Getaway Sequel Pours On The Mockney Charm

Posted by simoniker on Monday January 19, 2004 @11:41AM from the apples-and-pears dept.

Thanks to Eurogamer for its preview of PlayStation 2 driving/action title The Getaway 2, as initial details for Sony's sequel to the reasonably rated PS2 gangster romp are revealed. Apparently: "Out goes Mockney geezer Mark 'unlucky' Hammond and morally dubious cop DC Carter, and in comes thug-for-hire Eddie 'O Connor, a crop-haired East ender with a taste for too-tight V-neck jumpers." Promises of greater graphical detail and a "much-needed overhaul" for combat are also made, with the article noting: "It's fair to say that although we loved The Getaway for its atmosphere and the occasional show-stopping mission... we'd be the first to acknowledge that there was plenty of room for improvement."

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The Lies! by Jason+Scott · 2004-01-19 12:02 · Score: 5, Insightful

What will always be my memory when I hear the words "The Getaway" is "The Big Lie", the lie, of course, was in the screenshots that got posted to fark.com that I happened to see (this was 3 years ago, and Fark was tiny).

Luckily, the web provides the shots I originally saw: here, here, here. I mean, if you saw these things, your mind said "we're here, we have photorealistic games, the world has opened anew in dewy wonder and I am reborn".

So I waited and waited and waited for this game to come out; the dumb "Getaway" name made it hard to keep track of, but man, when I did re-find those screenshots, I mean, it was like a lollipop in my mind.

Finally, quietly, the damned game came out and it wasn't anywhere near those initial promises. Yeah, call me naive, but they really did look so good.