Overhead run'n gun-style shoot-'em-up. You play as jeep driver and gunner rescuing POWs. More commonly known as Jackal outside the US. The Jackal unit is an elite group of four soldiers that have undergone a harsh training regimen to survive in any environment. The team is composed of Colonel Decker, Lieutenant Bob, Sergeant Quint and Corporal Grey. They have been given a mission to drive two armed jeeps into hostile territory in order to rescue and extract POWs.
ShooterRacingArcadeActionmodern warfarehigh score8-bitboss fightmodern militaryvertical scrollingdifficulty levelcheat codesubmarinebpjm indexedpower glove supportretroachievementsArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Amstrad CPC
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, grave and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Konami Industry
- Publisher
- Konami Industry, Konami
- Released
- October 1, 1986
- Modes
- Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 28 ratings.
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