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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Nice one guv. by nickos · 2004-01-19 12:40 · Score: 1, Interesting

Am I the only person who's pissed off with the general sterotypes that get portrayed in modern media?

Improved communications have meant that it's easier then ever to talk to people from all over the globe, and yet we always come back to this sort of crap. As a UK resident who went to the states recently, it seems that if you don't speak the Queens English or Cockney, people don't know that you're from the UK.

God help people from the smaller EU states.