My biggest gripe with the game though is that like… you could see your goal off in the distance, sometimes right in front if you, but your path is obstructed by a mere loading dock that you could climb up or sometimes a freaking RAILING that you could easily duck under in real life. My best friend and I played the multi-player quite a bit too. I bought it thinking it would be like MGS also but I was pleasantly surprised by how different and fun it was. This was, and still is, one of my main N64-era defining games. We’d compare it, perhaps a little confusingly, to Die Hard Arcade / Dynamite Deka (but with more shooting) in the way it funnels you through its piecemeal levels, offering a score tally after each one. There’s a stealth bent to proceedings, with the ability to run up behind enemies and cold-cock them, but this is a shooter through-and-through, with slick cover-based blasting married with rather strong linear stage design, basic collectables (ammo pouches for higher capacity, etc) and partially-destructible environments. It is a little archaic in practice, but still easy to get along with if you're not playing with an N64 pad. It’s all very simple to pick up, and for once the Switch controls – as adapted from the original N64 controller – actually feel quite natural for the game, with 'ZL' used to crouch (essential in firefights) and the 'R' button combined with 'A' used to aim and fire. It reminded us most of Dreamcast games, specifically Sega’s predilection toward short, sweet and arcade-y romps through linear setpieces. Of course, Winback isn’t as good as either of those classics, but it’s not half bad fun, either. You’ve also got the laser-sight for free aiming, which returned in spectacular style with – most prominently – Resident Evil 4. Its cover system, which sees you tap 'A' to get in position behind a wall or a crate or any such scenery, then peer out to take pot-shots? Pure Gears of War. This third-person shooter brings in some innovations that became full-on conventions, and it doesn’t really get the appropriate credit for them. That’s not contrarian gum-flapping, you know. There’s a compelling argument that Winback, for all its flaws, is one of the more prominently influential N64 titles, with measurable influence on some of the biggest games of all time. Developed by Omega Force - nowadays famous for the long-running Dynasty Warriors series and associated Musou spin-offs/crossovers - and released for N64 back in 1999, it’s probably the least well-known of the Switch Online service’s initial Nintendo 64 offerings a title that falls under the unflattering banner of being a perceived ripping-off of the venerable Metal Gear Solid. It’d be easy to dismiss Winback without a second thought.

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