<s>
WinBack	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
WinBack	B-Application
:	I-Application
Covert	I-Application
Operations	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Operation	O
:	O
WinBack	B-Application
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
(	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Koei	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
Jean-Luc	B-Application
Cougar	I-Application
infiltrating	O
a	O
laser	O
satellite	O
's	O
command	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinBack'''s	O
cover	O
system	O
eventually	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
influence	O
several	O
later	O
shooters	O
,	O
including	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
influenced	O
games	O
like	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinBack	B-Application
also	O
featured	O
a	O
laser-sight	O
mechanic	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
in	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
would	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
,	O
WinBack	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Poseidon	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Cavia	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
standard	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
Bot	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
NTSC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
abilities	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Crying	O
Lions	O
,	O
"	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
fictional	O
country	O
of	O
Sarcozia	O
,	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
space-based	O
laser	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
terrorists	B-Device
calls	O
himself	O
Colonel	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean-Luc	B-Application
Cougar	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
helicopter	O
being	O
shot	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
will	O
face	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
bosses	O
culminating	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
fight	O
(	O
against	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
's	O
deputy	O
Cecile	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
team	O
members	O
(	O
Jake	O
,	O
Jean-Luc	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
Crying	O
Lions	O
 '	O
bosses	O
other	O
than	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
(	O
Cecile	O
and	O
Deathmask	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
team	O
having	O
penetrated	O
so	O
far	O
into	O
the	O
facility	O
,	O
betrays	O
and	O
kills	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
and	O
the	O
weaponized	O
satellite	O
to	O
achieve	O
his	O
own	O
ulterior	O
motives	O
:	O
blackmailing	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
into	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
large	O
sum	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
met	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Crying	O
Lions	O
who	O
fought	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
suffering	O
of	O
the	O
Saroczian	O
people	O
and	O
avenge	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GULF	O
satellite	O
is	O
destroyed	O
as	O
Jean-Luc	O
,	O
Keith	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
escape	O
,	O
with	O
Operation	B-Application
Winback	I-Application
ending	O
in	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
team	O
members	O
(	O
Jake	O
,	O
Jean-Luc	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
Crying	O
Lions	O
 '	O
bosses	O
other	O
than	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
(	O
Cecile	O
and	O
Deathmask	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
team	O
having	O
penetrated	O
so	O
far	O
into	O
the	O
facility	O
,	O
betrays	O
and	O
kills	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
and	O
the	O
weaponized	O
satellite	O
to	O
achieve	O
his	O
own	O
ulterior	O
motives	O
:	O
blackmailing	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
into	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
large	O
sum	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
met	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Crying	O
Lions	O
who	O
fought	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
suffering	O
of	O
the	O
Saroczian	O
people	O
and	O
avenge	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GULF	O
satellite	O
is	O
destroyed	O
as	O
Jean-Luc	O
,	O
Keith	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
escape	O
,	O
with	O
Operation	B-Application
Winback	I-Application
ending	O
in	O
partial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean-Luc	O
confronts	O
and	O
kills	O
Cecile	O
and	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
communications	O
room	O
to	O
find	O
Kenneth	B-Application
Coleman	I-Application
,	O
pleased	O
that	O
his	O
"	O
objective	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cause	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean-Luc	O
and	O
Keith	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
survivors	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Winback	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
ultimately	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
noted	O
that	O
Winback	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dynasty	O
Warriors	O
and	O
Enigma	B-Application
,	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
for	O
Koei	O
to	O
branch	O
out	O
from	O
strategy	O
games	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-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
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Said	O
console	O
version	O
did	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
improved	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
voice-acting	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
until	O
2001	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
available	O
Holiday	O
season	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kramer	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
action	O
is	O
simple	O
and	O
the	O
environments	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
detailed	O
,	O
but	O
Winback	B-Application
 [ sic ] 	O
is	O
fun	O
in	O
an	O
arcade-like	O
fashion.	O
"	O
</s>
