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it doesnt have the freedom of gta3
Alfa Romeo 154 (2000)
Ambulance (1999)
Taxi (1960)
Brabus A190 Lang (2001)
Brabus S500L (2001)
Citroën Saxo (1998)
Daihatsu Hijet (1996)
Daihatsu Hijet Pickup (1996)
Daihatsu Sirion (2002)
Dennis Fire Engine (1996)
Fiat Punto (1995)
Honda Accord (1988)
Honda Civic (2002)
Jensen M3 Interceptor (1972)
Jensen SV8 (2002)
Lexus IS200 (2001)
Lexus lS430 (2002)
Lexus SC430 (2002)
Lorry (1996)
Lotus Elite (1957)
Nissan Micra (1995)
Nissan Skyline (1998)
Peugeot 306 (1994)
Panda car (1998)
Police van (1995)
Police Vectra (1997)
Prison van (1996)
Range Rover - with bull bars (1976)
Range Rover (1973)
Renault Espace (1998)
Renault Laguna (2000)
Routemaster Bus (1969)
Rover 75 (2002)
Rover 2000 (1973)
Rover P7 V8 (1979)
Rover SD1 (1979)
Saab 900 (1990)
Saab 93 (2002)
Singledecker Bus (1994)
Toyota Corolla (1994)
Toyota Hiace (1994)
Toyota MR2 (1990)
Toyota Space (1987)
BT Work Van (1995)
Citylink Van (1995)
FedEx van (1995)
Works van - small (1995)
Works van - big (1995)
Royal Mail van (1995)
Unmarked Vectra (1996
Vauxhall Astravan (1990)
I think thats 52 cars, its gonna be brilliant. Anyone got any information on the weapons that'll be in the game?
> it looks like driver 2 with slightly better graphics.
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> it doesnt have the freedom of gta3
it does
did anyone see anything about getaway on the news? i think it was channel 1 or 3 and what did they say.. missed it
> it looks like driver 2 with slightly better graphics.
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> it doesnt have the freedom of gta3
So, it looks like Driver 1 then, with even better graphics?
Let me expand. It looks like Driver 1 because of the narrow criss-cross streets lined with tall buildings.
Yes it does have the freedom of GTA3/Vice City. One option available straight away is a free roaming mode. If that's not freedom, I don't know what is.
If you mean freedom in terms of what order you do your missions, then you are right. GTA3/Vice City lets you do missions in whatever order you want, within certain limits anyway. With The getaway, you do one mission, then the next, then the next. Everything is scripted, se every time you play a mission, everything is the same. However, in terms of the city itself, it's as free as free can be.
Graphically, at least, it is far superior to Vice City. Not only are the graphics more detailed and accurate, but the speed seems to remain high, and the draw distance is absolutely superb, with no discernable pop-up that I could see.
Comparisons with Vice City are inevitable, but they're really two quite different games. GTA has you doing the 'wrong' things simply to get rich, while The Getaway has you doing the wrong things for the right reason (saving your son's life) in the first 12 missions, and the right things for the right reasons as a police officer in the last 12 missions. GTA has a 'cartoon' feel about the whole thing, while The Getaway is far more serious. It's like comparing Ridge Racer 5 to Gran Turismo 3 - both are great, fun games about the same subject, but take a very different approach - one has cartoon simplicity, while the other is far more realistic.
As a Londoner myself, I am really looking forward to the game.