Jackal (video game)

Jackal
Flyer from the Konami Software Club
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
PlatformsArcade, NES, Famicom Disk System, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Mobile phone, XBLA
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: October 15, 1986
  • NA: October 1986
Famicom Disk System
  • JP: May 2, 1988
NES
  • NA: October 1988
GenreRun and gun
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemModified Double Dribble hardware

Jackal, also distributed under the title of Top Gunner, is an overhead run and gun video game released for arcades by Konami in 1986. The player must maneuver an armed jeep in order to rescue prisoners of war (POWs) trapped in enemy territory.