[2] 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 player cannot move while shooting; instead, the control stick is used to aim, a task made easier by the fact that every weapon is equipped with a laser sight.

A terrorist group called the "Crying Lions," originating from the fictional country of Saroczia, takes control of a space-based laser weapon.

The Secretary of Defense contacts the Special Covert Action Team (SCAT) with their orders: Enter the GULF complex and reclaim it.

team members (Jake, Jean-Luc, and Lisa) and the remaining Crying Lions' bosses other than Kenneth Coleman (Cecile and Deathmask).

team having penetrated so far into the facility, betrays and kills Kenneth Coleman, so as to take control of the terrorist group and the weaponized satellite to achieve his own ulterior motives: blackmailing the US government into giving him a large sum of money.

The war split his family in two, his mother and sister defected to Russia with him in tow, whilst his brother and father joined the Saroczian Revolution.

Several years later after the separation, he joined the Army and was eventually sent on a mission by the US Forces to keep the government in power by quashing the revolution supported by a majority of the people.

He also met his brother, Kenneth Coleman, leader of the Crying Lions who fought to end the suffering of the Saroczian people and avenge his father's death.

team having penetrated so far into the facility, betrays and kills Kenneth Coleman, so as to take control of the terrorist group and the weaponized satellite to achieve his own ulterior motives: blackmailing the US government into giving him a large sum of money.

The war split his family in two, his mother and sister defected to Russia with him in tow, whilst his brother and father joined the Saroczian Revolution.

Several years later after the separation, he joined the Army and was eventually sent on a mission by the US Forces to keep the government in power by quashing the revolution supported by a majority of the people.

He also met his brother, Kenneth Coleman, leader of the Crying Lions who fought to end the suffering of the Saroczian people and avenge his father's death.

[citation needed] Chris Kramer of NextGen said of the latter console version, "The action is simple and the environments are not very detailed, but Winback [sic] is fun in an arcade-like fashion.

"[26] Jim Preston later called the former console version "a game with awkward controls and stiff action set in a boring world of boxes and bad guys.

[14][15] The D-Pad Destroyer of GamePro said in one review that the Nintendo 64 version was "no Metal Gear 64, nor is it Goldeneye 2 [sic], but on its own merits it'll easily infiltrate the hearts of N64 gamers.

"[30][d] In another GamePro review, Air Hendrix said that the same console version's "addictive, exciting gameplay will be a real treat for action fans—but only for those patient enough to tolerate its frustrating camera work and other flaws.

"[32][f] N64 Magazine gave the N64 version and its import 83%, saying of the latter, "There are no comparable titles on the N64, and even if you might sometimes find yourself wishing that Rare had programmed it rather than Koei, you'll keep coming back to it for one more stealthy killing spree" (#35, December 1999);[33] and later calling the former "a very good game—although not quite a classic—with no real competitors on the N64 or any other system.