<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Soho	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
British	O
gangster	O
films	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Get	O
Carter	O
and	O
Snatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
27	O
months	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
re-creating	O
large	O
areas	O
of	O
London	O
in	O
high	B-Algorithm
resolution	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Monday	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
third-person	O
sandbox	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
two	O
lead	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
carry	O
out	O
their	O
missions	O
for	O
game	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
labeled	O
as	O
a	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
from	O
real	O
automobile	O
manufacturers	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
;	O
unlike	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
fictional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
began	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
32-bit	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
off	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
Porsche	B-Device
Challenge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
prototyped	O
and	O
playable	O
missions	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
then	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
several	O
screenshots	O
printed	O
in	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
would	O
never	O
see	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
were	O
generating	O
a	O
lot	O
attention	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
successful	O
result	O
in	O
reproducing	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
central	O
London	O
for	O
their	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
racer	O
Metropolis	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
MSR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
MSR	O
was	O
being	O
hyped	O
and	O
primed	O
for	O
release	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
so-called	O
"	O
killer	O
applications	O
"	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
felt	O
compelled	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
Sega	O
's	O
thunder	O
by	O
promising	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
which	O
would	O
re-create	O
a	O
massive	O
113	O
square	O
kilometers	O
(	O
70	O
square	O
miles	O
)	O
of	O
London	O
,	O
displaying	O
the	O
ferocity	O
with	O
which	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
challenge	O
its	O
veteran	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-creating	O
even	O
16	O
square	O
kilometers	O
proved	O
a	O
daunting	O
task	O
and	O
a	O
technical	O
nightmare	O
,	O
factors	O
which	O
may	O
have	O
delayed	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
by	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
an	O
acceptable	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
Team	O
Soho	O
developers	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
city	O
up	O
into	O
separate	O
regions	O
and	O
impose	O
a	O
loading	O
time	O
delay	O
when	O
crossing	O
between	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
had	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
development	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
taken	O
by	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
to	O
can	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
perhaps	O
to	O
allow	O
yet	O
more	O
funds	O
to	O
be	O
poured	O
into	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
hugely-popular	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
often	O
compared	O
)	O
also	O
hurt	O
sales	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
large	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
chiefly	O
composed	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Hale	O
,	O
while	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Shawn	O
Lee	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
compose	O
music	O
for	O
another	O
sandbox-style	O
game	O
,	O
Bully	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FHM	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
similar	O
to	O
GTA	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
look	O
,	O
feel	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
nonetheless	O
worth	O
sleeping	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
store	O
for	O
this	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
hindrance	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
involves	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
-	O
or	O
lack	O
thereof	O
-	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
look	O
and	O
play	O
out	O
like	O
a	O
movie	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
reached	O
300,000	O
copies	O
within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$36	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
53rd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mike	O
Rouse	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Sony	O
developer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
,	O
it	O
sold	O
almost	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
from	O
2014	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
number	O
23	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
50	O
underappreciated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Push	O
Square	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Monday	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
again	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
3	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
reported	O
as	O
cancelled	O
on	O
4	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Eight	B-Application
Days	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
regarding	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
March	O
2008	O
by	O
screenplay	O
writer	O
Katie	O
Ellwood	O
,	O
who	O
affirmed	O
the	O
action	O
title	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
estimated	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
given	O
,	O
but	O
Ellwood	O
did	O
say	O
that	O
Sony	O
executives	O
were	O
making	O
deals	O
with	O
film	O
companies	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Getaway	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
just	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
strengths	O
,	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
and	O
SingStar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
EyePet	B-Application
,	O
priorities	O
have	O
been	O
changed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
projects	O
are	O
n't	O
dead	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
