The Getaway

[Bobs_Hardware]

Originally posted by SSC
oh man that sounds crap. how about the free roam mode? does that have realistic time? also what exactly can you do in free roam? just drive around aimlessly and get lost? are there any mini missions or anything at all?
 man this game is sounding worse and worse. i think i\'m just going to rent it now.

I guess you hate games such as Medal of Honor and Halo as well?

All games should feature mini-missions!  Despite if they don\'t fit into the game structure!!

GUYYZZZZ!  Medal of Honor would have been DA BOMB if you could walk up to a NAZI and the NAZI tells you to go steal a remote control buggy and drive it around NAZI-VILLE!!!11~!~ OMGF ROFLMEOW!~!```~```` wtf OMG!11`

Yo Bob my old friend... i got to agree with you.The people especially Greg Kassavin did not know how to shoot a real gun in real life.He don\'t even know what is "FRONT SIGHT APETURE",the
  /\\ on the barrel in manual aim.

By the way Gamespot Australia gave GETAWAY "  9  "

Heres the link

http://www.zdnet.com.au/gamespot/



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[Bobs_Hardware]

Hey Waspy, how\'s the guitar playing going?

I must admit, though, that the GameSpot review was much better than (for example) the IGN review.  They didn\'t just take the score down for trivial faults that were actually their own failings (the game should come with a map [which it does], the indicators don\'t lead you down the right streets, etc.)

I kind of play it(guitar) occasionally though.Im getting too old for this..my hand kind of cramps sometimes you know.

Anyway, the camera and control issues are blown out of proportion.People who complain about it are those who did not put in effort to practise.I just read from a forum where this guy don\'t even know the manual aim existed until he reach level 7.

Then the camera can be controlled by holding R2 and moving the left analog stick.To centre the cam just press r2 once.

Anyway im currently having fun with Getaway and Rygar.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Strange thing is, I don\'t even use manual aim.  Ever.  Well, unless I want to kill civilians.

The auto-aim works perfectly for me everytime, I don\'t need to use the manual.

The manual aim is useful when you are far from the cops shooting range.I like to park my vehicle 50 meters away from the pesky cops and manual aim at their heads using my beloved AK-74.One shot is all i need.

Anyway some people here don\'t even know that most of Hammonds missions are not timed,therefore you can already free roam on the second stage and you can have police chase for as long as you want.

Another factor which people may forget .....the thing that makes Getaway outstanding from other Crime Sims is that if the police force are too overwhelming..get a PROTECTION....get a PEDESTRIAN.

The cops will submit to you and you\'ll execute them at your leisure.

Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware


I guess you hate games such as Medal of Honor and Halo as well?

All games should feature mini-missions!  Despite if they don\'t fit into the game structure!!

GUYYZZZZ!  Medal of Honor would have been DA BOMB if you could walk up to a NAZI and the NAZI tells you to go steal a remote control buggy and drive it around NAZI-VILLE!!!11~!~ OMGF ROFLMEOW!~!```~```` wtf OMG!11`

Medal of honour was crap on PS2 but Halo was good. anyway those are FPS\'s so they don\'t compare to getaway with is a TPS comparing to GTA 3 or VC. so there.  also it didn\'t take either of those first games 3 years of hype and bullshit as \'THE BEST GAME EVARR" on to show up as somewhat sub-par game. if the getaway wasn\'t hyped so bloody much, i would have probably thought it was a decent game.
why did they include free roam if they DIDN\'T want you to drive around?

[Bobs_Hardware]

anyway those are FPS\'s so they don\'t compare to getaway with is a TPS comparing to GTA 3 or VC. so there.

The Getaway more resembles something like Halo, than Grand Theft Auto.  At least as far as it\'s linearity is concerned.

Mini-missions would be fun, but ultimately, would not make any sense to be included in the game.

also it didn\'t take either of those first games 3 years of hype and bullshit as \'THE BEST GAME EVARR"

Who the hell ever said that?  The only hype about this game was that it\'s graphics would be amazing.

why did they include free roam if they DIDN\'T want you to drive around?

Because they created a huge virtual city, they included the mode some that some people could actually go exploring if they were so inclined, but never had the opportunity to during the regular missions.

LOL im sad now im spoiled by playing Getaway.

Getaway has spoiled me in terms of graphics.Very hard to play other crime sims now that do not match getaway graphics...

lol....

I thought that the game was great, the camera would up from time to time. the cops were more aggressive then GTA. You woulkd get a good car like a BMW and the first thing they would do is shot out you tires. But I had to take it back. The other night my 2yr son comes out and tells me "get off the fing road". So that ended that

Well, for all the shortcomings The Getaway has... I think Soho Studio learnt alot from just developing the whole game. I bet
the next stuff from them will be great. The basic engine is there,
now there\'s plenty of time for improvements in The Getaway add
on missions.
About all those ppl who complain about the controls and the cam... yeah I think they\'re lazy too. They didn\'t bother to get into it. They\'re spoilt. I mean.. at first I thought the controls sucked bigtime. First mission at Charlies warehouse I died a dozen times.
Then I got the hang of it. Works for me.

I bought the Getaway last week and I don\'t see anything wrong with it. I  thinks its a steal for $39.99 (US) so I picked it up. I\'m glad I took the risk after reading the reviews about the game. Its  money well spent compared to some other purchases I had made in the past.