Payback (video game)
A Grand Theft Auto-inspired game for multiple platforms.
Payback is a video game developed and published by Apex Designs, first released in 2001. It was followed by a sequel, Payback 2, in 2012.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Apex Designs
- Publisher
- Apex Designs (Amiga)
- DSI Games/Zoo Digital (GBA)
- Freeverse (Mac)
- Genre
- Action, Grand Theft Auto clone
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Platforms
- Amiga
- WarpOS
- Game Boy Advance
- Macintosh
- GP2X
- iOS
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Did You Know?
- The game supports four-player multiplayer deathmatch.
- A slightly modified 'Isla Nublar' map is featured as an unlockable bonus in the GBA version.
Development
The project began as a fan-made clone of Grand Theft Auto for the Amiga. The author stated that every effort was made to ensure Payback beats GTA in every way. It later became a commercial release, and in 2002 Apex Designs announced plans to bring it to Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and the Game Boy Advance. The Mac version was released speedily, but the Windows version's release date remains unannounced. A GP2X handheld version appeared in 2006. Despite copying car names such as the Mundaneo from GTA, Rockstar did not attempt to stop publication. The GBA version was finished but initially lacked a publisher; DSI Games picked it up in late 2004. The GBA version received an ESRB age rating but did not officially release in North America.
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