Payback

Nintendo console exclusive

If you'd always wondered what it would be like to be a master criminal, then Payback is the game for you. It's entirely non-linear - to complete a level you simply have to obtain a certain number of points - how you get those points is entirely up to you; you can do what the local kingpin tells you, uncover secret missions or just go on a mad killing spree.

Released: 15 February 2001
Platforms: Amiga Amiga 1200 Android GP2X Game Boy Advance WarpOS iOS macOS
Genres: Action Racing Shooter
Developers: Apex Designs
Publishers: Zoo Digital Publishing
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB M
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

About

Payback is a video game developed and published by Apex Designs. It was first released in 2001. It was followed by a sequel in 2012, Payback 2.

Keywords

crime
games released for unsupported platforms
gp2x

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to the original Grand Theft Auto, with new camera angles and more weapons being obvious differences. The player can use shotguns and grenades, as well as weapons such as remote-controlled cars carrying explosives.

The game also supports four-player multiplayer deathmatch.

Development

It was originally a fan's project to make an Amiga clone of Grand Theft Auto. In the author's own words, "every effort has been made to ensure that Payback beats GTA in every way."

The game was eventually expanded into a commercial release, and in 2002 Apex Designs announced plans to bring it to Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and the Game Boy Advance (GBA). The Mac version was speedily released, but there is still no word on the Windows version's released date. A version for the GP2X handheld was released in 2006.