with DC Carter, so you have a chance to be the villan and the police!
It all starts with Mark Hammond when the villians try and kidnap your wife and child, after your wife has pulled a struggle and tells ur son to do a runner she gets shot dead and ur son gets caught, so you go on a spree to get ur son back but Charlie (the big boss) has other things on his mind, he wants you to run errands for him before you can have your son back, then when you have done all the errands for him he tells you he didnt even think of giving you your son back!! So you go and rescue him off the boat, then after you have done that you have to do the other part of the game with DC Carter which is mainly the same thing but he's just after Charlie!!
| Oi Mate! | | Tim from CT, USA says (16/Aug/2003): | Pro- What really Impresses me in this game is that they recreated London, and it lets you drive bunch of real cars. This game is also very realistic(which can be a Con, I'll explain). Great Graphic. **By the way, for people who doesn't know how to skip those movies, after you watched it once, just press L3.** It does have an interesting storyline, and it has some cool moves, similar to the ones in "Dead to Rights"
Con- I should say, that the creater tried little TOO HARD to make this game realistic. I mean I understand that they wanted to make this game unique, and realistic as possible. However in a "Grand Theft Auto" style game, you really need a map, at least in a Free Roaming Mode. Also, at least let us see how much bullets we have in the gun, and health... and let me add again, I WANT THE MAP!!!! And also, This problem can't be fixed, but I really hated the way they talked; I really couldn't understand crap, and once I started to understand, I started talking like them, and my friends thought that I was acting like a retard. And also, the music really sucks.
Final Thoughts- Now, the thing about this game is that before you buy this game, you hear so much good things about it(and little too much this time), and the game just looks bad not because it's bad, but because you expect a lot from it. Overall, it is a great game, and it is worth a rent.
1(worst) 10(Best)
Graphic- 9
Sound- 7
Gameplay- 8
Fun Factor- 8
| Why The Getaway is better than GTA. | | Spike Lee from Norway says (3/Mar/2003): | First of all. When I bought TG, I really thought it was a lame game. But a friend of mine recommended it so I bought it. I do not regret it. Now. Comparing TG to GTA is like comparing pizza to pancakes. You like them both or just one of them. But they are not same type of food. TG and GTA are not the same type of game. GTA is and will always be an arcade game. Based on points or money the object is to have a lot of them. TG is more of an simulation or maybe a movie game, where the object is to make it through the game.
"Duh! You can steal cars in both games."
So what!?!?! You can also fly a helicopter in GTA. Does that mean it is a helicopter sim? Maybe you can compare it to Microsoft Flight Simulator?
So why is TG better than GTA.
Simple: TG amuses the player by involving him/her to push the story on. You are then rewarded by nice cutscenes before you continue. The story is original and you feel a part of the game.
GTA on the other hand amuses the player by having freedom. Think of it. By having all that freedom, you are served a $#< remove me > at !ty story and missions that you HAVE to complete or you dont get that extra car,gun or building. The GTA missions would be completed in half hour if it werent for all that driving around you do in between missions.
But still. Both games are really fun, but they are not comparable.
| Has rockstar finally met thier match | | Michael Mills from Lebanon Junction Kentucky USA says (18/Feb/2003): | First of all I would like to say this is one of the best games I have ever played for ps2.I mean the graphics are amazingly brilliant. I had GTA Vice city for about 2 months, and it sucks. It had so many glitches it was'nt funny. Yeah stealing a helicopter was pretty funny. But what was the point.or screwing prositutes and beat the crap out of them after. Also I think that not having a health bar is awesome it gives you more of a challenge and the guns are awesome. I mean if you were a fugitive on the run would you have a variety of guns to choose frome. Hell no! except beating the piss out of somebody. And the realism of driving a car is awesome except those faggott police guys. And the girl police officers are pretty rough. But I think that's pretty hot. So any way I suggest that you rent the before purchasing because when I first got it I kicked my ps2 acrossed the room. And again the graphics were awesome, the story line was hot, and the cars were bad.plus i think the game was well worth the price $39.99.And then paying $49.99 for GTA Vice City. But any way I think you guys should becareful while playing a game like this, remember it's just a game so don't get mad and pull a Tommy Vercetti. p.s. stop complaining about the damn game if you did'nt like you should'nt have bought it
| Pretty good game | | Brian Brooks from Lyman, Maine USA says (5/Mar/2003): | The Getaway is an o.k. game. The graphics are good. The fact that there are real cars is awsome. However, the city is just too darn crowded. There's no place to really open up any of the cars in the game (from what I've seen so far). Also, you can't look left, right, or behind you. You won't know what the cops next move will be until he's alongside you. And by then it's too late. Drive by shootings? Forget 'em. Not in this game. I don't care for the fact that there are no gauges, meters, maps, or anything like that. You don't know where you are in the city. You have to look at your character to see what kind of shape he's in. There's no speedo, so you don't know how fast your going. The controls are a bit weird and take some getting used to. Overall, GTA is better in my opinion. The Getaway forces you to complete all the missions in a certain order. No other driving game has the freedom of the GTA series. I wish GTA VC and the getaway both had a film director like in Driver 1 and 2 so you could look at a chase scene from every conceivable angle. The Getaway doesn't have any replay option, never mind a film director. So I give this game a 7 because it didn't live up to my expectations. But it's good enought to say I'm still happy with the purchase of this game.
| A nominee Game for the year 2003. | | Sean Stiles from Clatskanie, Oregon says (16/Feb/2003): | Brings people a terrific thematic sequence as well to life. The game it self has proven it was better than Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto III. But It wasn't as great as GTA Vice City. Which is okay. Any way they still had all of the Blood, Drug refferences, Strong Language, strong sexual content, and of course the violence. You were able to jack cars and even had some professional actors. This game to me is the most enuthastic game of them all. Come on who wouldn't want to play this game? The reason why I like it so much because the game it self was set in London, England. IN course of which it was all ways one of the facinating places that I would ever want to go visit. The game did a good job of the recreation of London. So take it from me you have 2 great people Mark Hammond and Frank Carter, two men that hate the same punk ass Charlie. "Fear is all in the minds if your a criminal." So I suggest that you all go out and Buy this game or you will be missing out on the best game ever made in the year of 2003. I hope that all of you have it in you to give this game a chance to win an award just like MGS2 Sons Of Liberty did back in 2001. (It also may be best if you rent the game before you purchase it for your self just to see what I am telling you gamers out there).
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