
Release
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Critic score
80/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
The Getaway is a sandbox crime game set in London. It is inspired by British gangland films Get Carter and Snatch. Initially, the release of the game was to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 2 in 2000, but was delayed by 27 months due to the difficulty of re-creating large areas of London in high resolution. Parts of The Getaway feature in various episodes of Graham Duff's Ideal.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action · Open world
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Team Soho · Sony Computer Entertainment of America
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PlayStation 2
Gen 6