<s>
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
in	O
both	O
Nintendo	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
UK	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
whose	O
January	O
2000	O
issue	O
even	O
featured	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
soon	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
confirming	O
that	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
22	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
act	O
as	O
siblings	O
Ruff	O
and	O
Tumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
captured	O
Winks	O
turn	O
into	O
nightmare-bringing	O
HoodWinks	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
are	O
left	O
,	O
so	O
its	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
playable	O
protagonists	O
to	O
save	O
them	O
and	O
stop	O
NiteKap	O
's	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
tutorial	O
with	O
a	O
sentient	O
clock	O
named	O
Wakey	O
Wakey	O
,	O
Ruff	O
and	O
Tumble	O
enter	O
Dreamland	O
to	O
traverse	O
six	O
worlds	O
:	O
Nightmare	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
halloween-themed	O
world	O
,	O
Underwater	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
Jules	O
Verne	O
and	O
atlantis	B-Application
style	O
world	O
,	O
Space	O
which	O
has	O
aliens	O
and	O
spaceships	O
,	O
Prehistoric	O
which	O
has	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
ancient	O
temples	O
,	O
Castle	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
medieval-themed	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
Pirate	B-Application
that	O
is	O
themed	O
to	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	B-Algorithm
increases	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
their	O
standard	O
attacks	O
and	O
equips	O
them	O
with	O
missiles	O
and	O
jetpacks	O
that	O
enable	O
them	O
to	O
double	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HoodWinks	O
to	O
fight	O
include	O
a	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
,	O
witch	B-Device
,	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
boxer	O
ape	B-Language
,	O
bats	B-Application
,	O
sharks	B-Algorithm
,	O
mice	O
,	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
eating	O
plants	O
,	O
puffer	O
fish	O
,	O
tarantulas	O
,	O
parrots	B-Language
,	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
and	O
small	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
two-player	O
co-op	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
directly	O
harm	O
,	O
can	O
propel	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
movements	O
through	O
kicks	O
and	O
punches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
developer	O
Eurocom	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
previous	O
works	O
included	O
licensed	O
products	O
and	O
ports	O
of	O
arcade	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
animators	O
were	O
Richard	O
Brookes	O
,	O
Michael	O
Biggs	O
,	O
Adam	O
King	O
,	O
Mark	O
Povey	O
,	O
Bryan	O
Rogers	O
,	O
and	O
Brian	O
Malone-West	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
were	O
by	O
Victor	O
Garrido	O
,	O
Abraham	O
Oset	O
,	O
Ana	O
Amat	O
,	O
Joaquin	O
Catala	O
,	O
Jose	O
Garcia	O
,	O
and	O
Julian	O
Romero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
target	O
demographic	O
,	O
titles	O
similarly	O
meant	O
for	O
young	O
players	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
were	O
referenced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
focus	O
groups	O
of	O
inexperienced	O
young	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
launch	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Kitts	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
technical	O
prowess	O
"	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
just	O
as	O
visually	O
impressive	O
as	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
similar	O
with	O
settings	O
,	O
particularly	O
Banjo-Kazooies	B-Application
Crusty	O
Rusty	O
Wreck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
was	O
another	O
excellent	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
platformer	O
with	O
"	O
cartoon	O
worlds	O
and	O
freaky	O
enemies	O
"	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
so	O
cool	O
they	O
'll	O
make	O
you	O
chortle	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
excellent	O
music	O
"	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
edge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Gamer	O
journalist	O
Arthur	O
called	O
the	O
stages	O
"	O
graphically	O
crisp	O
,	O
with	O
bright	O
,	O
cheery	O
colours	O
and	O
some	O
night	O
lighting	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
embraced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
faint	O
,	O
light	O
trail	O
"	O
of	O
Ruff	O
's	O
candle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
writer	O
Glenn	O
Wigmore	O
compared	O
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
to	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
for	O
its	O
platform	O
genre	O
,	O
"	O
moody	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
specifically	O
its	O
"	O
shadowed	O
color	O
palette	O
"	O
and	O
macabre	O
level	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
unlike	O
other	O
platformers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
tried	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
formula	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	O
platformer	O
,	O
"	O
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
really	O
shines	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
appeal	O
that	O
made	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
the	O
hit	O
that	O
it	O
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
varied	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
busy	O
while	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
them	O
"	O
,	O
finding	O
their	O
visuals	O
and	O
lighting	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
;	O
he	O
notes	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
space	O
to	O
explore	O
was	O
lesser	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
areas	O
include	O
small	O
rooms	O
and	O
caves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
skills	O
for	O
traversing	O
and	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
were	O
learned	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
pale	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
where	O
new	O
skills	O
always	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
learned	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
appreciated	O
the	O
thinking	O
required	O
in	O
solving	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
there	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
hints	O
on	O
where	O
Winks	O
could	O
be	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
mini-games	O
less	O
"	O
clever	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
continued	O
with	O
a	O
review	O
by	O
Martin	O
Kitts	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
generally	O
found	O
it	O
all	O
right	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
exclaiming	O
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
thousand	O
times	O
more	O
polished	O
than	O
Chameleon	B-Application
Twist	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
better	O
than	O
Tonic	B-Application
'	O
The	O
Chronic	O
 '	O
Trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
fluffy	O
standard	O
set	O
by	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
champion	O
of	O
Mario-borrowing	O
sequences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
too	O
basic	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
best	O
,	O
like	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
finished	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
with	O
little	O
incentive	O
to	O
play	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
after	O
the	O
protagonist	O
characters	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
just	O
as	O
lovable	O
as	O
"	O
other	O
dull	O
platform	O
heroes	O
who	O
have	O
tried	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
impose	O
their	O
anodyne	O
personalities	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
younger	O
gamers	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Tonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Rayman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
its	O
premise	O
of	O
a	O
kid	O
saving	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
defeating	O
a	O
villain	O
in	O
dreams	O
to	O
Swagman	B-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
it	O
was	O
another	O
3D	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
cute	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
fitting	O
in	O
alongside	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Johnston	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
although	O
stating	O
40	B-Application
Winks	I-Application
was	O
"	O
sound	O
in	O
many	O
respects	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
ultimately	O
a	O
poor	O
platformer	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
utter	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
its	O
ultracute	O
tone	O
(	O
which	O
severely	O
limits	O
its	O
appeal	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
oversimplified	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Nix	O
of	O
IGN	O
noted	O
its	O
demographic	O
towards	O
young	O
children	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
uses	O
cute	O
characters	O
and	O
comical	O
settings	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
