the fact that sony managed to license real life brands for the game is something you couldnt replicate today anymore. conditions for licensing became so strict nowadays,most manufacturers dont even allow to display damage in racing games..
@@NoMooreMercyTV the successor black monday has even more Cars available. Kinda sad,that their cancelled "the getaway 3 for the PS3.( Whats remains of the Project is a Tech Demo ) Imagine playing something with graphics on par with GTA IV and real Cars Brands.
Hey guys! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate your continued support. My favorite GTA style game should be obvious lol, it's Driver San Francisco! But if I had to pick another, it's gotta be Scarface. Great gunplay, a stellar soundtrack and solid driving physics. What's yours?
Another terrific review, I for some odd reason have never played this game even though I have seen it available often since launch, ironically I was just given this PS2 game as a gift, so now I have a good reason to try it! "Made Man: Confessions of the Family Blood" is a lessor known of fun Mafia game which reminds me a little of "The Getaway",. "Scarface the World is Yours" is an excellent & delightfully violent "GTA" clone, I'm sure you know how great it is based off the fact we like similar immersive action games.
You definitely should give it a shot! I looooove Scarface, just haven't gotten around to doing a vid on it yet. I've never heard of Made Man but I'll for sure check it out, thank you for the recommendation.
The best story out of any game i have ever played in my personal opinion. This game was ahead of its time in many factors, shame about the gameplay letting it down a bit though. This is a pretty solid video too, im subscribing!
That's awesome! Not many games take place where I'm from outside of Blair Witch and The Suffering, which don't really have anything recognizable in them haha.
Fun fact: in GTA Vice City, there is a mission, where you have to kill certain gang members in given amount of time, and all of the gang members were named after the protagonists from "GTA clones", but names were slightly altered, including yes, The Getaway, which I find funny, because both games were made by British developers.
@@NoMooreMercyTV It's called "Autocide", one of the payphone missions. The person goes by the name Marcus Hammond. As a sidenote, another person you must kill is named D*ck Tanner, a clear reference to John Tanner from Driver series. This is the 2nd time Driver series protagonist is given a mention in GTA, the first one being a mission called "Two-faced Tanner" from GTA III, where you must kill a driver who is an undercover policeman.
Lmao I watched someone play through it, you also kill "Franco Carter" and "Charlie Dilson," as well as "Nick Kong" as in Nick Kang from True Crime: Streets of LA. I loved how Driv3r had "Timmy Vermicelli" placed around the map and he had floaties on his arms, a reference to how Tommy couldn't swim in Vice City.
I loved this game to death, and i actually liked it more than Gta 3 for that matter. It had such great graphics at the time, the environments looked really believable and authentic and the missions were interesting too, not to talk about the great story and characters. Its sad it was that underrated because it is a brilliant classic, with an actual serious tone and scary atmosphere.
Interesting review, I've only played TG: Black Monday and I was always wondering what it was like in comparison to the first game. Overall, The Getaway series is one which honestly should've at least had a return (remake, remaster, etc.) as it brought something original to the table - I think I'll revisit Black Monday this weekend just to see how the mechanics changed between the two cause I definitely remember that health system, just can't remember for sure if they did add a health bar as well.
They have the system in Black Monday, but you regenerate MUCH faster. The game in general is much faster paced, with more action sequences and shoot outs. I think they read the criticisms of the first game and tried to make it a more tolerable experience, in that department anyway.
I remember playing this when I was younger and really enjoying it. It's probably the first game I remember playing that had a "gritty grown up" story. Something which you would expect to see in a film or TV show, but you didn't really get much in games at the time. From a gameplay side of things, looking back at it now it appears really clunky. I would love to have a remake of this game (at least Mark's section anyway, don't really remember Frank's section much) with mordern graphics and physics, and more game friendly controls and gamplay mechanics with a minimal hud.
100% agree. Though, I think Frank's section would be a lot better with a better control scheme and modern visuals. I died a ton of times getting caught on things or the camera just didn't adjust quick enough to snap to someone new that dropped in on me.
Brilliant review. Shocked how small your channel is. Love the retro ones. This game along with Vice City and San Andreas are my childhood. I never played the sequel though, can you play it on new consoles?
Hey, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sadly, no, as far as I know, the game has never been re-released. If I had to guess, there's probably an issue with all of the licensed cars.
Saints Row is pretty cool. I've played 3 & 4 multiple times and currently playing 2 on PC (in which I encounter a problem where the game would crash after finishing one of the Sons of Samedi missions. What is even worse is that it would crash before the Mission Complete-type screen appears, meaning I have to start the game and play the entire mission all over again)
Yeahhhh Saints Row 2 is really buggy on PC unfortunately, the dev who was spearheading the project to fix the game passed away too. Volition said they were continuing development on it in his honor but we haven't heard anything since his passing. I'm hoping after the disaster of the newest game, they'll revisit 2.
Pretty much every single time I went to a game shop as a kid this game would be on the shelf and I would always contemplate getting it but never did, I think that was for the best because I don't think kid me would've appreciated this game. But looking at it now, I think it looks like a very ambitious game that is also a bit rough around the edges, which is exactly my kind of game. I should check this out at some point. Also my favourite GTA style game, might be Jak 2 if that counts, since it's more like an action platformer with a GTA style hub world.
This basically sums up my experience with the game, I never bothered to continue playing after i beat Mark’s story and god knows if I’ll ever play it again but it was nice to play a gta style game with British voices innit, I’d say when it comes to good “gta clones” the Mafia games have always been some of my favourites, even mafia iii with its repetitive gameplay lol, Chad review
Mafia 3 was okay, but it took me years to beat it. I initially bought it right after it dropped. Something was wrong with it though. I got to the mission on the gambling boat and my game would not save. I tried multiple times and it would always default to before that mission.
Oh yeah, Mafia Definitive and Mafia II are incredible games that I loved, I'll have to do a vid on the second one sometime. Regarding the third one, I will say this, they nailed the atmosphere. The soundtrack, the cars, the way people talked to Clay. I thought it was a unique spin on the formula, but ultimately the level design brought it down for me. I thought it was very repetitive and bland. Such a shame too.
only in 1 mission as mark but in the missions as frank where you have the special forces guys helping you out they carry that smg and if they die you can pick it up off them
Hey! can you make a video on test drive: eve of destruction? It was available on PS2 and XBOX, I had it on PS2 and it was one my favorite games growing up, it had a great soundtrack for a relatively old racing game like that edit: I had The getaway (my father bought it) and black too i enjoyed these 2 really really much too, I had like 20 plus games and sadly I have given some to one of my friends who was a b**** and sold them.
Just to say, you said BMW was in the game. They were in the development stage, but they didn't agree to be licensed. Which sucked as they wanted to use Minis, being a British icon, but they are owned by BMW, as is the name. There are only wrecked / non playable BMWs dotted about with no wheels. 👌🏻 The indicators flashing on the cars were novel, and them flashing quicker when driving the wrong way, but yeah, it does get annoying if you're timed.
Yeah they can be a PITA but I didn't have near as many issues with traversing San Francisco, maybe cause the streets were wider? That's my theory anyway.
Also you said theres bmw cars? Theres no bmw cars you can drive. As they didn't get the licenseing for bmw. There is one in a chopshop as a static object during a mission but none on the road.
Saints Row 2 is excellent! It did just enough different from GTA to stand on it's own and that's what I love about it. Same goes for 3, even if it did lean into the goofy over the top stuff more frequently.
You might want to play a lot of your future ps2 games for review on the PCSX2 emulator since it's gonna be the primary way people will be able to play the PS2 games you review on your channel. The great thing about the PCSX2 is you can play most games in 4K at 60fps. Almost all the Ps2 games you've reviewed on your channel can be played at 60fps which fixes all the slowdown that's so prevalent in old PS2 games not to mention them being in 4K. And like I said before, that emulator is going to be the primary way any of your viewers will have to play these older games so reviewing them that way makes a lot of sense.
Hey Daniel, thank you for the suggestion and thanks for watching! Your line of thinking makes a lot of sense, but for me I don't think emulation is necessarily the answer. The Getaway has problems when upscaled, for example the navigational blinkers don't function properly. (This may have been fixed, but it was an issue when I last tried a few years ago). I'm of the opinion that the game should be played from original hardware, where possible. Why? The slowdowns are a pain in the butt, sure, but I believe it's important to mention from a review standpoint. It was, and is, a part of the game and that platform's limitations. I also just plainly like the look of the older games with the lower resolution, call it nostalgia or whatever but PS2 games upscaled look off to me. I believe with my current setup; I'm getting adequate video out of original hardware. It's never going to match emulation, but the accuracy is more so what I'm after.
@@NoMooreMercyTV Regardless of what you do, I'm still gonna watch your vids because of the way you review your games, It's probably one of the best ways I've seen on TH-cam, I especially like the games you choose to review as well. Hopefully more people will come across your channel because I think they'll stay after watching. You have the same quality as channels much larger than yours so it's just gonna take time for people to give your channel a chance and eventually I think your gonna blow up big time. So keep it up!
@@danielvandusen5724 I appreciate your support Daniel and I appreciate the suggestions, I really do. I believe in my videos and I'm going to continue producing them regardless of the view count. Build it and they will come, I truly believe that.
Ps2 games really had sub-par graphics, I mean, the textures, colors, and image quality are hideous. Can't believe that machine was boasted as some sort of powerhouse back in the day. Really shows the power of marketing and hype on the average people...
Oh yeah, absolutely the PS2 had some absolutely hideous games. But comparing it to the PS1? It's leaps and bounds better. Compared to the Xbox though? Not even close. I think if anything, it proves how important a strong, consistent game library is as opposed to pure visual fidelity. Xbox got many of the multiplatform games, and they were usually the best version of those games, but the exclusives I can think of on PS2 were must-haves. The Getaway being just one of the many in my eyes.
People that still refer to other open world crime games as "GTA clones" are literal NPC's. The correct term to use for open world crime games that compete with GTA are "GTA-rivals" NOT "GTA clones". Do ya'll call every horror game a "Resident Evil clone"? Do you also call every fighting game a "Street Fighter clone"? Or every racer a "Forza clone"? No?! Well exactly, because it sounds stupid.
Yep! That's what I've noticed from most games from back then, plus they just look better on a CRT vs modern screens. The image you see in the video is about the best you're going to get from real hardware without modding.
Watch my review of the sequel, The Getaway: Black Monday here: th-cam.com/video/W_Ik2Oz_hEk/w-d-xo.html
the fact that sony managed to license real life brands for the game is something you couldnt replicate today anymore. conditions for licensing became so strict nowadays,most manufacturers dont even allow to display damage in racing games..
Blows my mind how many licensed cars are in this game and how they're depicted.
@@NoMooreMercyTV the successor black monday has even more Cars available.
Kinda sad,that their cancelled "the getaway 3 for the PS3.( Whats remains of the Project is a Tech Demo )
Imagine playing something with graphics on par with GTA IV and real Cars Brands.
@@krorook9221 yeahhhh, I would've really loved a getaway 3 on PS3. I plan on talking about it briefly in my next video.
Hey guys! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate your continued support.
My favorite GTA style game should be obvious lol, it's Driver San Francisco! But if I had to pick another, it's gotta be Scarface. Great gunplay, a stellar soundtrack and solid driving physics. What's yours?
I do like Just Cause series. Love the tropical setting and the crazy explosions. Total overdose is also a good one.
Another terrific review, I for some odd reason have never played this game even though I have seen it available often since launch, ironically I was just given this PS2 game as a gift, so now I have a good reason to try it!
"Made Man: Confessions of the Family Blood" is a lessor known of fun Mafia game which reminds me a little of "The Getaway",.
"Scarface the World is Yours" is an excellent & delightfully violent "GTA" clone, I'm sure you know how great it is based off the fact we like similar immersive action games.
You definitely should give it a shot! I looooove Scarface, just haven't gotten around to doing a vid on it yet. I've never heard of Made Man but I'll for sure check it out, thank you for the recommendation.
@@NoMooreMercyTV Dude, a solid profile on "Scarface" would be dope!
@@vinniecorleone62 It's definitely something I'm considering! I love the game & movie.
The best story out of any game i have ever played in my personal opinion. This game was ahead of its time in many factors, shame about the gameplay letting it down a bit though. This is a pretty solid video too, im subscribing!
Hey, thank you for subbing! I'd kill for an adaptation of this story of some kind, a film, limited tv series, remake/remaster, anything!
That intro OST still gives me goosebumps
My hometown being Bethnal I loved revisiting this game, even with the glaring flaws.
That's awesome! Not many games take place where I'm from outside of Blair Witch and The Suffering, which don't really have anything recognizable in them haha.
I love how the beginning implies that Mark sleeps in a suit.
Mark with the drip
Its my childhood, I love this game! So underrated, I wish they released Getaway 3 on PS3
I do too! I would've loved to see how they improved the game with the newer technology available to them. Real bummer it never came out.
Fun fact: in GTA Vice City, there is a mission, where you have to kill certain gang members in given amount of time, and all of the gang members were named after the protagonists from "GTA clones", but names were slightly altered, including yes, The Getaway, which I find funny, because both games were made by British developers.
What's that mission called? Can't believe I've missed this.
@@NoMooreMercyTV It's called "Autocide", one of the payphone missions. The person goes by the name Marcus Hammond.
As a sidenote, another person you must kill is named D*ck Tanner, a clear reference to John Tanner from Driver series. This is the 2nd time Driver series protagonist is given a mention in GTA, the first one being a mission called "Two-faced Tanner" from GTA III, where you must kill a driver who is an undercover policeman.
Lmao I watched someone play through it, you also kill "Franco Carter" and "Charlie Dilson," as well as "Nick Kong" as in Nick Kang from True Crime: Streets of LA.
I loved how Driv3r had "Timmy Vermicelli" placed around the map and he had floaties on his arms, a reference to how Tommy couldn't swim in Vice City.
I loved this game to death, and i actually liked it more than Gta 3 for that matter. It had such great graphics at the time, the environments looked really believable and authentic and the missions were interesting too, not to talk about the great story and characters. Its sad it was that underrated because it is a brilliant classic, with an actual serious tone and scary atmosphere.
Agree 100% with your comment, nail on the head. It's an underrated classic.
Interesting review, I've only played TG: Black Monday and I was always wondering what it was like in comparison to the first game.
Overall, The Getaway series is one which honestly should've at least had a return (remake, remaster, etc.) as it brought something original to the table - I think I'll revisit Black Monday this weekend just to see how the mechanics changed between the two cause I definitely remember that health system, just can't remember for sure if they did add a health bar as well.
They have the system in Black Monday, but you regenerate MUCH faster. The game in general is much faster paced, with more action sequences and shoot outs. I think they read the criticisms of the first game and tried to make it a more tolerable experience, in that department anyway.
I remember playing this when I was younger and really enjoying it. It's probably the first game I remember playing that had a "gritty grown up" story. Something which you would expect to see in a film or TV show, but you didn't really get much in games at the time.
From a gameplay side of things, looking back at it now it appears really clunky. I would love to have a remake of this game (at least Mark's section anyway, don't really remember Frank's section much) with mordern graphics and physics, and more game friendly controls and gamplay mechanics with a minimal hud.
100% agree. Though, I think Frank's section would be a lot better with a better control scheme and modern visuals. I died a ton of times getting caught on things or the camera just didn't adjust quick enough to snap to someone new that dropped in on me.
Brilliant review. Shocked how small your channel is. Love the retro ones.
This game along with Vice City and San Andreas are my childhood. I never played the sequel though, can you play it on new consoles?
Hey, thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Sadly, no, as far as I know, the game has never been re-released. If I had to guess, there's probably an issue with all of the licensed cars.
@@NoMooreMercyTV Gonna have to find an old PS2 then 😂
@@kbonh22 That's what I did! Got a fat PS2 for like $80 a few years back, well worth it imo. Even better once you mod it.
@@NoMooreMercyTV Sounds like a sound investment
black monday was amazing when i was a child i think i almost 100% it back in the day cant wait to see it
I'm excited for you to watch it!
Saints Row is pretty cool. I've played 3 & 4 multiple times and currently playing 2 on PC (in which I encounter a problem where the game would crash after finishing one of the Sons of Samedi missions. What is even worse is that it would crash before the Mission Complete-type screen appears, meaning I have to start the game and play the entire mission all over again)
Yeahhhh Saints Row 2 is really buggy on PC unfortunately, the dev who was spearheading the project to fix the game passed away too. Volition said they were continuing development on it in his honor but we haven't heard anything since his passing. I'm hoping after the disaster of the newest game, they'll revisit 2.
If youre old school youll remember the bt van controversy
Pretty much every single time I went to a game shop as a kid this game would be on the shelf and I would always contemplate getting it but never did, I think that was for the best because I don't think kid me would've appreciated this game. But looking at it now, I think it looks like a very ambitious game that is also a bit rough around the edges, which is exactly my kind of game. I should check this out at some point.
Also my favourite GTA style game, might be Jak 2 if that counts, since it's more like an action platformer with a GTA style hub world.
Yep, it was on the shelf every single time I went too. It's funny cause I don't really see it too often nowadays in retro game stores.
This basically sums up my experience with the game, I never bothered to continue playing after i beat Mark’s story and god knows if I’ll ever play it again but it was nice to play a gta style game with British voices innit, I’d say when it comes to good “gta clones” the Mafia games have always been some of my favourites, even mafia iii with its repetitive gameplay lol, Chad review
Mafia 3 was okay, but it took me years to beat it. I initially bought it right after it dropped. Something was wrong with it though. I got to the mission on the gambling boat and my game would not save. I tried multiple times and it would always default to before that mission.
Oh yeah, Mafia Definitive and Mafia II are incredible games that I loved, I'll have to do a vid on the second one sometime. Regarding the third one, I will say this, they nailed the atmosphere. The soundtrack, the cars, the way people talked to Clay. I thought it was a unique spin on the formula, but ultimately the level design brought it down for me. I thought it was very repetitive and bland. Such a shame too.
Scar face was the one for me growing up, I'd love for a remaster to be released
Scarface ruled, too bad the sequel was cancelled.
5:30 there’s also an SMG you can pick up and duel wield (only in 1 mission though I think)
only in 1 mission as mark but in the missions as frank where you have the special forces guys helping you out they carry that smg and if they die you can pick it up off them
@@chillperson it’s been a hell of a long time since I played it, thanks I forgot about that
My favorite gta style game is Driver 2. I cannot get the introduction video and video recaps from the story out of my head.
You have good taste my friend.
"You'll wish you never met me."
Hey! can you make a video on test drive: eve of destruction?
It was available on PS2 and XBOX, I had it on PS2 and it was one my favorite games growing up, it had a great soundtrack for a relatively old racing game like that
edit: I had The getaway (my father bought it) and black too i enjoyed these 2 really really much too, I had like 20 plus games and sadly I have given some to one of my friends who was a b**** and sold them.
I LOOOOOOVE Test Drive, it's definitely on my radar for a future vid! Anytime I heard Rob Zombie I had to crank the TV.
I wonder if you could fool someone by saying this is GTA.
Maybe a boomer but definitely not us haha.
Theres more than just those weapons. Like for instance you can get a mp5 an its dual wieldable
My favorite gta-style game(s) are saints row (THQ-Era Specifically)
Saints Row 2 and 3 are peak for me.
I used to love playing Gangster Vegas
I was never really a big mobile game guy but this one looks pretty solid actually!
Just to say, you said BMW was in the game. They were in the development stage, but they didn't agree to be licensed. Which sucked as they wanted to use Minis, being a British icon, but they are owned by BMW, as is the name. There are only wrecked / non playable BMWs dotted about with no wheels. 👌🏻 The indicators flashing on the cars were novel, and them flashing quicker when driving the wrong way, but yeah, it does get annoying if you're timed.
You are correct about BMW, I misspoke. I literally could have said any other manufacturer like Saab or Nissan 😂, woops.
driver san francisco has the bad ai too
Yeah they can be a PITA but I didn't have near as many issues with traversing San Francisco, maybe cause the streets were wider? That's my theory anyway.
Also you said theres bmw cars? Theres no bmw cars you can drive. As they didn't get the licenseing for bmw. There is one in a chopshop as a static object during a mission but none on the road.
You're right, the model exists in the game files, but they didn't acquire the BMW license. It's an oversight on my part.
Besides GTA proper, I find the original Saints Row games to be worthy competitors.
Saints Row 2 is excellent! It did just enough different from GTA to stand on it's own and that's what I love about it. Same goes for 3, even if it did lean into the goofy over the top stuff more frequently.
you need more subs
Thank you so much! I'm working on it.
You might want to play a lot of your future ps2 games for review on the PCSX2 emulator since it's gonna be the primary way people will be able to play the PS2 games you review on your channel.
The great thing about the PCSX2 is you can play most games in 4K at 60fps. Almost all the Ps2 games you've reviewed on your channel can be played at 60fps which fixes all the slowdown that's so prevalent in old PS2 games not to mention them being in 4K. And like I said before, that emulator is going to be the primary way any of your viewers will have to play these older games so reviewing them that way makes a lot of sense.
Hey Daniel, thank you for the suggestion and thanks for watching! Your line of thinking makes a lot of sense, but for me I don't think emulation is necessarily the answer. The Getaway has problems when upscaled, for example the navigational blinkers don't function properly. (This may have been fixed, but it was an issue when I last tried a few years ago). I'm of the opinion that the game should be played from original hardware, where possible. Why? The slowdowns are a pain in the butt, sure, but I believe it's important to mention from a review standpoint. It was, and is, a part of the game and that platform's limitations. I also just plainly like the look of the older games with the lower resolution, call it nostalgia or whatever but PS2 games upscaled look off to me. I believe with my current setup; I'm getting adequate video out of original hardware. It's never going to match emulation, but the accuracy is more so what I'm after.
@@NoMooreMercyTV Regardless of what you do, I'm still gonna watch your vids because of the way you review your games, It's probably one of the best ways I've seen on TH-cam, I especially like the games you choose to review as well. Hopefully more people will come across your channel because I think they'll stay after watching. You have the same quality as channels much larger than yours so it's just gonna take time for people to give your channel a chance and eventually I think your gonna blow up big time. So keep it up!
@@danielvandusen5724 I appreciate your support Daniel and I appreciate the suggestions, I really do. I believe in my videos and I'm going to continue producing them regardless of the view count. Build it and they will come, I truly believe that.
Ps2 games really had sub-par graphics, I mean, the textures, colors, and image quality are hideous. Can't believe that machine was boasted as some sort of powerhouse back in the day. Really shows the power of marketing and hype on the average people...
Oh yeah, absolutely the PS2 had some absolutely hideous games. But comparing it to the PS1? It's leaps and bounds better. Compared to the Xbox though? Not even close. I think if anything, it proves how important a strong, consistent game library is as opposed to pure visual fidelity. Xbox got many of the multiplatform games, and they were usually the best version of those games, but the exclusives I can think of on PS2 were must-haves. The Getaway being just one of the many in my eyes.
People that still refer to other open world crime games as "GTA clones" are literal NPC's. The correct term to use for open world crime games that compete with GTA are "GTA-rivals" NOT "GTA clones". Do ya'll call every horror game a "Resident Evil clone"? Do you also call every fighting game a "Street Fighter clone"? Or every racer a "Forza clone"? No?! Well exactly, because it sounds stupid.
The jack and dexter games? Those were open world, especially the second and third.
Great games.
Huh? I remember this game having way much better graphics when I was a kid. Weird.
Yep! That's what I've noticed from most games from back then, plus they just look better on a CRT vs modern screens. The image you see in the video is about the best you're going to get from real hardware without modding.