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Mainline Entry 01 - The Getaway
Formats: Playstation 2
Open world games were the new craze and everyone wanted their hit, Sony proving just as keen to replicate the GTA success story as everyone else and that desire culminated in this new franchise that would join their first party exclusives. Aiming to be a more realistic take on the genre, the game was to be a visual showcase for the PS2 set within modern day London from both the perspective of the criminal being pursued and the cop on their tail. The city was a fairly accurate recreation of its real life counterpart whilst vehicles were all licensed to give a sense of grounded reality to the game and this helped it weather comparisons against Vice City which it launched against and helped it to be a success despite the more popular competition it faced.
Mainline Entry 02 - The Getaway: Black Monday
Formats: Playstation 2
Following up with a similar structure, the sequel aimed to improve on the original entry by offering more vehicles and refined gameplay mechanics rather than a new city. However, two years on reviewers were more ready to scrutinise the mechanics of the gameplay and while some remained positive, others plucked the design apart at the seams. Despite this the game was again a success and Sony readied itself to take the franchise into the next generation. Other than a brief visual teaser though the third entry never showed its face and was later cancelled. The franchise has since remained confined to be a one generation wonder in Sony's lineage.
Share your thoughts and memories of The Getaway games, you mugs!
Mainline Entry 01 - The Getaway
Formats: Playstation 2
Open world games were the new craze and everyone wanted their hit, Sony proving just as keen to replicate the GTA success story as everyone else and that desire culminated in this new franchise that would join their first party exclusives. Aiming to be a more realistic take on the genre, the game was to be a visual showcase for the PS2 set within modern day London from both the perspective of the criminal being pursued and the cop on their tail. The city was a fairly accurate recreation of its real life counterpart whilst vehicles were all licensed to give a sense of grounded reality to the game and this helped it weather comparisons against Vice City which it launched against and helped it to be a success despite the more popular competition it faced.
Mainline Entry 02 - The Getaway: Black Monday
Formats: Playstation 2
Following up with a similar structure, the sequel aimed to improve on the original entry by offering more vehicles and refined gameplay mechanics rather than a new city. However, two years on reviewers were more ready to scrutinise the mechanics of the gameplay and while some remained positive, others plucked the design apart at the seams. Despite this the game was again a success and Sony readied itself to take the franchise into the next generation. Other than a brief visual teaser though the third entry never showed its face and was later cancelled. The franchise has since remained confined to be a one generation wonder in Sony's lineage.
Share your thoughts and memories of The Getaway games, you mugs!
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