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A series of London set [[Wide Open Sandbox]] crime games with two entries to date |
A series of London set [[Wide Open Sandbox]] crime games with two entries to date |
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The first (''The Getaway'' (2002) follows former Soho gangster Mark Hammond as he is blackmailed back into the life by a ruthless crime boss who has kidnapped his son. Parallel to this the game follows [[Cowboy Cop|Frank Carter]] and his vendetta against the underworld. |
The first (''[[The Getaway]]'' (2002) follows former Soho gangster Mark Hammond as he is blackmailed back into the life by a ruthless crime boss who has kidnapped his son. Parallel to this the game follows [[Cowboy Cop|Frank Carter]] and his vendetta against the underworld. |
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The sequel ''Getaway: Black Monday'' was released in 2004 and follows the parallel stories of Organised Crime Squad officer Ben Mitchell and underworld connected amateur boxer Eddie O'Connor as a new underworld war breaks out. |
The sequel ''Getaway: Black Monday'' was released in 2004 and follows the parallel stories of Organised Crime Squad officer Ben Mitchell and underworld connected amateur boxer Eddie O'Connor as a new underworld war breaks out. |
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Not to be confused with the [[Sam Peckinpah]] film ''[[Film/The Getaway|The Getaway]]'' or its 1993 remake. |
Not to be confused with the [[Sam Peckinpah]] film ''[[Film/The Getaway|The Getaway]]'' or its 1993 remake. |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Mark Hammond and Eddie O'Connor. |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Mark Hammond and Eddie O'Connor. |
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* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Ben Mitchell and Eddie O'Connor team up to take down Viktor Skobel in two of the endings to ''Black Monday''. |
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Ben Mitchell and Eddie O'Connor team up to take down Viktor Skobel in two of the endings to ''Black Monday''. |
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[[Category:Play Station 2]] |
[[Category:Play Station 2]] |
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[[Category:The Getaway]] |
[[Category:The Getaway]] |
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