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Operation WinBack
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WinBack (known as WinBack: Covert Operations in North America and Operation: WinBack in Australia and Europe) is a third-person shooter video game developed by Omega Force (a division of Koei) and published for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, and the PlayStation 2 in 2000. The story follows secret agent Jean-Luc Cougar infiltrating a laser satellite's command center. Gameplay revolves around its innovative cover system, in which the player takes cover behind corners and then ducks out to shoot.
Game data
- Released
- 1999-09-30
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- ESRB
- Teen
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Game details · IGDB
A terrorist group calling itself the Crying Lions is about to take over the world with its mighty satellite and Jean-Luc Cougar is the only one who can stop it. As Jean-Luc, a covert operative working for the Strategic Covert Actions Team, you are responsible for taking back a Lions-controlled base and regaining power of the satellite. Some of the weapons you'll have to acquire and use to defeat the terrorists are handguns, shotguns, and machine guns, though you'll also need to access such materials as explosives, detectors, flashlights and medical kits in order to succeed. A refreshing tak…
- Released
- 1999
- Genres
- Shooter, Strategy
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publisher
- Koei
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- publication date
- 1999-09-23
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8 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Story
- Endings
- Development
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
WinBack (known as WinBack: Covert Operations in North America and Operation: WinBack in Australia and Europe) is a third-person shooter video game developed by Omega Force (a division of Koei) and published for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, and the PlayStation 2 in 2000. The story follows secret agent Jean-Luc Cougar infiltrating a laser satellite's command center. Gameplay revolves around its innovative cover system, in which the player takes cover behind corners and then ducks out to shoot.
WinBack's cover system eventually went on to influence several later shooters, including Headhunter, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, (2001) and Kill Switch (2003), which in turn influenced games like Gears of War (2006). The cover system has since become a staple of third-person shooters. WinBack also featured a laser-sight mechanic that was later incorporated in action games such as Metal Gear Solid 2 and Resident Evil 4 (2005), and in turn would also become a staple of third-person shooters. The Nintendo 64 version received its first official re-release on the Nintendo Classics service on October 25, 2021. A standalone sequel, WinBack 2: Project Poseidon, developed by Cavia, was released on April 25, 2006, for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.