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How PlayStation’s The Getaway managed to outdo, yet fail against, GTA 3

The ambitious PS2 action game is still revealing secrets to this day.

Orchard1133d ago (Edited 1133d ago )

I loved the Getaway. Its controls are/were a bit dated and hard to use, but playing what is basically GTA in London was really cool. Such a great setting for a criminal underground gangster game. I like that it flipped between the cops and the criminals.

Sequel was good too, and the tech demo they released for PS3 with Amsterdam as an extra setting looked great. I was pretty disappointed when it got canned.

porkChop1133d ago

The Getaway was great. It felt unlike anything else. I'd really love to see Sony revive the franchise. GTA is taking longer and longer between releases. So it would be nice to play through other open world crime games while we wait. Sony can revive The Getaway. MS can revive True Crime. Saints Row is finally coming back this year too.

KeyAppearance1133d ago (Edited 1133d ago )

man, would love more contemporary action crime games, open-world or not. The matrix awakens demo makes me want those a lot more now, the possibilities of a good action game with those visuals.

TheColbertinator1133d ago

The Getaway had some ideas. Sony was stupid for scrapping the series

Germaximus1133d ago (Edited 1133d ago )

I always forget about this one. Played a bunch and loved it but never beat it. Never understood why this is one they never ported to new gen or even remade/rebooted

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"Thanks For The Nostalgia Kick" - Devs Behind The Getaway Look Back On A PS2 Classic

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Father__Merrin215d ago

Getaway could have been a blockbuster but ended up being a frame rate jank feat. Absolutely horrible

TheColbertinator215d ago

The Getaway had a good script, good location and an early yet janky cover system. All that potential was wasted unfortunately.

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Agent75445d ago

I sort if disagree with The Getaway. Playing it all those years ago, it had a dodgy control system, more so vehicles, was slow and was graphically unfinished. The sequel was even worse and the third game on PS3 was canned. I think Sony should take both games and merge them into one (as with the soon to be released Max Payne 1 and 2). Weird how Sony messed up The Getaway never to be seen again.