Gangs of London

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Gangs of London is a video game developed by Team SOHO and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released for Sony's PSP.

Despite having the same developers and setting as The Getaway series, it has nothing in common story-wise with the said series.

The player has the choice to play as 5 different gangs all with different nationalities and colors. These are the Water Dragon Triads (red), the Zakharov Organization (green), the Talwar Brothers (purple), the Morris Kane Firm (orange), and the EC2 Crew (yellow). There is also the Andy Steele Associates (blue), who exist as a non-playable gang.

As well as the story mode, there are also mini-games under the "Free-Roaming" heading, including "Free Drive" (medals are awarded if player approaches "hidden" characters who hold large flags on the street), "London Tourist" (player, who appears as a French tourist, has to take pictures of various landmarks in London), "Cause Havoc" (player, a gang member with various weapons, has to earn points by killing pedestrians and blowing up vehicles), "Speed Trap" (player has to drive at a certain speed to prevent a bomb inside the vehicle from exploding), "Riot Control" (player, as a London police officer, has to "neutralise" (kill or handcuff) rioters on the street), "Get Away" (player has to survive from police pursuit for a certain time), "Four Weeks Later" (player has to defend himself or his gang boss from zombies rising from the ground) and "The Knowledge" (taxi driver mission).

The game was met with mixed, generally negative reviews, with a 55% at Game Rankings [1] and a 0% "Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes [2]