Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike (Jungle Strike for short), called Jungle Strike: Uketsugareta Kyouki (ジャングルストライク 受け継がれた狂気) in Japan, is a 1993 shoot-'em-up developed by Electronic Arts and Granite Bay Software and published by Electronic Arts originally on the Sega Mega Drive before being ported to a variety of home consoles, including the Sega Game Gear. It is the sequel to Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf.
Story
A boat armed with nuclear weapons blows up a remote Pacific island. The explosion was to demonstrate the ability of a terrorist arms dealer, Ibn Kilbaba — the son of the now-deceased terrorist from Desert Strike — who has teamed up with the notorious drug dealing fugitive Carlos Ortega — whose capture cost many military lives — to take revenge on the US by blowing up Washington, DC. The original Special Forces helicopter team is now called to stop both men using the Super Comachine Attack Chopper.
Gameplay
Gameplay is identical to the original Desert Strike: you move around the field using
/
to move forward and backward and
/
to rotate.
shoots hellfires and jink,
shoots hydra,
shoots a regular helicopter gun, and
opens up a map. The goal of each level is to complete some mission specified in a cutscene before each level.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
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Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
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English (US)
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Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
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Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
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Japanese
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ジャングルストライク 受け継がれた狂気
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Jungle Strike: Uketsugareta Kyouki
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Game Design: John Manley, Tony Barnes
- Programming: Mike Posehn
- Art Director: Julie Cressa
- Art: Kevin Bullen, Jeff Fennel
- 3-D Models: Michael Shirley, Tim Calvin
- Sound and Music: Brian Schmidt
- Project Management: Susan Manley
- Technical Director: Lon Meinecke
- Producer: Scott Berfield
- Associate Producer: John Manley
- Assistant Producer: Michael Lubuguin, Scott Probin
- Executive Producer: Scott Orr
Magazine articles
- Main article: Jungle Strike/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
GamePro (US) #48: "July 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in: Print advert in
Mega Force (FR) #19: "Ete 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
|
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
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83
|
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Beep! MegaDrive (JP)
|
65
|
[12]
|
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)
|
78
|
[13]
|
Consoles + (FR)
|
91
|
№21, p112-114
|
Computer & Video Games (UK)
|
95
|
[14]
|
Computer & Video Games (UK)
|
93
|
[15]
|
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
|
80
|
[16]
|
GamePro (US)
|
98
|
[17]
|
GamesMaster (UK)
|
92
|
[18]
|
High Score (JP)
|
80
|
|
Hippon Super (JP)
|
50
|
№1994-01, p41
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Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
|
94
|
№11, p16-19
|
Mega (UK)
|
93
|
№9, p34-37
|
Mega Action (UK)
|
90
|
№2, p12/13
|
Megablast (DE)
|
85
|
|
Mega Force (FR)
|
93
|
|
Mega Fun (DE)
|
86
|
|
MegaTech (UK)
|
95
|
№18, p52-57
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
|
96
|
[19]
|
Player One (FR)
|
94
|
№32, p58-61
|
Power Play (DE)
|
78
|
|
Sega Power (UK)
|
92
|
№44, p34/35
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
96
|
№21, p26-29
|
Sega Zone (UK)
|
92
|
№9, p46-49
|
Sega Force (UK)
|
94
|
[20]
|
Sonic the Comic (UK)
|
85
|
№2, p10
|
|
Mega Drive, JP
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, US
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
|
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, EU
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, FR
|
|
 Manual
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Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, PT
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, AU
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, BR
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, KR
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Game Gear version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Game Gear, US
|
|
 Cart
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Game Gear, PT
|
|
 Cart
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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|
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✔
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CRC32
|
a5d29735
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MD5
|
3164c16bab8088a7991857750edaecb6
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SHA-1
|
7a7568e39341b1bb218280ee05c2b37c273317b5
|
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2MB
|
1993-04
|
Cartridge (US/EU)
|
|
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
ba7a870b
|
MD5
|
88beb2a76ca723a42fecdf586d90b9c8
|
SHA-1
|
e35c554c52ce31de837c0e73bf2014720657f4d5
|
|
2MB
|
1993-12
|
Cartridge (JP)
|
|
|
|
|
?
|
CRC32
|
0cd540d4
|
MD5
|
3fe418d2e1814af8d830f1cb74493fc2
|
SHA-1
|
b76be43101e72100b63c107d1710fa8f9ad4cfd6
|
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2MB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
?
|
CRC32
|
d51642b0
|
MD5
|
f678a27147f02b86d409e9317bab46b1
|
SHA-1
|
f4a6cf19814a2b0046257f8dd1feeaf22fa6fd73
|
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512kB
|
|
Cartridge (US)
|
|
|
|
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:JungleStrike MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 13
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 MegaTech, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-20), page 13
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 87
- ↑ Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 49
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 64
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 91
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-08), page 23 (25)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 38-40 (38)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 107/109 (107)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50/51 (52)
- ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 48/49 (48)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 16-21 (16)
- ↑ Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 58-61 (58)
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 37
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 116
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 86
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-20), page 56