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WinBack 2: Project Poseidon

In a world where terror takes many forms, a new weapon threatens to shake the balance of power. Freedom's last hope rests in the hands of three new operatives, who must race against time to recover this…

54 25 April 2006

WinBack 2: Project Poseidon is an adventure developed by Cavia, released 25 April 2006 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What WinBack 2: Project Poseidon is

WinBack 2: Project Poseidon is an adventure game developed by Cavia and released in 2006. It was published by Koei. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a world where terror takes many forms, a new weapon threatens to shake the balance of power. Freedom's last hope rests in the hands of three new operatives, who must race against time to recover this doomsday device. The fate of the world hangs by a thread, and a few ticks of the clock means the difference between justice and annihilation. WINBACK 2 brings to the series a new "route" system that lets players experience each mission from the perspective of different operatives. There are 30 intense missions, multiple difficulty levels, and new weapons including the highly-anticipated sniper rifle. The new Winback assault team is comprised of three young, yet combat-proven operatives led…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

WinBack 2: Project Poseidon holds a critic score of 54 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 11 points below the year average.

What it launched against

WinBack 2: Project Poseidon launched on 25 April 2006, within three weeks of New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

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When did WinBack 2: Project Poseidon come out?
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon was released on 25 April 2006 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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