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A Cinematic Experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Getaway is unlike any other game. Sure it borrows some ideas from the somewhat similar GTA: Vice City, but The Getaway is its own game propelled by an incredible movie style script. The game's story will have you as tense and excited as any good gangster flick does.

You play as Mark Hammond, a former gangster whos wife is murdered and son is kidnapped. Hellbent on revenge, the story follows Hammond as he tries to get his son back. The minute you start playing the game you will notice there is absolutely nothing on the screen. No health meters, bullet numbers, shields, arrows, or money amounts. This game is meant to seem as much like a movie as possible. To show you where to go, the turn signals flash. To heal himself Mark must lean up against a wall. The cars are real- Lexus, Nissans, Hondas and many British cars abound in this game. It really feels like a movie.

Many of the missions in the Getaway are excellent. Whether you're getting in a huge shootout with the Yardies, or running from the cops or even going through a burning club, this game never gets old. However, the game falters at a few points. First, leaning up against walls to heal gets really old really fast. And trust me you'll be doing it a lot. Also, the controls on foot are a bit clunky. There could also be a few more guns available to complement the paltry 4 you can fire in The Getaway. Minor Quibbles aside, the Getaway is great game. If you are a fan of gangster flicks, GTA, or just mature games in general, give this one a look. It's truly revolutionary and incredible.

Falls short....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was pretty good..when you play it the first time.
This game is similar to The GTA franchise but with better graphics BUT NOT better gameplay. The driving seems realistic which is a good thing. I thought the Profanity was over the top..Every cutscene has the F word atleast 10-20 times. They use it alot! And the violence is pretty over the top...With blood I mean, But not as violent as GTA 3.

The gameplay is a little short. The cutscenes are long but Entertaining. The music is just awesome. I loved it. The part with Frank is great. It's the best part of the game. Frank is more fun then The other character.

I thought this game was amazing at one point but now I really thought this game was very dull for some reason. The game play is short. The missions are short eventhough there pretty frustraiting.

Overall this isn't a very good game
1* for graphics
2*for gameplay
3*for fun factor...whaaa it was fun...for awhile..

Overall You should rent not BUY...

Later...

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: September 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Getaway is a repetitive rip-off of the GTA series and it's only merit is it's decent story line that cashes in on the recent popularity of British ganster movies such as Guy Ritchie's Snatch (2000) and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). The makers of The Getaway have substituted cinematic quality for any trace of entertaining gameplay. The driving is supposed to be realistic but real cars go faster than 40 miles per hour. Instead of handling with surprising realism, the vehicles drive like they are soaked in molasses. Utterly horrible. Give your $50 to charity.

Very Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is SLOW and boring. The vehicles are extremely lame. Weapons are weak. Story line was created with little to no effort. This is a prime example of a mass produced opportunistic video game aimed at a pre-established audience. My advice is if you have played and enjoyed GTA do not waste your time or money with this game. If you have not played GTA then you might be entertained by the Getaway. Yes, the graphics are VERY good but the creators need to know their customer and know when they have gone too far in one direction (graphics) thus neglecting other important areas of the game. In conclusion, I could not wait to "Getaway" from my PS2 the few times I forced myself to play in an attempt to give this game a chance to win me over. I simply cannot express my disappointment in this game as fully as i would like. The creators of this game have fooled me out of my hard earned money, I congratulate them on well advertised garbage.

"Restart mission?" Yes - over and over and over and...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

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Yes, the graphics in this game are delish (if only GTA: Vice City looked this good!), the story's pretty interesting (even if it IS pretty much lifted out of Guy Ritchie's London crime dramas), and everything sounds just peachy (the rev of the engines, the moan and screech of metal on metal, the rackety-rack-rack of gunfire), but in the end it won't amount to a hill of beans because The Getaway is going to make you slam your controller against the TV and spew a cheek-reddening string of everyone's favorite four-letter word. Why? Because it's HARD (or as our friends across the Atlantic might say, "rather difficult").

Why do the main characters run so s-l-o-w-l-y? I swear, they trundle along like they've got intestinal cramps or something. This game's supposed to be more "realistic" than anything out there right now, yadda yadda yadda, but tell me: in real life, WHO runs like they've got an umbrella stuck in their pants? And what's with that whole "lean against a wall to recover your health" thing? THAT'S realistic? No health power-ups anywhere, but you can lean against a wall and restore yourself completely in a minute or two? It's funny what concessions have been made to realism here, and which have been made to gameplay.

Worse yet, the driving parts of the game - which everyone seems to be hailing as the hottest thing out there right now - are inexplicably s-l-o-w at first. Why does it take so L-O-N-G for your car to accelerate? Sure, not every car has the same amount of torque, and that's going to be reflected in a game which pays so much lip service to "realism," but come on! Even the Lexus SC 430 or the Saab take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get going - why? This is especially frustrating in levels where you're up against the clock ("'Ere, Marky - I need you to drive these fish 'n' chips over to Piccadilly Circus in less 'an two bleedin' minutes, an' mind the filth!") and you'll find yourself hitting "Restart Mission" over and over and over and over and over because your car putters along like a Model A Ford...hurray! And as if that weren't enough, everyone you're chasing during these missions drives WAY faster than you - like in the police van mission: are ALL British police vans powered by nitrous oxide, or is it just this one van in The Getaway? Even when the bugger's half destroyed, it'll STILL peel away right from under you, like the driver's kicking in a major nitro speed boost while you sit there staring incredulously at the screen and wait for the "Mission Failed - Restart Mission" message to come up for the 47th time. Cheers!

Yep, this game looks better and handles more realistically than GTA: Vice City, but then again, it ain't no GTA: Vice City. The Getaway is VERY linear, unfairly demanding and, consequently, not as fun as GTA: Vice City. What's the point of rendering a huge section of London so exactly if you can't get out and explore it? If you've been to London (or actually live there), you'll have fun recognizing all the streets, neighborhoods and landmarks, but it'll suck that you can't stop and wander around and soak it all in, since either the clock or the cops are always on your [...], forcing you to zip through the scenery like Speedy Gonzalez. Wonderful.

I'm trying to do you a favor here: DO NOT buy this game. I'd like to say "DON'T BUY IT, EVER" [...]. Happy driving!

Definitely try to get away from this game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm being genereous with 2 stars. I thought this was simply a horrible game. The driving was incredibly hard and this is coming from a Gran Turismo addict. Even if you can ignore that, meandering through the levels *trying* to shoot your way through levels is less than fun, it's more like a chore. I imagine the programmers were *trying* to outdo Vice City but it just comes off horribly wrong. Whatever, I'd rent this before spending any serious cash on it.

Great game, mate

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

People think that this game is worse than GTA Vice City...how can it be? GTA is sick, stupid, perverted, etc. The Getaway is shockingly realistic, everything about it. The point isn't just to go around killing innocents. When you turn to you sick side and decide to take hostages and stuff, the cops are a lot tougher than in GTA. They set up actual roadblocks, not the two car ones in GTA. They lay down spike strips that pop your tires out. And if they catch you, they don't just beat you to death like in GTA, they actually arrest you.
People are saying that the controls are weird and worse than GTA. In GTA the shooting controls are terrible, bang bang shoot em up. In the Getaway you must use stealth, in which SoHo includes a lot of methods. You can take hostages and break their necks silently or use them as a human shield. Caution to parents, there is excessive swearing, and some stripper scenes, but for teens you guys see that stuff anyway. Just keep it away from the young un's. This game is worth the money, with many levels (half the time you're an ex bank robber the other half you're a cop). I was one of the first to get the PS2, and trust me, it's the best game that has come out for it to date.

good, not quite good enough

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

if you have any sense, you will buy this game over christmas, the gameplay and the game itself is first class. just ask yourself which other game over christmas will copmare to the breathtaking realism of the getaway??
Most of you will believe that vice city is still the greatest title of this type of game, however, for those of you who want more than just the basic concept of vice city then the realism of this game will ensure that this will be the game to have ovewr christmas!!
YOU MUST HAVE THIS GAME!!!

its over all a great game to play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun and exciting to play. Though many people dislike it because of the long scenes in between missions, you dont have to watch them. By simply pressing the L3 button you can easily skip the movie.
Comparing it to GTA is a dumb idea, theyre nothing alike at all. They each take place in different countries, have somewhat different themes, and unlike GTA, The Getaway has a MUCH better story.
So to the people who didnt like it for the long, scenes, and those now contemplating whether or not to play it because of the long scenes simply press L3 to skip them and enjoy the game.

say bye bye to grand theft auto

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game rules! theres nothing better than this game.theres one bad thing though.....the guy cant punch like in gta:3 and vice city. also, there are no hot chicks!theres no mature content.that sucks!

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