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GTA With Strategy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you're used to the cartoon-ish world of GTA, the realism of The Getaway will give you a fresh breath of air. No health bars, no exploding heads, just as real as could be imagined. When you're shot, it effects how you move. There's no floating health or armor icons, there's no guns "laying around". This is up to you and your wit. Strategize how to go into a building filled with unfriendlies. The cars don't stop and let you carjack them. They will actually run you over. If running from the cops, grab an innocent on the street as a hostage. The car windows don't just break, they shatter into safety glass crystals. A flaming car will literally set you on fire. Along with the obviously beautiful graphics, there is just so many little things that puts this game over the top.

If you've finally gotten a bit bored with GTA Vice City, play this for a while as a substitute. And who knows? You may have just found your new favorite game.

The Getaway, If you like GTA3 and Vice City you'll love it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Welcome to London city, you take on the role of ex bank robber Mark Hammond and soon DC Carter, a determined member of the Flying Squad.

To cut a long story short Hammond used to be a bank robber who a gang called the 'Collins' who run the Soho area of London. After a five year stretch inside his wife is killed and his son snatche(seen in the introduction). He now returns to a life he vowed he'd left forever and is forced to attack the notourious Bethenal Green Mob. Unfourtunatly our hero is captured and in return for his son he must do a serious of tasks for them.

DC Carter is determined to nail the Bethenal Green Mob and its leader called Charlie Jolson's. His missons are more stealthy and secretive and only open up once you have done Marks twelve. All in all there are 24 missions, with a free roaming mode giving you the chance to see the sights of London, although this only opens up later.

SIMMILAR TO GTA OR A COPY IN LONDON?
Well Team Soho have beaten Rockstar to staging a 3D reality game in London. It is quite different with health lower but easier to recover and with fewer weapons and barley any enterable locations. Put you off the game? Well The Getaway does beat GTA for graphics and unlike GTA anyone who has been to London knows this is more real.

This game is much more adult and from the beggining there is strong launguage(...), topless nudity and many references to racism. Parents will be angry at them game and it has already sparked contreversy but I must say it is worth it. However is it as good as GTA, well it'smore challanging but I dare say not as fun

A game that lives up to GTA, sorta

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

We all know what Grand Theft Auto is. But "The Getaway" seems to be only a shadow. This game represents a movie. There are no health bars, ammunition bars, maps or anything that you would not be able to see in real life. The game does this perfectly. The fighting is also awesome. Basically you can shoot the enemys with lock on or free aim, and lean against walls, also crouch behind crates. Some things [make me mad], like how whenever I crouch behind a small object, it takes me forever to lock on to the enemy to shoot him because he runs right next to me and kills me. What I mean is, if you duck behind a crate, your givin little time to actually shoot your enemy because they do not like to have to shoot through things. I still do not exactly know the controls when you duck behind a crate or lean against a wall, but the fighting still rocks. Whenever you get shot alot you start limping, which makes you more cautious. Some levels are hard, but you will get it. There are some themes that can [make you mad], like every mission is get in a car and drive to place (following the turn signals on your car to know where to go) and then fight a gang, drive back somehwere, and repeat. The plot is good, it keeps you involved unlike grand theft auto. But there is no free roam mode until you beat the game, and there are no side quests. I have gotten half way through the game, but it will probably be much less fun the second time through. Go buy this game, you will have a good time with it for quite a bit.

The Getaway

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Great game, dont say it has no freedom because when you beat the game you open "free roam" mode. There is fantastic graphics. The missions are luckily tough enough to keep you occupied unike Vice City's easy minute long missions. Sure there aren't as many guns as Vice but a shotgun, dual pistols, ak47 etc. are far from enough. You can shoot over crates you cant see over to hit the enemies and without looking around the corner and exposing yourself you can fire at an enemy. You can hold hostages around the neck to get the po po to back off. Then you can either shoot them, kick them, hit em with your gun or break there neck according to what character you are. Thats right there are 2 modes, one as an older man seeking revenge for his wifes death and his son's kidnap and the other a fired cop who is after the guy who kidnapped Hamiltons son. Just like Vice and GTA3 you can take whatever car you want, there is also a golf cart i discovered behind some bushes. Once free roam is unlocked there is many hidden cars you can find; Lotus Espirit, souped up Civics, pimp vans, and more. Tell me what it's missing? If you said vechicle damage like popping tires etc. as in Vice, forget it, it is included in this game also. Shoot out any window, passangers', back window, windsheild, anything. Cops will also have spike strips and are great at blocking you off. Realistically they chase you if you run a light or drive too fast, any regular law. There is probably stuff I have left out, I dont feel like reading what I wrote and checking so just get the game for yourself, and for sweet videos check out:... Buy the game!

Game good / Some Flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game concept is great. The whole mob scene, good stuff. The thing that pisses me off is the damn crippled controls of the character. Although I like the car controls, they are better than GTA3's cause they are more rough and more realistic. But when the character walks especially inside the buildings the view shifts from side to side, kinda annoying. I bought the game for 40$, reasonable price, thanks to Sony. And the cursing is awesome adding the accents they all have pretty entertaining.

I say: Buy the game if your looking for something like GTA3 experience. Although its much different, you will have to adjust to the controls otherwise, its just plain old mob trying to get'cha!

Very Good, Very Gritty

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Getaway takes place on the gritty, overcast streets of London. The cool thing is that all of its streets are completly authentic (almost, except for some backstreets). You play through the first alf of the game as Mark Hammond, a retired bankrobber whose wife has been murdered and kid stolen. Charlie Jolsen, the madman that has stolen Mark's kid now has him running suicide missions. Don't stop reading, I won't spoil anything for you. Now, in the second half of the game, you play as D.C. Frank Carter, a copper that offers Mark freedom and help getting his kid back if Mark helps him take down Jolsen. They agree and the story commences. I wouldn't recommend this for any person 15 or younger, due to the fact that it has every cussword known to man in it. Yup, more than Vice, Payne, Blair Witch Project and the Exorcist all put together. There is a bit of blood, but the fact that the F word pops up ten or twelve time per cutscene and that there are at least two cutscenes per mission is the main reason that it is rated M for mature. Still people from London or have been to London will love the ability to drive up to their house or crash their car into their office building. This may be taken full advantage of by using the free roam option after beating the main story. And NO THIS IS NOT A BRITISH GRAND THEFT AUTO CLONE!! IT HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT LONGER THAN BOTH 3 AND VICE PUT TOGETHER. Sorry for shouting but I had to emphasize that, lol. This game is the first ever true mob game for England. I had a great time with it and most ADULTS out there will too. It's totally real, totally gritty.

controls? what controls.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

cool idea, cool setting, good graphics, entertaining cut scenes with plenty of swearing, even the sound is good, but whatever is good about this game is completely let down by game controls and camera positioning that leave you getting shot in the back when all you want to do is pop around the corner and shoot the bad guys. It really is a shame. I wanted to like this game but as it stands I'm glad that I only rented it and didn't waste forty bucks.

'Ammond you blahdy tart!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off, this game features the most downright ugly hero you'll ever see.

The controls are sluggish and annoying. 'Ammond runs like a Thunderbirds puppet and it becomes a feat in itself to simply move about.

Can't run and shoot. Very innovative. When you stand still, the baddies shoot you. Go figure.

In this realistic game, our gormless hero can't open doors, jump over foot-high blockades (or jump at all) and recovers from shotgun blasts to the face by leaning against walls.

The game isn't 'fun' in the same way GTA is- the car chase bits are deathly dull, due to the fact that you'll crash into a car or pole every ten seconds. The cops can't pull you out of your car either, so it's more of an endurance test than a challenge, just keep ploughing along.

The regular cars barely move at all, only the Lexuses and sportscars are worth jacking.

No camera angles in the car sections, so mission briefs like "Bring the triads to our HQ, and make sure that they follow you" are nonsensical as you cant look behind you. No onscreen maps or info either. Or ammo counts for that matter.

Everything is so big on the screen- compare the feeling of space that you have around you in GTA with this. In GTA, traffic and baddies can be seen approaching, whereas in this they appear right on you.

Again, the 'lean-against-a-wall-to-gain-energy' system. Even the non playable characters comment that you're standing around like an idiot. Sorry love, can't help it.

Glitchy graphics. A friend of mine encountered a horde of giants in Hyde Park who shrunk to midgets once neared. Is perspective reversal common in the UK?

Negotiating stairwells cause 'Ammond to perform a very camp jig. Can't the man just bound up them with dignity?

And so on and so on...

Over-rated!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game just isn't that good! You don't have very much control over the cars while driving, there are no maps, no ammo count, very limited type of guns and cars, and the game itself moves pretty slow. They make you do the same things over and over, so much that it's not even fun anymore by the time you finish that mission. And the guy huffs and puffs so loudly while you are playing, it sounds like a cheesy porno! The graphic do rock and the soundtrach is decent, but that doesn't make up for how lame the game actually is. Save your money and just keep on playing Vice City or Max Payne.

at least the commercials are neat

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game leaves alot to be desired...im very bored and frustrated with it. i have had it 3 days and i hate it. this was my first ps2 game that i bought. i have played gta3 and would suggest it over this to everyone.

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