PlayStation 2 Critic Reviews
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90
This game deserves a look at, even if just to admire the scope to which Lindon was recreated and the movie-like feel.
90
It's definitely the closest video games have ever come to capturing the essence of a kick-ass action flick. [Feb 2003, p.92]
90
In between some breakneck driving and intense gunplay, you get plenty of tough guy angst, wicked doublecrosses, and excruciatingly brutal thuggery.
87
Approach this game like you would to watch a good action flick and you will be well entertained.
83
An immensely cool game that pushes frustration to its boundaries. [Apr 2003, p.51]
83
The game’s full of such annoyances, but it manages to (almost) balance up its frustrating nature with the weight of its truly black heart, good looks and the questionable joy of emptying out a Soho ponce bar to the sound of an AK-47.
82
At times The Getaway is spectacularly cinematic in the best way imaginable, ie in game, rather than through cut-scenes... you can see why people are going to enjoy The Getaway.
82
The gameplay though is sometimes too realistic for its own good.
81
Even the cockney pedestrians fail to hold back the punches with gems such as “Oi, get off the road you fu**in’ w**ker!” It all adds up to a game that rolls along at the speed of a Guy Ritchie movie (minus the humour) with a couple of "Reservoir Dogs" torture scenes added for good measure.
81
The Getaway is a pretty decent game with a few bad design decisions but some cool driving and action.
