Getaway The - High Speed 2
The Getaway: High Speed II adapts the Williams road-themed pinball table for Game Boy, using flippers, launchers, ramps, and scoring objectives to represent the physical machine in portable form. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.8 / 10
About this game
The Getaway: High Speed II adapts the Williams road-themed pinball table for Game Boy, using flippers, launchers, ramps, and scoring objectives to represent the physical machine in portable form. Short score runs and layered targets encourage repeated attempts, while the highway theme gives traditional pinball a strong pace. The monochrome screen cannot show the full table and small status details clearly at once, and physics, sound, or light feedback are far simpler than the real table. It works mainly as portable score chasing. This description covers the original gb release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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The Getaway: High Speed II adapts the Williams road-themed pinball table for Game Boy, using flippers, launchers, ramps, and scoring objectives to represent the physical machine in portable form.
Short score runs and layered targets encourage repeated attempts, while the highway theme gives traditional pinball a strong pace. The monochrome screen cannot show the full table and small status details clearly at once, and physics, sound, or light feedback are far simpler than the real table. It works mainly as portable score chasing. Overall, its main strengths are Layered scoring and short-run replayability; Strong road-themed pace. Its material limitations are Incomplete table readability; Simplified physics and audiovisual feedback. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Layered scoring and short-run replayability
- Strong road-themed pace
Weaknesses
- Incomplete table readability
- Simplified physics and audiovisual feedback
Who it is for: Players who value layered scoring and short-run replayability.
Play notes: Expect incomplete table readability and simplified physics and audiovisual feedback.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Strong road-themed pace; Simplified physics and audiovisual feedback. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Layered scoring and short-run replayability; Incomplete table readability. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Strong road-themed pace; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original gb release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Incomplete table readability. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Unexpected Development
- Publisher
- Williams
- Release date
- 1999
- Platforms
- Game Boy (GB)
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Other · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Puzzle SolvingFast-pacedHigh DifficultyShort Sessions2D GraphicsFixed CameraSolo-friendlyReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy (GB)Worldwide1999
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Sources
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