Jackal (特殊部隊ジャッカル, Tokushu Butai Jackal, "Special Forces Jackal"), released in North America for the arcades as Top Gunner, is an overhead run and gun arcade game released by Konami in 1986.
The Jeep squad, made up of Orange Team, Colonel Decker and Lieutenant Bob, and Blue Team, Sergeant Quint and Corporal Grey, is sent to rescue soldiers kept as hostages by the enemy. One or two players control the teams in an armed jeep, which must venture th...
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Jackal (特殊部隊ジャッカル, Tokushu Butai Jackal, "Special Forces Jackal"), released in North America for the arcades as Top Gunner, is an overhead run and gun arcade game released by Konami in 1986.
The Jeep squad, made up of Orange Team, Colonel Decker and Lieutenant Bob, and Blue Team, Sergeant Quint and Corporal Grey, is sent to rescue soldiers kept as hostages by the enemy. One or two players control the teams in an armed jeep, which must venture through several enemy strongholds to rescue comrades imprisoned by the enemy. In each of the six levels, the goal is to rescue POW's from various buildings and then transfer them to helicopter dust-off locations. Once the soldiers are secure, the player(s) must then proceed to defeat the boss at the end of each level. In the last level, there are two bosses that must be defeated.
As with most run and gun games, there is a point system that can grant the player extra lives depending on the score attained. Rescuing more prisoners yields a higher...
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