The Getaway - 20 Years Later 

My dad played Harry in this game. Turned the game on last night to show my daughter. Being a retro game enthusiast it’s fair to say she is proud of her Grandad being on the PS2 😂

The GetAway deserves a remake. This game was crazy good! The best part was the manual having the definition of the slang words in it lol

I think the main thing that only really us Brits who live here love the most about this game is the realism. Everything is straight out of real life! All the cars were real models you'd see on English roads, all the shops and buildings were recognisable like William Hill and HSBC etc all the road signs, the adverts on the sides of the buses, the street layout of London! Even the phone boxes with the BT logos... Unfortunately this was the last time we got such immersion in a game set in England. We've had watch dogs and assassin's Creed that has the city landmarks but lacks all the real life little details this game used!

I have such good memories of this game as a kid. Let's see how good it actually was..

I remember playing this game as a kid and being blown away by how good it looked in comparison to other games at the time lol

My best memory of this game was my Dad's reaction. He knew London like the back of his hand. When he played the game he would get angry, and be saying, "That's not supposed to be a one- way street." "Your uncle spent time in that police station." "Sunrise are rubbish!" Context on that last one, my dad worked for a company whose rival was Sunrise... Sunrise vans are in the game.

This and Black Monday were my absolute favorite ps2 games man. The nostalgia trip 🥲

*This game was inspired by the following movies : "Get Carter " , "The long good Friday " , and "Lock , stock and two smoking barrels"*

The remaster we never asked for but the one we deserve

I remember this so much. One of my best PlayStation games. I remember playing the demo disk from a magazine and was hooked. Living in London at that time and a delivery driver, the locations were spot on. All the vehicles were real vehicles including the police. This game holds a special place in my gaming nostalgia. 😊

Coming back to say that the mission where you had to sneak into the police station - thats one of the hardest missions ive ever done in a video game 😭😭

A complete remake of this game on Unreal Engine would be epic. Thanks for the content.

The mission that you kill BT worker which caused a disc recall at the time and was changed made the original very pricey

Great game. The questionable stance taken by the character in recovering health was hilarious then and still is today. Loved the variety of cars in this.

The dynamic of relying on indicators to get around London was revolutionary. But hilarious when compared to the other dynamic of leaning against a wall to magic heal bullet wounds. I love this game

this is one game that deserved a few sequels

One of the best games I've ever played. The story and soundtrack were top notch. The realistic gameplay mechanics set this game apart from other games at the time. The car handling was real dodgy though with stiff unprecise steering and the unpredictable slide at times. I remember driving being vastly improved in the sequel.

Remember playing this with a mate and took us about 45 mins failing the first mission before realising the indicators tell you which way to go

A bit of a shame. Was released as a Sony Playstation only/exclusive at a time when GTA was peaking. If this got released today i think it would be GTA V level of interest/popularity. I dont think it would get made today, too many copyright claims and violence. We wouldnt be allowed to show all those real life cars/advertising/shops etc.

since you are playing all these old classic games you should definately give the wheelman a shot,for a game about vin it is suprisingly good and the gameplay is enjoyable tho the story is pretty short.

This and Black Moday are underrated gems they were ahead of their time back in the early 2000's so for anyone who hasn't played The Getaway and the second game The Getaway Black Monday i'd highly recommend giving them a try. They might be 20 year old video games but they're worth playing and they're worth the experience i've had endless amounts of fun playing both of those games over the years.

So glad this popped up in my feed Im 56 and loved this game when it first came out,i even remember the little fold out map of London that was inside with the disc,still got it😂

I remember being so hyped for The Getaway back in the day because of the open-world phenomenon that GTA 3 started. I got the game and I never finished it and still haven’t finished it 20+ years later. It’s not that I didn’t like the game, I just never saw it through to the end for whatever ridiculous reason. One of my early gaming regrets that I need to mend. Man I’m glad I found this channel. It’s hitting the nostalgia sweet spot for me at the perfect time.

20 years, i'm still playing my favorite game on my 20 years old ps2 !

I’m not usually a fan of remake / reboots in general but this game should be remade.

This game was far too hard when I was 9-10 years old. I remeber it so well as if it was yesterday. Black Monday was alot easier but still a hard game. I cant beleive how good this game still looks and its crazy that in this world full of reboots, remakes and remasters that the getaway has never had that treatment.

Remember that game Gangs of London on PSP. I put so many hours into that game as a kid.

A good remake of this could do really well now in 2023 with it’s more realistic style of gameplay compared to gta

I'm equal parts proud and embarrassed to say that I finished this entire game (along with my Brother) over a long weekend without knowing you could heal at all. It wasn't until after we beat it that one of my bros mates came round and told us you could lean up the wall 🤣🤣

I waited for so long to get this game after seeing commercials on TV, and when it finally came out we were in the midst of a huge blizzard and I was devastated that I couldn't get to Best Buy to get a copy. A few days later though I finally got my hands on it and it was a truly life changing, ultra immersive, cinematic experience like no other! Even now you don't see games like this anymore.

I love this game! Don't know how many times I completed it, but after watching your video, I remembered every single detail! Thank you for this trip down memory lane!

This and Black Monday was a fantastic game. Imo very ahead of its time. There was supposed to be a 3rd installment for the PS3, but was canceled. As far as Black Monday, it has a completely new story. It’s not a continuation of the first one. Absolute shocker to me. Pay close attention to the story. The attention to detail is phenomenal. Liam ended up being killed in a shootout massacre. That was probably one of very few connections to the original storyline. Looking forward to seeing that video!

The kind of realism in this game is something you'd NEVER see today. There's no way so many companies today would allow their brands to be shown in a game all about gangs, drugs, cop killing and crime... It's a shame because I've been waiting for a Getaway 3 every since I was a kid..

I still remember how good it felt to flawlessly drive from Charlie's house to the ship of Mark's last level in the TVR sports car without getting a scratch. I swear, I have it recorded on a VHS somewhere at my dad's house haha 20 minutes of hardcore focused high-speed driving

This has become a new favorite channel of mine. Keep up the good work!

this game litterly changed my life and increased my love for crime/gangster genres.

I love your videos mate! As an insomniac they have been perfect for helping the long nights. Not to say they put me to sleep; far from it! They are just the perfect combination of soothing and informative. As for The Getaway, I remember my 7-8 year old mind being blown away by seeing a game based in the UK, not to mention the real car brands. Unfortunately I was too young to deal with the difficulty curve, having played GTA 3 first, it sadly didn’t offer enough for me beyond the first 2 missions. Glad to have finally seen how it plays out! Keep up the videos man!

this was one of those random ps2 games my mom had on ps2 and i remember loving it, can't wait to see your take on it

This game is so unique, there are no games like it really. The combat gameplay is intense action and super classy in its own respect.

Guy Ritchie is the M Night Shyamalan of Britain.

remember being up all night playing this as a kid one of my fav games of all time

I loved how The Getaway looked when sitting next to my older brother playing it, but our copy would have 30 minute long loading times, so I never got to actually play it myself...

Despite its obvious flaws i like the how intuitive the game was as well as how graphically impressive it was for its time. The lack of HUD down to the streets and such was a pretty smart move albeit it has flaws but with a bit of polishing the game could've been something much bigger.

My brain had tidied up all my memory of playing this in its entirety. The "time out" music chime and stages, especially the yardie one was like I had played this last week. Wow

Great memories of this game. Remember being blown away by the fact you could drive around real London, in real cars, see real landmarks and spot real brands. Wasn’t overly in love with the gameplay (vs GTA) but loved the detail.

What a game....wish they'd remake 🙏 And looking back on it I didn't realise how tricky the controls were. One of my favourite parts of the game was the different musical sounds it made when one of the gangs were about to attack you....brilliant.

I know the layout of central London fairly well IRL so playing this game way back when was surreal. I knew most of the backroads through muscle memory.

As a kid I could never beat the first levels. So I just drove around and did GTA style stuff. The second Getaway game was a massive improvement over the first. Hopefully you get around to doing a review on that one!

this game was fucking incredible and absolutely slept on. the amount of people who didn't know this one existed was criminal.

Wow, I was not expecting to see this in my recommendations. My favourite newly discovered channel of the year so far! Thanks, Subscribed!

Funnily enough, this video popped up on my recommended just as I was downloading an ISO for the game. Talk about convenient timing.

This game had the best cars and setting in any video game ever. If you're from uk and Ireland its an absolute dream just freeroaming familiar streets and driving familiar cars. I know its prob shi now for younger people but back when it was out it was amazing. Same with the 2nd one and the first 2 driver games

I recently came across your channel, love what you do man! I've already gone through all of your retrospectives, top quality stuff!! Keep it up my guy!

I played this game as a 10 year old and absolutely loved it. I visited London the following summer and was freaking out at the bridge and castle that were in the game. At the time I couldn't imagine how games could look any better and I was convinced they'd make a sequel where I'd be able to drive past my house (couple of hours drive from London). Loving those crates of Stella and fosters during the stealth part.

As a British person, the first part really made me laugh in a good way. Always love hearing how Americans perceive us through TV/Films/News and unfortunately our terrible government and the 50/50 liked/disliked Royal Family. Love that you’re a big fan of The Inbetweeners. It’s one of the must loved shows here. Recommendation that you watch the TV show Skins (the original UK version) Season 1-2 and 3-4 are the best seasons. It’s not a full on comedy series like The Inbetweeners but more of a comedy drama series following a group of teenagers/friends after leaving school and attending college/sixth form. I’m also the mod on r/TheGetaway and I’ve shared the video there if that’s ok with you. Always great to see someone look at The Getaway after all these years have passed + really love your content/videos!

I remember hanging out in my Friends basement in the Projects playing this game and everybody coming over getting lit just to watch me play. One of the best games I ever played.

Man this game was hard as shit as a kid, i just drove around until i died or failed, loved how it had actual cars of the day. Wish i went back to actually play it

Most underrated channel rn got me with the gta vids and I stayed for the rest

I’ve been watching your videos for the past 2 weeks, jumping around to games that I like to hear your thoughts on them but for some reason this video has been at the top of my recommendations for the past week. I’m here to watch now, let’s see why RU-vid wanted me to watch this specific video of yours

I kept checking since last night lmao 🤣 I'm starting the video now! Thank you for great content!

I fought my way though most of the game until you have to fight your way out of the police station which just seemed impossible to do. Then I figured out leaning against the wall to regenerate health. That was the game changer for me 😅

Has it been 20 years already since I played this game. Damn I'm old. I had fun playing this game as a kid.

Been waiting for this video😂😂 that’s my Sunday sorted

love your video man! keep up the awesome work!!!!!

Still in my top 10 and I was 14 when this came out I thought it was next level and I still appreciate it. I remember my dad coming into my room and asking what movie I was watching because he heard all the sirens during the 35 minute driving sequences.. good times.

this was my first game for the ps2 in january 2003... i couldnt wait to get home to hook up the console and boot up the game, both for the first time. i wish i could relive those days as a 12 year old

This game is soooooooo good back in the day. The story and the gameplay was just superb.

Mate I am so glad someone’s done a video on this it’s one of my best games from when I was a kid but it was really hard like what a game bro

That introduction theme was so amazing

Second year of highschool, and I had so much fun hanging out with my mates playing this game. My dad yelled at me to do better in French class, so I switched to French language track and kept playing with subtitles. I remember the French dub being decently well done.

This man is just gonna make a banger about every obscure game I’ve ever played.. this man needs all the subs.. please subscribe it is a crime that he isn’t at 1 mill

They don't make games like they used to! This felt like you were playing through a mob film, excellent!

The first two missions as a kid took literal days for me to figure out.. but i loved the graphics and how realistic the driving was compared to gta 3 or mafia. Mafia and getaway were real competitors to gta.. getaway needs to make a comeback. I know i made it to the art gallery mission or whatever it was and thats as far as i got..

Cool video. Loved this game as a kid, used to quote it with my friends I grew up with, and had a laugh doing it. Good memories 😀

Ahhhh the nostalgia ❤ Have you ever considered doing speedrun recaps on video games? This would be a great one to start with!

What a game , smashed it as a youth , tried playing it few weeks ago couldn't even drive to the first mission lol

You haven't watched any Guy Ritchie movies?! Man, if you liked this game's story, you gotta watch at least 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', and 'Snatch' (the similarities are more stylistic rather than story, tho). I actually played Gangs of London before The Getaway, and much like this and Black Monday, it has some jank, but I couldn't stop playing back when I got it. The story is weak, but the characters (depending on the gang you choose) make it so funny. I do think it's more fun to play cuz they improved the gameplay on it a little, so I'd be interested in you covering it someday :) Anyway, I mostly feel the same way as you about this game. Story is pretty good until the abrupt ending, the setting is fun but gameplay needs more time in the oven, but still it stuck with me. The acting, the deliberate gameplay limitations, soundtrack, it had its own identity. The director of this game went on to direct LA Noire later on, and you can see the DNA shared between those 2 (and Black Monday, obviously), so I'd recommend you play that one if you haven't to see the evolution.

Yep, you can see the tribulation of games with "open world" elements in their infancy: a large world, and nothing to do in it. The original Mafia has the same problem, only partly mitigated by an occasional single side mission in between two story-based ones, and a free roam mode with some wacky objectives. Happy to know you enjoyed the game nonetheless; if anything, it may be the gateway drug to Guy Ritchie's movies, which I strongly recommend (The Snatch and Lock, Stock before all others): don't miss them!

I can definitely say that for black Monday, they definitely improve on the gameplay front, at least where the driving is concerned. Vehicles don't skid as much on hard turns and the signals will turn on at junctions to show you what roads to take as opposed to just pointing a vague direction. Not to mention having the map available from the pause menu. Shooting and stealth stays mostly the same however.

Love these games, for all their jank, we need more of this series

Back when this game was new, i got all the way to the last Mark Hammond mission (the one on the ship) without knowing you could auto-aim or recover health by leaning on walls, god knows how i got that far without those perks, i must have died thousands of times. Once i found out, i eventually beat the game. Such a great game, memorable characters (especially Jolson) and really tough missions, better story than Black Monday in my opinion

I must have been a patient kid,I remember the confusion I was going through but actually enjoying every minute of it 😊

I loved this game. Classic. Great video essay.

I remember these graphics were the BEST back when I was growing up. I played the demo over and over again.

I remember playing that back in 2004. I loved it, but it was a challenge. I had to look up a walk through to help with a lot of it

Absolutely used to cain this bugger back in the day. Loved the free roam mode and finding all the hidden vehicles and causing carnage. Black Monday is also well worth a video. Very fun game too

I bought it at launch, and never looked back. I remember seeing screenshots of the game in a videogame magazine and I played the demo months later. I played the demo multiple times so I knew how to heal after any gun fight. I enjoyed the story as well. I don't know what happened with the sequel. It felt like when it came out, people didn't gravitate towards. I don't remember buying it or playing it for that matter. Lastly my dreams were crushed when new screenshots were posted for the The Getaway 3. It was supposed to launch on the PS3, but it never saw the light of day. It's definitely a game of its time, and I agree with you. I don't know if people would get the same enjoyment out of it today like I did back then.

I hope this game comes back one day, I loved this game as kid

God damn this brings me back, I was like 9 when I saw this at a friends house and I was blown away wth everything, especially the graphics. Made me want to get a PS2 ASAP. This was around 2003 or so I think. F*ck... good times

I had the demo of The Getaway Black Monday as a kid, it was just amazing to drive on UK roads as everything else at that time was set in America

This is hands down of the best games ever made on PS2 and an absolute missed opportunity for another household franchise.

Loved this game. 12 years old when this came out. The yardies in south London were always my favourite battles

What a game, a true classic

The cutscene of this game are unbelievable 😮

Fuzzy in the small time I’ve been a subscriber you’ve climbed the ranks as one of my favorites to listen to while working, you make the long days zoom by, thank you and keep up the great work!!

U do great videos and the getaway was sick I remember when it was new. And that's cool u know of the inbetweeners

The intro is straight up from lock stock and two smoking barrels. Highly recommend that movie it’s nothing like the getaway. Getaway have always felt intriguing, it’s like if Gta went British just not triple A. (I know rockstar is from Scotland). Guessing the close we get to that is Gta 4. Even tho they took influences from gritty US crime films. Great review man

I remember this game maybe not being a classic, but certainly an admirable experiment.

I loved this game. Driving through London was. Amazing. 😊

I remember this, & Black Monday were some of my favorite PS2 games. Blowing my 11 year old mind in 2002. Even today, the city & vehicles have immense detail for a PS2 release.