The Getaway has taken several years and literally thousands and thousands of photographs to accurately recreate a virtual 3D version of the city of London. Of course not every side street is included (which I'm thankfull for because I get lost enough as it is!) but all the major landmarks are there, all the major streets and even real world shops like Pizza Hut, The Body Shop, Starbucks, Armani are included in the game.
Of course London isn't going to stay the same forever, so for example whilst MI:2 (Mission Impossible 2) might have been on in cinemas at the time the game was created, it is long gone from theatres now. I think it's good that details like this were included, it adds to the realism when you pass by a real world cinema complex in the game and see the name of an actual movie that exists.
Below is a video showing a comparison between some real images taken on Great Marlborough Street and in-game footage from the same view point.
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