Have you been on the fence about whether or not to get the GTA-style Payback for the iPhone? Now is your chance to finally give it a try.
The developer, Apex Designs, has reduced the price from $6.99 to $4.99. They have informed us this is an experiment since they are new to the App Store so we can’t confirm how long the price reduction will last.
To add to the good news, the developer has submitted an update to the App Store and should be going live any day now. The list of updates includes:
- Much improved minimap
- Easy way to restart missions
- Built-in instructions
- Optional new camera angle
- Support for different device orientations for more comfortable use on the iPod touch
- Bug fixes
- Lots of other tweaks
Unlike most developers, Apex Designs didn’t create a lite version of the game. At this time there is no way to try Payback free of charge. It’s all or nothing folks.
It has almost been two full weeks since we have heard any news about Payback for the iPhone/iPod touch but we finally have an update for you. The developers have given us a new release date which is January 28th. That’s right, tomorrow Payback will be making it’s triumphant return to the App Store after the whole bug fiasco.
Upon its initial release, gamers around the world started reporting that Payback had a major bug in the very first mission of the game. The bug allegedly wasn’t visible during the testing phase and only became apparent when the game was released. The developer, Apex Designs, wasted no time taking the game down from the App Store instead of allowing gamers to download it and wait patiently for an update.
Payback is a top-down GTA style game that has been ported and optimized for the iPhone/iPod touch’s unique controls.
UPDATE: It seems that upon the initial release of Payback there was a major bug found in the first mission of the game. The bug wasn’t visible during testing and only became apparent upon the games release. The developer’s decided it would be in everyone’s best interest to pull the game from the App Store and release it when the bug has been fixed. The timetable isn’t set in stone but according to our sources Payback should be back and better than ever in about 2 weeks. We will keep you posted.
The original version of Payback was released for the Amiga in 2001. Several iterations followed and in 2006 the game was overhauled to play on the GP2X handheld. This “GTA clone” is now headed for the iPhone on January 15th with brand new controls to utilize the iPhone’s unique capabilities.
At this time the developers don’t have a gameplay video of the iPhone version of the game but we have included a bunch of screenshots for your viewing pleasure instead. As you can see from the screenshots, some of the controls are located on the screen but the vehicles are all controlled by the accelerometer. Fans of the original top-down GTA might want to take a close look at Payback, it just might be what you have been looking for.
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