WinBack: Covert Operations

Nintendo 64

1999Koei TecmoTopOmega ForceTopSony Interactive EntertainmentTopKoeiTop

Shooter · Action

Omega Force third-person shooter that popularized cover-based gunplay: as Jean-Luc Cougar, reclaim the GULF laser satellite from the Crying Lions terrorists.

Franchise

WinBack

Collector note

NA title WinBack: Covert Operations; PAL Operation WinBack; JP WinBack.

Facts

Japan September 23, 1999; North America September 30, 1999 (MobyGames); Europe July 7, 2000 as Operation WinBack
Often cited as an early cover-based third-person shooter with corner lean and laser sights
Developed by Omega Force; published by Koei (Virgin Interactive in PAL)

Related games

WinBack: Covert Operations · PlayStation 2PS2 port
WinBack: Covert Operations · Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch Online re-release
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon · PlayStation 2Sequel

Sources

WinBack · Wikipedia
WinBack: Covert Operations Releases · MobyGames

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