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Top Gunner

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.

1 October 1986

Top Gunner is an arcade developed by Konami Industry, released 1 October 1986 on Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Top Gunner is

Top Gunner is an arcade game developed by Konami Industry and released in 1986. It was published by Konami. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

Official trailer

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When did Top Gunner come out?
Top Gunner was released on 1 October 1986 for Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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