Here you can find tips on many things in The Getaway. They are in different sections If you feel I should add another section about something else, just e-mail one of us.

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SHAKE THE COPS
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In The Getaway, you might find that it is hard for you to lose the cops. If you are new to the game most likely though. But it can still be hard for others. If you have trouble with the cops and they end up having you nicked or are just plain annoying you, here are some tips:

-If you see a cop car in the distance, slow down if you are going very fast (it doesn't really matter but is as better I guess) and drive carefully past the copper. If you do this the cop wont chase you unless they know who you are if you are Mark Hammond. With DC Carter, the cops don't chase you

-If cops are on your back try getting very close to cars driving fast and dodge them; they cops will follow you and will most likely smash right into a car

-Try driving through heavy mobs of cars and go on some sidewalks

-Or just drive straight through cars in a straight line just missing them and the copper will probably hit of of them

-If they just wont give up, stop your car, get out and shoot the cops amd kill them. Also, steal their car if it is the Orange and white one because it's fast.

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HOW TO DODGE A COPPER
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Coming Towards You
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When a copper is in his car coming at you, slow down a bit and fake one direction by barely turning one direction, then quickly swerve the other way and the copper will skid his car to the direction you faked. This is a smooth little trick that counters their cheap and idiotic cop car abuse. Lucky for them, it's only a game.

Here are some fun little bits you might have not known about and stuff that's just fun to do...

Shoot the outside of the garage in mission 21(it won't open from the outside), then get in the TVR or Lotus and look at the mess of bullet holes where the door was! Haha!

Want to see another view of your car? Park at a intersection with lights(If they're red or not) and get out. Walk away from the car a bit, and wait for more cars to pull up behind yours. It's pretty cool to see what other people can see when you get out of the car.

Press Circle to get out of your car on the right side. Press Left and Circle to get out of your car on the left side.

Find a road with those plastic lights that are in the median of the road(like in the first mission), and drive into them and try to collect as many as you can in one big pile in the middle of the street.

Whack cops when you're DC Carter. If an enemy or a pedestrian is near a cop, you can press whack on THEM and turn fast towards the cop and it will whack them.

Hit a parked car and your character yells at no one. Hit a car when it's your fault and your character blames the other person.

Driving Tips

-Use curbs and sidewalks Go around cars that are stopped or that are travelling too slow. Don't be a sucker and wait, especially on timed missions.

- Driving through traffic(down the middle) Surprisingly enough you can actually drive inbetween both lanes and scrape by other cars and not get hit. However, if there is a cop car or a gang car after you, it may drive head on into you as you try to scrape by it.

-Stealing cars when people are after you If your car is in terrible condition or if you don't even have a car, you need to get in a good condition car and get away from your ememies. If a bunch of gang or cop cars were following you, kill them all if you can and take the car that is in the best condition because you might have to do this process a few times on the way to where you are headed.

-Run people down when they're shooting at you Sure shootouts are very fun but it's even funer to get in a car and run down your enemy.

-Lose followers(dodge, swerve, slam on brakes) Cars that follow you are generally really good at keeping up with you and they don't hit oncoming traffic like you thought they would when you swerve from lane to lane, so you have got to put together moves like slam on the brakes and swerve around them and cut through traffic then take a hard right or left and drive on the sidewalk and hope that whoever is following you hits a pole. That may not always work, but just don't give up and keep trying new complex strings of moves to lose your followers. You could always get out and shoot at them too.

-Steal ak-47's from gangs(the passenger has one) Go for the big gun. The AK-47 is an automatic rifle that is very accurate at long range, if you aren't wounded, and it is a comon gun. I would say the dual MP5s are the best killing devices but they are very rare, infact they are only in one mission, but if you don't use them you can keep bringing them with you on to the next missions

-Cars heal your health(while inside them and you can even lean on them to heal) Use cars to your advantage! Get in one if you are about to die and drive for a while. Your health will slowly go back up. It's slow but it works.

Gun Tips

-Use pistols in close quarters Dual pistols work very well inside buildings and they are the best overall weapon

-Pick off people far away with free aim Don't forget about this feature! Free-aim can be very useful at shooting things that are far away.

-Using walls and shooting around corners Go stealthy. Put your back against walls and you can see around a corner before you even go around it. If you are by the corner you can put your gun out and shoot blindly around the corner. It works best with an AK-47 but it does waste ammo fast so it is debatable if it's even worth it.

-Use auto aim to advance on hiding foes If you have someone targeted and they go into hiding, don't stop targeting them! Keep walking towards them and the second they are visible, blast them!

-Hold auto aim when going around corners If you can't see around a corner because you are walking towards the camera, then press and hold auto aim. If your character does nothing then there is no one around the corner who is a threat to you.

-Roll when you need to(no health, dodging bullets or rolling around corners) It can save your life if you're low on health. Roll behind objects so you are not in the way of gunfire. This is a good tactic to use even if you have full health.

-Don't get caught on stairs and know how to use them to your advantage If you are climbing stairs and you get shot at, you can't do anything about it until you get to the top. However, this goes for anyone that is on the stairs. Wait for your enemies to come get you and when they come down the stairs, be cheap and shoot at them, see how they like it.

-Don't get whacked. And I don't mean killed. If an enemy somehow gets close enough to you that they can literally stick out their arm, gun in hand, and hit you with it, then the first thing you should do as the player is to be already pressing the whack button yourself. If your enemy hits you, it does amazing damage. If you get hit twice, you are DEAD. It's almost like a shotgun blast. Use the whack feature yourself whenever someone is getting close to you to kill them quickly.

General Tips

-Don't run out into traffic (one hit and you could die) If you run out into the road and a car hits you, most likely you are dead. Look both ways before you cross the road, just your momma always said.

-Don't always use a shotgun or AK until the ammo runs out before switching guns You should use a weapon that fits the use that you need. If you have a shotgun, AK, and a pistol lying on the ground, pick up the one that you need right then. If enemies are approaching closely, pick up the shotgun and blow them away. If they are far away and you can see them, pick up the AK and pick them off. If they are at medium range, use the pistol. Or, if there is no one near you, then pick up the gun you would like to use next, AK, or shotgun and put away your pistol(s).

-Swap weapons(ex. kill a guy with an AK then take HIS AK) If you waste more ammo to kill a guy then he does when he is shooting at you, then you'd be stupid NOT to take his gun, it has more ammo. This only applies to the shotgun and AK-47, but it is important to have the most ammo possible.

-Don't forget about buses, they're slow but pretty tough And they are durable and can push cars out of the way like toys. If you haven't used one yet, you should. If you have, but not often enough, do it more. They are in the game for a reason and they can be very useful.

-When healing in the streets, keep pressing auto aim everyone ten seconds or so More enemies may arrive by car while you are healing and you may not be able to see them come so keep pressing auto aim every ten seconds or so to tell if there is a threat near you.

-Cops can't pull you out of your car but they can shoot at you when you are in it. That's good and bad. Get away from shooting cops as fast as you can but don't worry about them pulling you out of your new ride like in games such as Grand Theft Auto.