The Getaway (PlayStation 2)

The Getaway
Developer: Team Soho Publishers: SCEA (US), SCEE (EU), Capcom (JP) Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in JP: November 20, 2003 Released in US: January 19, 2003 Released in EU: December 11, 2002 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused items. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article

Not to be confused with The Getaway: High Speed II.

The Getaway is an open-world third-person shooter set in the city of London. The game features driving and gunning mechanics similarly to the then-recently released Grand Theft Auto III, but The Getaway differs itself from the average open-world game by using real licensed brands, and an extremely accurate rendition of central London.

Unfortunately, that also leads to the reason as to why some vehicles had to be cut: vehicle licensing issues.

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Prototype Info

Cut Vehicles

In The Getaway, all the vehicles are of licensed brands and some of the manufacturers whose vehicles are featured didn't want to be associated with a game as violent as The Getaway. Because of that, 19 vehicles were cut or remain unused. BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Volkswagen and other manufacturers either decided against having their vehicles featured in the game or simply didn't make the cut. Most of these vehicles can be seen in several pre-release images and renders which were given out to review magazines prior to release and an early trailer prior to E3, suggesting that the E3 Demo build also featured them.

The PAL Demo build of the game in particular features earlier versions of some background music, different textures and two vehicles which never appeared in the final builds: a modified to avoid licensing red Jaguar XJ12 Sovereign and a Ford Fiesta Police Car.

In March 2013 RacingFreak successfully managed to find a method to spawn some of the removed cars, namely the ASTON, BMW3, BMW5, JEEP, MERC560, SKODA, XJ12 and the dumped version of XJ12MOD (PARKED2). This is followed by another major breakthrough achieved in January 2020 as he finally figured out a way to spawn the remaining cut vehicles that had been speculated for so long to be completely erased from the game data.

It is possible to spawn and drive some of these vehicles by swapping the basenames of already spawned vehicles in the mission scripts. The game can be emulated using PCSX2 and Cheat Engine can be used to edit in real-time the basename strings, which are very clearly visible as string values in the Memory Viewer. The easiest way is by searching the string 'Mark' and then 'MZ2' when in Free Roam. It is required to either kill the player in order to trigger the restart menu and reflect the changes done to the basename of the spawn vehicle or check the address as 'Active' in Cheat Engine and start Free Roam anew from the main menu:

Region	Address
PAL 1.03	20401900
PAL 2.03	203FE9E0
PAL 3.00	203FE9E0
NTSC	20400060
NTSC-J	20407FA0
NTSC-K	20407D20

The following table contains all vehicle basenames found in the game so far:

Basename	Make & Model	Spawnable?	Additional Notes
ACCORD	Honda Accord	YES
ALFA	Alfa Romeo 156	YES
ALTEST	Honda Accord	NO*	*Despite being listed as a Sirion in the cars table, the model itself is Accord's.
AMB	LDV Convoy Ambulance	YES
ASTON	Aston Martin V8 Vantage	YES*	*Has missing handling on retail copies. Need to use PAL Demo values to fix.
ASTRAVAN	Bedford Astravan	YES
AUDITT	Audi TT Spyder	NO	Featured in pre-E3 images and renders. Mentioned in a few files in the game.
BADBOY	Peugeot 306 (Boyracer)	YES
BENTLEY	Bentley Mulsanne	NO*	*Featured in pre-E3 images and renders. Handling and model data remains. Supposedly a civilian version, but has only one red paintjob.
BM3_DODGY	BMW 3-Series (Boyracer)	NO	The handling line is the only remnant.
BMW3	BMW 3-Series Coupe [E36]	YES*	*PAL version 1.00 onwards has its handling line deleted, but it's possible to copy over the handling data from the PAL Demo. Featured in E3 trailer.
BMW5	BMW 5-Series [E34]	YES	Featured in pre-E3 images and the E3 trailer. Fully functional once spawned, with ability to spawn in traffic.
BTOLD	Ford Transit (British Telecom Van)	YES	This vehicle is connected to a controversy with the usage of BT livery and as a result has many different versions.
CAPRI	Ford Capri	NO*	*Featured in pre-E3 media, handling and model data remains.
CFIESTA	Ford Fiesta (Royal Parks Constabulary Police Car)	YES*	*PAL Demo only. In the retail builds it is replaced by Peugeot 306 using the same basename.
CHARLIE	Bentley Mulsanne (Charlie's)	NO*	*Only seen in a cutscene, handling and model data remains.
CIVIC	Honda Civic	YES	Triad's gang vehicle.
CLINK	Ford Transit (Large City Link)	YES
COROLA	Toyota Corolla Liftback	YES
CORTINA	Ford Cortina	NO*	*Featured in pre-E3 images and renders, handling and model data remains.
CVECTRA	Vauxhall Vectra (Metropolitan Police Car)	YES
CRANE	Dockyard crane	YES	Mission-only vehicle.
CTRANSIT	Ford Transit (Metropolitan Police Van)	YES
DDBUS	AEC Routemaster Double Decker	YES
ELITE	Lotus Elite	YES
ESPACE	Renault Espace	YES
ESPRIT	Lotus Esprit	YES
FEDEX	Ford Transit (Medium FedEx)	YES
FIESTA	Ford Fiesta	NO	Basename remains only. Supposedly a civilian version of the CFIESTA.
FIRE	Volvo FL6 Dennis Fire Engine	YES	Featured only during 'Painting the town red' mission. Can be spawned.
FORK	Forklift	YES	Mission-only vehicle.
FORK2	Forklift	YES	Mission-only vehicle.
FORK3	Forklift	YES	Mission-only vehicle.
G_MAX	Golf Cart	YES
GOLF	Volkswagen Golf MK3	NO*	*Handling and model data remains. Internally misspelled as 'WOLKSWAGEN' in the handling data.
GOLFMOD	Volkswagen Golf MK3 (Boyracer)	NO*	*Featured in pre-E3 images, handling and model data remains. Internally misspelled as 'WOLKSWAGEN' in the handling data.
GRANADA	Ford Granada Estate	NO*	*Featured in pre-E3 images and renders, handling and model data remains.
HIACE	Toyota Hiace	YES
HIJET	Daihatsu Hijet	YES
JAKE	Lexus LS430	YES	Mission vehicle with Jake Jolson in the back seat.
JEEP	Jeep Grand Cherokee	YES	Can be spawned.
JENSENM3	Jensen Interceptor MkIII	YES
JENSENSV8	Jensen S-V8	YES
JOHNNY	Honda Accord	YES	Mission-only vehicle with Johnny Chai in the front passenger seat.
LAGUNA	Renault Laguna Nevada	YES
LEX_TR	Lexus LS430	YES
LEXUS	Lexus IS200	YES
LEXUS_LS	Lexus LS430 (Gang)	YES	Bethnal Green Mob gang vehicle.
LEXUSSC	Lexus SC430	YES	Collins' Gang vehicle.
LORRY	Iveco EuroCargo Truck	YES	De-badged due to lack of licensing.
LTRANSIT	Ford Transit (Large)	NO*	*Previously only seen in very early renders and a presentation dating 2000. Handling and model data remains.
M250	Lotus M250	YES
MAIL	Ford Transit (Small Royal Mail)	YES
MERC280	Mercedes-Benz 280SE	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
MERC560	Mercedes-Benz 560SEC	YES*	*Can be spawned. PAL Demo version still has the Mercedes-Benz badge on the grille.
MERCA	Mercedes-Benz A Klasse	YES
MERCS	Mercedes-Benz S Klasse (Gang)	YES	Yardie's gang vehicle.
MICRA	Nissan Micra	YES
MR2	Toyota MR2	YES	One of the few vehicles that is very different in the PAL demo. Supposedly was originally intended to be a Triad gang vehicle.
MTRANSIT	Ford Transit (Medium)	YES
MZ2	Caterham/Lotus Super Seven	YES	Free Roam starting vehicle.
P911	Porsche 911	NO	Handling line only present in the PAL Demo. Was the only air cooled vehicle in the game. Unfortunately, no model data remains.
PARKED1	Mercedes-Benz 560SEC (Dumped)	YES	Dumped version of MERC560.
PARKED2	Jaguar XJ6 (Dumped)	YES	Dumped version of XJ12MOD.
PARKLAG	Renault Laguna Nevada (Locked)	YES	Spawns only in a mission, vehicle tags are set to have the doors locked. Can be spawned, but you can't re-enter.
PEOGOUT	Peugeot 306	YES	Internally misspelled.
PICKUP	Daihatsu Hijet Pick-up	YES
PIG	Ford Transit MK2	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
PRISON	Iveco EuroCargo (Prison Van)	YES	Mission-only vehicle. Can be spawned in any build of the game.
PUNTO	Fiat Punto	YES
R75	Rover 75	YES
R75GANG	Rover 75 (Gang)	YES	Bethnal Green Mob gang vehicle.
RANGE	Land Rover Range Rover (Gang)	YES	Bethnal Green Mob gang vehicle seen during several missions.
RANGE_TR	Land Rover Range Rover	YES
RECOVERY	Ford Transit (Recovery Truck)	YES
ROVER	Rover 3500 SD1	YES
ROVERP7	Rover P6	YES
SAAB	Saab 900 Turbo	YES
SAAB93	SAAB 9-3 Aero	YES
SAAB9X	SAAB 9-X Concept	YES
SAAB_FRANK	SAAB 900 Turbo (Frank's)	YES	Frank Carter's car - used during 'The Vigilante' mission. Unique black color and scratches in the rear end.
SAXO	Citroën Saxo	YES
SD1GANG	Rover 3500 SD1 (Gang)	YES	Yardie's gang vehicle.
SDBUS	Optare Delta Bus	YES
SIRION	Daihatsu Sirion	YES
SJAG	Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign	NO	Supposedly the older basename of XJ12MOD.
SKODA	Škoda Felicia (Misnamed as Fabia)	YES*	*Handling line is misnamed, so demo values are needed. Engine sounds are not defined, so it doesn't have any.
SKY	Nissan Skyline GT-R [R33]	YES
SKYLINE	Nissan Skyline GT-R [R33] (Gang)	YES	Triad's gang vehicle.
SPACE	Toyota TownAce	YES
SUBARU	Subaru	NO	Basename is the only remaining remnant.
STRANSIT	Ford Transit (Small)	YES
TVR	TVR Cerbera	YES
UNMARKED	Vauxhall Vectra (Unmarked Police Car)	YES	Mission-only vehicle, can be spawned. The PAL Demo uses an earlier version of it that is later shown only in the cutscenes.
UPSIDE	Vauxhall Vectra (Unmarked Police Car)	YES	Upside-down, earlier version of UNMARKED.
VOYAGER	Chrysler Voyager	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
VR4	Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
XJ12	Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign	YES	Supposedly originally a Bethnal Green Mob gang vehicle. Featured in the first mission of PAL Demo. Can be spawned in any build of the game.
XJ12MOD	Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
XR3i	Ford Escort XR3i	NO*	*Handling and model data remains.
VENOM	Venom GT Concept (Ben's Concept)	YES*	*PAL 2.03 and NTSC versions onwards.

(Source: RacingFreak)

Image Gallery

The following gallery contains screenshots only of the cut vehicles (that do not appear in-game at all or are limited to a cutscene such as CHARLIE) and all of their paintjobs:

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

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Bentley Mulsanne

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Bentley Mulsanne (Charlie's)

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BMW 3 Series

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BMW 5 Series

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Ford Capri

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Chrysler Voyager

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Ford Cortina

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Ford Granada

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Ford Escort XR3i

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Ford Transit

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Ford Transit

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Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign

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Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign

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Jeep Cherokee

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Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4

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Mercedes-Benz 280SE

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Mercedes-Benz 560SEC

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Skoda Felicia

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VW Golf

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VW Golf (Boyracer)

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Regional & Revisional Differences

The game has had several changes since its release, starting with the initial 1.03 European version.

This version has two key elements that are subject to censorship in later releases: A graphic cutscene of Johnny Chai's torture, and a British Telecommunications (BT) Ford Transit van, which still has full BT livery and Ford badge in the cutscene model.

Following the release of the game in Europe, due to the violent nature of the aforementioned cutscene, The Getaway was banned in Australia, thus forcing the developers to alter the camera angles of the scene, focusing more on the characters' facial expressions rather than the violence. The cutscene model of the BT Van was also re-textured, and the Ford badges were removed. This is known as the 1.1 European version of the game.

The 1.1 European version's release was then followed by a dispute with British Telecommunications. The latter had wished to have their identity taken out of the game completely, because in the in-game mission, the player was tasked with attacking another BT van, and BT didn't want attacks on their employees to be portrayed within the game. Following this, all following versions of the game have a plain light blueish van in the mission, and even the dialogue was altered to refer to it as just "a van" rather than "BT van".

PAL Demo	PAL 1.00	PAL 1.03 & NTSC Demo	PAL 2.03 onwards
Also used in cutscenes in 1.00 and 1.03 PAL builds.	Retextured front and edited model proportions.	No BT logos in the rear end. Also featured in NTSC Demo.	Complete removal of any livery.

Supposedly to make up the loss of content, an additional vehicle was added into the game, the "Venom GT Concept". This car is exclusive to PAL 2.03 and NTSC versions of the game:

Another minor addition are short camera pans at the start of some missions. This is introduced with the PAL 2.03 version of the game.

PAL 1.00 & 1.03	PAL 2.03 onwards

(Source: RacingFreak)

Developer Texts

Hidden inside the executables for the game are some developers expressing some frustration over making the game:

I hate this game's coding. I can't see jack or shit of what's in it!
Stream %d has read %d more bytes than the file size. Please tell Keith. If possible, save
    your debug output and mail it to him......Please also note the level on which it happened,
    how long you were playing for and what if any dialogue was playing
Serious Shit. SOUNDSYS thread does not work.....SOUNDSYS secondary thread has
    started...Serious Shit. Second thread does not work
request to free %d bytes of spu ram failed !!!!...things are shit. memory allocated above 2mb.

(Source: Decension)