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The Jackal squad, a four-man team composed of Colonel Decker, Lieutenant Bob, 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 ...

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Developer
Konami

Released on
1988

Size
1–2 Players

Version
NES

Requirements
Nintendo Entertainment System

Downloads
Shooter

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

Cooperative
Yes

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The Jackal squad, a four-man team composed of Colonel Decker, Lieutenant Bob, 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 POWs 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.

Jackal

Overview & History

Developed and published by Konami, Jackal arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, following its initial 1986 arcade run. Dropping players into a war-torn Southeast Asian jungle, the game tasks an elite four-man rescue squad—Colonel Decker, Corporal Bob, Lieutenant Hopper, and Sergeant Sully—with infiltrating heavily fortified enemy territory to extract captured prisoners of war. Distinct from standard run-and-gun shooters of the era, Jackal trades foot soldiers for heavily armed mechanized combat, blending tense tactical maneuvering with explosive top-down arcade action across six increasingly treacherous stages, culminating in a dramatic showdown against the ultimate weapon fortress.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Players pilot a specialized armed jeep capable of omnidirectional movement and independent turret rotation. The core gameplay loop revolves around navigating hostile terrain while rescuing POWs from scattered prison tents and ferrying them to designated helipads for extraction. As you successfully evacuate survivors, your primary weapon upgrades sequentially from a basic grenade launcher to a devastating level-2 rocket launcher that can be charged for rapid-fire devastation. Navigating narrow bridges, dodging enemy tank fire, and rescuing every single hostage requires precise spatial awareness, as losing your jeep forces you to rely on a temporary, highly vulnerable backup vehicle.