The Getaway: Black Monday

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Jan 11, 2005
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 68
  3. Negative: 9 out of 68
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  1. AB
    Jan 10, 2005
    2
    I thought that I could only die once but Sony has appearantly proved me wrong as they've released a crappy sequel to the crappy first "The Getaway" game. The first game had ridiculous control and bad acting, and they've managed to make this one even worse.
  2. RickN.
    Mar 8, 2005
    3
    To all the people who voted this as a 10 and said thats it's "wicked" or whatever. Your wrong. Its boring.
  3. MutherF.
    May 9, 2005
    3
    Game was boring, controls were crap, story line was also crap, the only good thing is the free roam mode, the graphics arnt that good, not worth the money i paid.
  4. RyanW.
    May 29, 2005
    3
    After playing the original getaway i was expecting more of the same excitement. But I was left feeling bitterly disappointed with this sequel. It bored me to tears.
  5. Kyle_Katarn92
    Jul 9, 2016
    2
    Out of all the games I've played on the PS2, this is by far the worst. The story is uninteresting, the characters are bland and lack personalities, the voice acting is unimpressive to say the least. The combat system is choppy and the fact that there is no HUD doesn't help.The stealth missions are ridiculous. In the plus column dough, the cars look decent.
  6. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 22, 2022
    1
    same thing as the first one but 3x harder With the same horrible controls ...................................

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#100 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 53
  3. Negative: 11 out of 53
  1. Gamer.tv
    60
    The locations feel more spacious than the original, too, and missions are varied so drug busts move into car chases with only the slightest hint of nausea...A limited but exciting experience.
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  2. Eurogamer
    50
    Maybe if any of the significant flaws of the original had been ironed out, and the missions were actually compelling, we wouldn't mind, but the excitement and thirst for vengeance of the original has been replaced by exceptionally ordinary shoot-'em-up missions, one on-rails shooting section, and a few awful stealth encounters.
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  3. IC-Games
    70
    As it stands Black Monday just cannot compete with the truly impressive games released for the Playstation 2 this year.
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