History VideoGame / TheGreatEscape

''The Great Escape'' is a 2003 video game by Pivotal Games for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/WindowsGames PC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}.

The game is an adaptation of the eponymous 1963 UsefulNotes/WorldWarII [[Film/TheGreatEscape film of the same name]] starring Creator/{{Steve McQueen|Actor}}.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Unlike the Movie, Hendley, Blythe, Hilts and [=MacDonald=] all manage to escape back home.]]

* GoodOldFisticuffs: You can punch guards to stun them however you cannot kill them this way (Outside of waiting for them to get up behind them so you can grab them and choke them out.)this will cause them to start shooting to kill.

* RespawningEnemies: Guards tend to respawn slowly occasionally when there's no alert but continiously respawn when the alarm is raised, additional guards that also respawn and leave once the alert ends also occurs.
* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms: The Getsapo and Hendley during "Last Train Home" use Arminius Revolvers, which were not invented at the time of UsefulNotes/{{WW2}}.
* ShownTheirWork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't shown in the film, and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers (the basis of the revolvers used by Bartlett and the Gestapo officers on the train level) were used in the original film. It's also mentioned that Prisoners received tools from the Red Cross (In this case, a Compass) which was never mentioned in the film.

* ShownTheirWork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't shown in the film and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers (the basis of the revolvers used by Bartlett and the Gestapo officers on the train level) were used in the original film, It's also mentioned that Prisoners received tools from the Red Cross (In this case, a Compass) which was never mentioned in the film.

* ShownTheirWork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't shown on on the film and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers (the basis of the revolvers used by Bartlett and the Gestapo officers on the train level) were used in the original film, It's also mentioned that Prisoners received tools from the Red Cross (In this case, a Compass) which was never mentioned in the film.

''The Great Escape'' is a 2003 video game adaptation of the eponymous 1963 UsefulNotes/WorldWarII [[Film/TheGreatEscape film of the same name]] starring Creator/{{Steve McQueen|Actor}} by Pivotal games.

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''The Great Escape'' is a video game adaptation of the eponymous 1963 UsefulNotes/WorldWarII [[Film/TheGreatEscape film of the same name]] starring Creator/{{Steve McQueen|Actor}} by Pivotal games.

''The Great Escape'' is a video game adaptation of the movie by Pivotal games.

* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms: The Getsapo and Hendley during "Last Train Home" use Arminius Revolvers, which were not invented at the time of WW2.

* AdaptationalBadass: Hendley, MacDonald and Sedgewick all get in at least one gunfight against German troops while all of them plus Hilts can potentially choke out a large amount of German forces.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Unlike the Movie, Hendley, Blythe, Hilts and MacDonald all manage to escape back home.]]

* WantedMeter: Your campass will start flashing yellow if the guards are chasing you, it'll turn red if they're shooting to kill and will start flashing slower if they're starting to give up the chase.

* ShownTheirWork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't show on on the film and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers were used in the original film, It's also mentioned that Prisoners recieved tools from the Red Cross (In this case, a Compass) which was never mentioned in the film.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: The body count in the game is significantly reduced compared to the movie; Mac manages to link up with LaResistance, Hendley's and Blythe's plane doesn't suffer engine trouble and is implied to successfully make it to Switzerland, and, while Hilts is not killed in the movie, he successfully manages to make the final jump across the border instead of botching it up and being recaptured. The only character whose death ''may'' have not been averted is Bartlett, as he is [[WhatHappennedToTheMouse not seen again]] after getting separated from Mac while being chased by the Gestapo.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Unlike the Movie,Hendley,Blythe, Hilts and MacDonald all manage to escape back home.]]

* ArtificialBrilliance: Guards will investigate opened doors, follow your bloodstains you leave when low on health and are suprisingly hard to shake when they're chasing you and will even lock the doors on Prisoner huts if you keep opening them.

* GaidenGame: Can be considered one to the "''VideoGame/ConflictSeries''" as they share devs and the same engine with alot of the mechanics reused for this.

* GaidenGame: Can be considered one to the "ConflictSeries" as they share devs and the same engine with alot of the mechanics reused for this.

* GaidenGame: Can be considered one to the Conflictseries as they share devs and the same engine with alot of the mechanics reused for this.

* GaidenGame: Can be considered one to the ConflictSeries as they share devs and the same engine with alot of the mechanics reused for this.

* ShownTheirWork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't show on on the film and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers were used in the original film.
* WantedMeter: Your compass will start flashing yellow if the guards are chasing you, it'll turn red if they're shooting to kill and will start flashing slower if they're starting to give up the chase.

* AdaptionalBadass: Hendley, MacDonald and Sedgewick all get in at least one gunfight against German troops while all of them plus Hilts can potentially choke out a large amount of German forces.

* Showntheirwork: Several dialogue/levels show the devs did research, "Delousing Breakout" is based on a real life escape attempt at Stalug Luft 3 that wasn't show on on the film and it's thought that Arminius Revolvers were used in the original film.

* ArtificalBriliance: Guards will investigate opened doors, follow your bloodstains you leave when low on health and are suprisingly hard to shake when they're chasing you and will even lock the doors on Prisoner huts if you keep opening them.
* ArtificalStupditiy: Guards take a surprsingly long time to recognise you on lower difficulties, even on Hard they can be somewhat blind from a distance, (Though they have significantly better vision during an alert.) and Guards checking opened doors in prisoner huts can be easily choked out once they turn around.

* ArtificalBriliance: Guards will investigate opened doors, follow your bloodstains you leave when low on health and are suprisingly hard to shake when they're chasing you and will even lock the doors on Prisoner huts if you keep opening them.
* ArtificalStupditiy: Guards take a surprsingly long time to recognise you on lower difficulties, even on Hard they can be somewhat blind from a distance, (Though they have significantly better vision during an alert.) and Guards checking opened doors in prisoner huts can be easily choked out once they turn around.

* Artifical Briliance: Guards will investigate opened doors, follow your bloodstains you leave when low on health and are suprisingly hard to shake when they're chasing you and will even lock the doors on Prisoner huts if you keep opening them.
* Artifical Stupditiy: Guards take a surprsingly long time to recognise you on lower difficulties, even on Hard they can be somewhat blind from a distance, (Though they have significantly better vision during an alert.) and Guards checking opened doors in prisoner huts can be easily choked out once they turn around.
* Respawning Enemies: Guards tend to respawn slowly occasionally when there's no alert but continiously respawn when the alarm is raised, additional guards that also respawn and leave once the alert ends also occurs.
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