Line #1 VideoGame/Jackal


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:They're bringing hell with them.]]
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4	->''Your brothers-in-arms are hostages behind enemy lines, and you're their only hope for freedom. But the firepower you'll face to rescue them is awesome. Rescue the [=POW=]s in the buildings. You'll need a pocket full of miracles, and the ferocity of a wild [[TitleDrop Jackal]].''
5	--> From the attract sequence of the NES version.
6	''Jackal'' (also known as ''Top Gunner'' in its American arcade release) is a top-view action shoot-'em-up where the player must fight into enemy territory while driving a jeep in order to rescue captured allies and transport them into a rescue chopper. It was originally released as an UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame by {{Creator/Konami}} in 1986, followed by a home version released for the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1988. It was one of the many military-themed action games released by Konami during TheEighties alongside ''VideoGame/RushNAttack'', ''{{VideoGame/Contra}}'' and the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear''.
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9	Like many obscure classic Konami games, ''Jackal'' was referenced in later Konami games such as ''VideoGame/SilentScope'' and ''Contra Returns''.
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12	!! These Tropes Will Make Your Blood Boil. Good Luck!
13	* AcroFatic: The first boss you encounter is a platoon of Heavy Tanks which move very fast for their size.
14	* BossWarningSiren: A rather short one is heard before boss battles in the NES game.
15	* CollisionDamage: This one is a bit strange on the NES:
16	** Not only can you run over enemy foot soldiers with your jeep, they will die if they run into your jeep (even when you're not moving).
17	** Driving into a wall won't kill you. Driving into a boulder that has stopped moving will.
18	* ContinuingIsPainful: Subverted in the arcade version. Your missile launcher will only be downgraded by one level when you lose a life. Played straight in the NES version, however. You will always revert back to the default grenade launcher after dying.
19	* DirectContinuousLevels: The arcade version takes place in one continuous stage that changes the background music the further the player progresses into the game.
20	* EveryTenThousandPoints: It costs 20,000 points to earn an extra life.
21	* MarketBasedTitle: The arcade version is known as ''Tokushu Butai Jackal'' in Japan, ''Top Gunner'' in America and just ''Jackal'' everywhere else.
22	** The NES version was released in Japan as a Disk System game titled ''Final Command: Akai Yōsai''.
23	* OneHitPointWonder: A single bullet will destroy your jeep.
24	* ReformulatedGame: The NES version version broke down the various areas from the arcade version into separate stages and added boss encounters at the end of each of them.
25	* RegionalBonus: The NES version received wider level designs, with an entire new stage and boss, thanks to the switch from disk to cartridge format.
26	* TooDumbToLive: When you die right next to the helipad, the [=POWs=] will continue to wander around and wave for a pickup instead of going straight to the rescue copter.
27	-->'''[[WebVideo/GameGrumps Arin]]:''' Why didn't he just walk to the helicopter!?
28	-->'''[[WebVideo/GameGrumps Dan]]:''' Where is it!?
29	* WeaksauceWeakness: Throwing a Grenade OVER enemy soldiers will kill them.
30	-->'''[[WebVideo/GameGrumps Dan]]:''' OH NO!! The arc of the Grenade!!

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