of the pumping station. The police are standing by, and Sam and Mitch stand there if they are alive. Reception Black Monday received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). According to Mike Rouse, a former Sony developer who worked on Black Monday, the game sold just over 2 million copies. The Getaway: Black Monday was met with "mixed" reception upon release. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two eights and two sevens for a total of 30 out of 40. Maxim gave the game a score of four stars out of five and said: "Fun as this game is to play, the best moments come when you just sit back and observe. Wonderfully acted, written, and directed motion-capture cut scenes play like the Snatch follow-up Guy Ritchie should have made, further evidence of the narrowing gap between video game and movie production values". On the contrary, Detroit Free Press gave it a score of two stars out of four and stated that "the underworld figures are colorful, and the language [the characters] use has a life of its own. But the game's design is bollocks". The Sydney Morning Herald also gave it a similar score of two-and-a-half stars out of five and said: "The artificial intelligence of other characters is often dim. Enemies are often oblivious to your nearby presence, while colleagues provide little genuine assistance". References External links Archived website 2004 video games Action-adventure games London Studio games Open-world video games Organized crime video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Single-player video games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games about police officers Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in 2004 Video games set in London Works about the Russian Mafia