Description
Mark Hammond is an ex-gangster accused in murdering his wife. His child has been kidnapped. Frank Carter is a vigilante cop who won't stop until he gets justice. Both men share the same goal: to bring down London's most vicious criminal, the mafia boss Charlie Jolson. However, it won't be easy, because Jolson can find ways to manipulate people and to take them under his control...
The game is split in two large parts. Once you complete Mark's part, you get to play as Carter. You play the same story, but view it from two different angles. Some events that look vague when played from Mark's side get explained when controlling Carter.
The gameplay is divided into driving and shooting/sneaking parts. Usually you receive a mission, drive to a certain destination, and then shoot (or sometimes sneak) your way to the goal. London has been digitally recreated for this game, and you can drive through it freely (unless your mission is timed, which happens often). As Mark, you'll have to avoid police and rivaling gangs chasing you. You can hijack cars and even buses. You can also leave a car at any time and run through London on foot. For the shooting parts, there is a variety of moves you can perform: sneaking, hiding, crouching, rolling to the sides, etc. You can knock your enemies down by using your gun's butt as a melee weapon or take pedestrians hostage to prevent the policemen from killing you.
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The Press Says
| PSX Extreme |
Jan 26, 2003 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Jan 23, 2003 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| GamePro |
Jan 21, 2003 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| Next Level Gaming |
Feb 15, 2003 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Super Play |
Dec, 2002 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GameZone |
Jan 29, 2003 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| GameSpy |
Jan 17, 2003 |
74 out of 100 |
74 |
| Games TM |
Jan, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| IGN |
Jan 06, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| GotNext |
Aug 05, 2004 |
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70 |
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Trivia
The Getaway was initially rated as MA15+ (restricted for ages below 15) by the OFLC (Australian rating organization) for medium violence level. Five weeks later, the OFLC revised their initial rating. While still being classified as MA15+, it was now for high violence level. But that’s not all. Only 5 days after the revision, on November 27, 2002, the game was revised a second time. Now the rating classification changed, from MA15+ to RC (Refused Classification). That means: from this day on, it is illegal to exhibit, rent or sell this game in Australia. This includes adults, because the Computer Game part of the OFLC is lacking a true Adult-Only category, such a category is only in the two other parts (Film and Publications) available.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Unicorn B. Lynx 
(63675) on Jan 24, 2003.
