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Winback: Covert Operations for Nintendo 64 Videos >>
Summary Winback is a fresh idea with a few problems that comes through in the end. It has some syphon filter, but with better graphics and moves. It has a little bit of MGS, mostly the 3rd person view. I don't see why people are comparing it to goldeneye, the only similarities are it has guns and it has the same plot. To me the two games seem like night and day, mostly due to the changes caused by the 1st and 3rd person views. If you like a game with movie-style action this may be for you. The characters can be pretty cool if you pay attention to detail, for example, the main badguy packs a Desert Eagle like the agents in the matrix. I thought that was a nice touch, a good bad guy needs a mean gun. Dan, my favorite turncoat character, has a beretta 92, also fitting since he seems to have an aura of control around him, like a cop. A lot of cops around here carry the same.Sound The sound is the only place where this game hurts. The music, while appropriate, is extrememly repetetive. There aren't more than 5 or 6 different tunes. If you like the first tune you hear in the game, you should be ok. If you don't, just turn the music off. I don't mind it, i think i just tuned it off around the third level. There aren't any voices, except hey and stop from the enemies. Nothing notable. Sound is allright, from footsteps to gunfire. I like the sound of the shotgun, it lets out a nice belch, and the dadadadadadadadada of the MP5 sounds ok also. The sound in this game isn't good or bad, and it doesn't hurt the game much, if at all. The music, however, does.Gameplay This game mostly consists of running around opening doors and shooting people. Thats what you do from level 1 to the end. The good part is, Jean Luc's combat moves. While the control takes getting used to, one can dive and roll and duck against wall and pop out and pop a cap without a problem if they practice a little bit. The controls are different to say the least, but if you have the patience to get used to them you'll see where this game shines. Ducking behind a crate then rolling out with an MP5 A3 to dispatch a group of enemies with ease and finesse is infinitly satisfying. The multiplayer is something to remember. Like I said, i love the maneuvers you can do. I love even more twisting around a corner to show my pal the business end of my Spas 12 Gauge. The characters in multiplayer are a nice touch, because some of them have special guns that never need to be reloaded. The multiplayer arenas are very well designed, and are great for a cinema flavored shoot-out. The only problem with multiplayer is the control; it hinders friends from just picking up the controller and having at it and having a great time, as it frustrates all but the persistant.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Okay, it's a very simple summary. Take the problem of GoldenEye (the satillite that's going to hit somewhere), and your average Metal Gear Solid, Syphon Filter type of game. Mix all together (add in a bad camera, and bad movement) and all together you have Winback in a nutshell.Sound The sound it another good aspect of the game, if you like to hear the same MIDI sample over and over again. There was to be a total of 5 songs for 32 levels. Not to mention the bland cut scene they throwat you. Also, the only thing good with the sound is if you get shot enough it turns into a high supsense song.Gameplay The gameplay for this game stinks compared to treasures like MGS and SF. Our hero, Jean-Luc moves slower than a fat man running on a hot summers day! You get into a gun fight and tell you this guy to roll. Your character will sit there and think about it for a monent, and then decide it's the best thing to do. But hey, it's too late, by this time your already dead! This is the worse part of the game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Overall i have to say this is the best game i have ever played on any console. I dont think i have ever gotten into any ohter game as much as this one. Goldeneye as good but were its movment of charcaters and originality og game play WinBack was way better. I have played metak gear solid i found that almost up here but i could never get addicted to it like i can this. Unlike goldeneye there werent 2000 guns and 50 explosives to choose from, instead there were a hand gun, hand gun w/silencer shot gun, machine gun and a rocket launcher. Unlike Bond u acually did need to use certain guns at certain times. It made it intersting to find out different and easier ways to beat the levels. And i thought the funnest part of the whole game was getting the "lethal shots" it makes it seeem so reall. I jus cant stop talking about this gameSound Sounds were good aswell. The reallistic Yelling of enemys and blowing of c4 explosives was impressive. Your guns had a whole new sounds and didnt sound ne thing like a copy from goldeneye or metal gear solid.Gameplay Well i am really impress. The way the controls are sett up are original and WinBack makes u seem so undercover/covert i cant get enough. Just the way that u hide behind walls and jump out to shoot down yey enemy is jus soo much better than goldeneye. I have been playen for 7 hrs straight becuase is jus so easy to want to play more and more. It started to get really hard near the end but that just made it more fun.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Ryan SchaeferFrom Missouri Review Date 12/12/2000 Overall Rating  2 of 5 Rate this review? Summary A good story and nice graphics are a great way to start off a game, however, things can go terribly wrong from there. Winback is the prime example of game that should have been good, but instead ends up as useless crap.Sound The sound is also down the toilet. The music literally does not change at all during the entire game except for during cut scenes. It has three music tracks, one for when your life is full, one for when it is not so full, and another for when you're just about dead. Awful, awful, awful.Gameplay The play control of Winback is nothing short of morbid. Stupid controls will do little to help a floundering game. You can't just shoot, you have to hold R to do so. You change weapons with the top C button and your choice of weapons is unforgivably feeble. There's a pistol, shotgun, machine gun, and a Rocket launcher. Thats it, no variety of guns in any of the categories, 4 is all you get. What is also retarded is the way reality is depicted here. Enemies will do TONS more damage if they run over and kick you than they do if they hurl rockets down your throat. Pathetic at best.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary First of all when my friend told me this game was like MGS, I didn't think that could ever be possible since that game was so unique and well represented. When I played it, expecting it to be like Mission Impossible, I was stunned! The graphics were amazing, and if Winback: Covert Operations and MGS got into a fight, Winback would whip the crap out of MGS. hell yeah!!!Sound Great sound with footsteps, enemy shouts, and the soundtrack is worthwhile. C'mon your shooting people, the sountrack can't be upbea and cheery. I think Koei did a great job with this game and should encouraged to make a sequel.Gameplay The gameplay is downright addictive. It is hard and frusterating, but not because of play control or camera angles cuz those are perfect. Winback is just difficult. It is much more realistic than MGS and Perfect Dark as far as your and your enemie's life meters. This is the greatest shooting game ever!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Video game Master MasterFrom Canada Review Date 11/01/2000 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Now some people think that this game is Metal Gear solid for n64 well in many ways I totally disagree because this game has a character who works for a huge team of losers and a lot of the game play elements are different and plus it is by a completely different company but in many ways this is a good game but Metal Gear Solid beats the crap out of it and play station 2 is getting the best game of all time Metal Gear solid 2 it will be the best gameof all time. Now Winback has good gameplay and it has some damn good sound for an n64 game but some people hate the graphics but there is no problem with them at all. Winback has a wierd fighting system because you aim your gun at who you are shooting and then you fire instead of just shooting right away. Now this game is so dificult I can not get to even the first boss charcter. This game is good in every way shape or form but it just does not have anything amazing in it. Overall this game is good but not great.Sound great for n64.Gameplay the gameplay is cool.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary With all due respect to the game,Golden Eye ruled the roost with N64 action/thrillers for far to long.Two years of the same over-filtered corridor shooting cannot be healthy.Then Rare released Perfect Dark,a brilliant game that deserves all the credit in the world,but it still wasn't that different to Golden Eye. It's heartening to know then, that owners of the N64 should finally be getting a game that offers something a little different and every bit as fun as Perfect Dark and Golden Eye.Winback puts you in the shoes of Lean-Luc, a young and talented member of a specialist tactical response group that's been deployed to neutralise a terrorist organisation. The threat: these terrorists were able to hijack a satellite equipped with a powerful laser cannon and are threatening to destroy every major city on the planet unless there demands are met.The adventure that ensues is a thrilling super-spy adventure straight out of the movies whcih will no doubt please most action fans. Sound Not the strongest aspect of the game,but the sounds are still great.The sound effects are fairly heavy and impacting,but they could have been better.If the sound effects are good,it makes firing an automatic weapon feel so much better.Sound also provides an atmosphere that can make for a better gaming experience,Thankfully,Koei have also succeeded in this department.An excellent effort from Koei.Gameplay Winback is viewed from a 3rd person perspective,similar to Tomb Raider or Shadowman, and you must use the analogue stick to navigate your way through the enemy compound. Pressing the Z button allows you to crouch,and pressing the A button while doing so will also let you perform a barrel roll.Weapons controls are surprisingly easy. Pressing the right shoulder button will lift your weapon, and a set of green crosshairs will automatically set its sights on the nearest target within your weapon's range. Even if a target is out of range,there's a very useful laser pointer that allows you to perform some pinpoint accurate shots.Beyond these basic functions are a set of strikingly realistic actions and manoeuvres that place Winback well above the usual humdrum adventure game. Pressing the A button while close to a wall will cause you to press your back up against it. You can then edge yourself along the wall,get closer up to the corner,and then use the camera controls to peer around the corner to see if there are any enemy soldiers lurking about. From that position, you can press the right shoulder button,step out from behind the corner in true Hollywood fashion, and take out whoever's standing in front of you. Winback also features a multiplayer mode that allows you and three friends to go head-to-head with against each other.Each map offers numerous obstacles,exploding barrels,shotguns,and machine guns with which to defeat your opponent. In addition to the usual deathmatch, the game offers teamplay options,time limits and so on.The added value of this mode is immeasurable,being the most addictive N64 multiplayer game i have played this side of Perfect Dark and Worms:Armageddon.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I thought this game was innovative in the way of having your character hide behind objects and pop-out and soot enemies. Although this gets a little repetitive. If you are looking for a third person shooter on your 64, than this is your game.Sound The gunfire and enemy voices are done fairly well and sound pretty good.Just get used to hearing the handguns sound a lot, because you will probably be using it a lot.Gameplay Basically, you run around looking for the exit to the next level, with minimal puzzel/find the key type stuff. During this runing around, you will encounter and kill enemies. Mainly by hiding behind objects and leaning out and shooting them. Other weapons are in the game, a shotgun, a machine gun, a rocket launcher and a silenced pistol, and that's it. You are limited to carry only a certain amount of ammo (which is stupid) and if you reload with the machine gun, you lose all of the ammo that was still in it.(dumb) The camera is quirky and the controls are decent.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Flop Bill FotoplesFrom Ohio Review Date 08/08/2000 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Good, but not what I expected, a 3.5. After you beat the game go to Goldeneye for the multiplayer.Sound Normal N64, the music is the same throughout the entire game. The terrorists are very polite by saying "FREEZE!" before attempting to shoot you. The only good sound is of the gun, and the bullets hiting the ground. No voice overs in cutscenes, just words, like Zelda or somethingGameplay Good gameplay, really enjoyed the duck and shoot system, however, i became repetative. Multiplayer sucks, just sucks, Camera needs major work, and the AI needs to be improver slightly, but the game has soild controlsWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By TheeTriforceGameMaster/TriforceGameMaster TrifrocFrom Bronx, NY Review Date 06/06/2000 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Not bad for Koei's first tactical espionage game. Other than Metal Gear from ""konomi"" not playstation, it's a great game. It has a different feel of the espiongae like games. The next thing that they need to do is a combonation of both Metal Gear and Win Back, then walla, Instant game. I couldn't find myself saying that Metal Gear was beeter, as where metal gear had great suspense, it took to much from the game with the movie like aspects. Although Win back has more game play, there was to little suspense, and little to no movie. ""if you even counting in game Cinama."" Over all it was what a game is suppose to be ...a game, and a good one at that. I give it a 4.Sound This is the only lacking part of the game, not enough background music. Although they have enough sound effects the game is not completely moving without multipul stage music. I give this a 3.Gameplay Excellent, one of the few good games out there. Supplies hours of gaming. Replay value is at a moderate. For the multiplayer provides true action and fair game play between all players, as you will need skill to win, not cheap weapons. I give this one a 5.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I was generally disappointed in the game. It was dubbed as the N64 version of Metal Gear Solid, and it failed miserably. While not entirely devoid of merit and charachter, it simply lacked flare.Sound The sound was surprisingly good. It was nice to hear guards alerting others to your presence and the crisp "clink" of spent bullet casings striking the ground. Ah! There's nothing so satisfying as hearing the sigh of a man who's just had a silenced bullet planted in his head. The sound was refreshing.Gameplay The game was comfortably paced. However, this is contrary to the action/adventure genre. Games of this variety are better conducted at a feverish pace with periods of extreme suspense where the player is forced to step lightly and be smart. Furthermore, exploration is limited to following a predetermined path. Players are not given the ability to explore and discover. It's best compared to a maze which has only one way out and doesn't allow for improvisation or personal choice.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By JONMAN the great Jonathan DunhamFrom Dallas, Texas Review Date 04/21/2000 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I have an N64 and the first time I played Winback, I was totally drawn into it. Like Metal Gear Solid, but not nearly as good.Sound I expected more from the shotgun, and don't even get me started on the music, but everything else sounds great, like you're really there.Gameplay The gameplay can get a little repetative, but it's still extremely fun.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By JasonFrom Portland, OR, USA Review Date 03/12/2000 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game is addicting. Multiplayer is so fun and the actual game is even better.Sound The musics good because it speeds up when you are hurting bad.Gameplay The gameplay is the best part of the game. Swinging around a wall or hiding under a box is realy easy to do and it's mostly easy to lock on a enemy and fire.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary the game is great because the missions are real and based on stratagy and the shooting is fun because the assasins are so realSound the sound is great the way the gun fires the way the bullet shells hit the ground no other game has sound like thisGameplay I like all the modes in multiplayer because you have a variety of characters and modes to use them inWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Sam WilleFrom Saint Louis, MO, USA Review Date 02/05/2000 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary A fun rental after Goldeneye, my experience with Winback was less then "Thunderball", but better than "The Blair Witch Project". The game has the overall feel of a rushed title, with key aspects of the game leaving you empty. The kill-kill-kill aspect is getting old. The homage to Time Crisis with its duck, reload, and shoot formula kept me meagerly entertained. Shorter than Metal Gear, but more fun than Mission: ImpossibleSound Average N64.Gameplay I did not care for the shoddy camera. It really made me wish for the ability to shoot myself in the game. The camera really affects one's aiming in tight spots, and that really makes you want to die.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Brock AndersonFrom Dickinson, ND, US of A Review Date 01/31/2000 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Big guns, nonstop action, and great fun. A must have for any Goldeneye fan.(and if you think the game is good, wait until you play multiplayer.) Sound I need not say anything, the sound simply rocks.Gameplay The controls are good, but not great. They move a bit too slowly, kinda like Syphon Filter. The shooting aspect of the game however is pretty darn good! It is easy to get used to, and the features (like poping out from behind walls and blasting the $#&! out of your enemy) is pretty cool!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I own both a Playstation and a Nintendo 64. I bought Metal Gear Solid hearing the rave reviews about how fun and long it took to beat. I rented Winback and I was blown away. Nintendo games are generally a generation newer than Playstation. I'm afraid Metal Gear Solid has more in common with SNES games than with N64's Winback. MGS is blurry, repetitive (very repetitive), and doesn't necessarily require skill to win (luck will do it just fine). Winback does have a different feel than the best game I have ever played, Goldeneye, and I have to say that it is the games only drawback. Looking over the person's shoulder is quite disorienting when the camera angle decides to change on you, but the moves like ducking behind a corner and rolling around are definite advantages and should be copied in future games. Worth the money and Winback and Goldeneye together are worth spending $99 for the N64.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By x3003From toronto,ontario,canada Review Date 12/26/1999 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary this game is closest to fun as you can get with lots over replay value and great graphics and a really cool multiplayer mode (lets hope you have some freinds with and N64)Sound not real life sound but it sound really, really goodGameplay its fun what more can i sayWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Madman MacknisFrom Allentown PA, USA Review Date 11/27/1999 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The game kicks total @$$. Like Goldeneye but better.Sound Sounds good, you can actually hear the guys say "OVER THERE!" which adds a realism to the game.Gameplay Its really smooth and filled with action but the camera could be better.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary whateverSound goodWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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