Courtesy of Adam Doree.
If you’re a fan of PS2-era open-world crime games like Grand Theft Auto III, Mafia, or Scarface: The World Is Yours, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard of The Getaway.
Set in London, Team Soho’s 2002 title paid homage to British gangster films like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Get Carter and saw players exploring a faithfully reconstructed version of the UK Capital as both the ex-convict Mark Hammond and Detective Constable Frank Carter. Upon release, it got some pretty solid reviews from publications like Game Informer (who gave it a 9) and Eurogamer (who awarded it an 8), and later kickstarted a multi-media franchise including a 2004 sequel (The Getaway: Black Monday), a 2006 spin-off (Gangs of London), and a television show in 2020.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Courtesy of Adam Doree.
If you’re a fan of PS2-era open-world crime games like Grand Theft Auto III, Mafia, or Scarface: The World Is Yours, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard of The Getaway.
Set in London, Team Soho’s 2002 title paid homage to British gangster films like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Get Carter and saw players exploring a faithfully reconstructed version of the UK Capital as both the ex-convict Mark Hammond and Detective Constable Frank Carter. Upon release, it got some pretty solid reviews from publications like Game Informer (who gave it a 9) and Eurogamer (who awarded it an 8), and later kickstarted a multi-media franchise including a 2004 sequel (The Getaway: Black Monday), a 2006 spin-off (Gangs of London), and a television show in 2020.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
