The enemy army has captured too many of your forces. Being held in P.O.W. camps, these soldiers are effectively out of the war, unless some kind of rescue operation can be mounted. Heavy Forces are too slow and visible to be of any use, but a small jeep, maybe two, crewed by about 4 people, would be minimal enough not to represent too much of a loss and yet suitable enough to aid in rescue. But of course, if these brave men want to succeed AND come back alive; they'll need to fight like animals... they'll need to fight like jackals...
Jackal is an overhead game for up to 2 players. The controller moves in four directions, button A fires your grenades (upgradable to bazooka) and button B your machine gun which ALWAYS fires to the top of the screen. Your mission is to locate facilities where soldiers are being held prisoner, rescue as many as possible, escort them to a safe landing zone and fight a boss battle.