| The Getaway Series | |
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| Genres | Open world, Action |
| Developers | Team Soho (2002-2003) SCE London Studio (2004-present) |
| Publishers | Sony Computer Entertainment (2002-present) Capcom (2003) (Japan only) Sega (2005) (Japan only) |
| Creators | Brendan McNamara |
| First release | The Getaway 11 December 2002 |
| Latest release | The Getaway: Black Monday 12 November 2004 |
The Getaway is a video game series focused on gang life and the police in the city of London. The series was created by Brendan McNamara and is developed by Team Soho for the PlayStation 2. Its initial release was The Getaway which came out on 11 December 2002.
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There are so far been two games in the series with a proposed third game title exclusively for the PlayStation 3 console.
The Getaway is the first game in The Getaway series. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2002/2003. The game is set in London. The story is said to have been inspired by British gangland films Get Carter and Snatch.
The Getaway: Black Monday is the second game in the series and was again developed for the PlayStation 2 in 2004/2005. The games story is based on such movies as Get Carter, The Long Good Friday; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It is a follow-up to The Getaway.
The Getaway 3 is the third instalment of Sony's The Getaway series for the PlayStation 3 console. The title was reported as cancelled on 4 June 2008 along with Eight Days.[1] In October 2009 the games were reported as not being cancelled but "on hold".[2]
A technical demo featuring Piccadilly Circus was demonstrated in May 2005 at E3, but this was not directly from the game.[3] It was confirmed that the game would again be set in London.
Information regarding The Getaway 3 was released on 7 March 2008 by screenplay writer Katie Ellwood, who affirmed the action title was still in the works. No estimated release date was given, however, Ellwood did say that Sony executives were making deals with film companies about the possibility of a future film adaptation of The Getaway 3.
Nicolas Doucet member of London Studio says: "I would not say they have been abandoned, just put to one side. Much work had been done. The studio just wanted to focus on its strengths, EyeToy and SingStar. Given the potential of EyePet, priorities have been changed, but the other projects aren't dead yet. Ultimately, the decision [to put those games to one side] has benefited everyone."[4]
| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
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| The Getaway | 77.58%[5] | 72[6] |
| The Getaway: Black Monday | 61.62%[7] | 57[8] |
The Getaway is said to be a "GTA Clone" due to the similarities with Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto. Other games have been given this name, such as: The Saints Row series, The Godfather, The Godfather II, Crackdown, Mafia, Mafia II, Wheelman, True Crime: Streets of LA, True Crime: New York City, Scarface: The World Is Yours, The Simpsons Hit & Run, Just Cause and Just Cause 2.
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