Jungle Strike - Reception

Reception

In Sega Force, reviewer Adrian Pitt called the title a "strategy game" and claimed it as the "greatest game in the genre". He said the controls were "without fault", the graphics "superb" and awarded 94%. The second reviewer Mat Yeo praised the "amazing playability and lastability" and said the game was "twice as good" as Desert Strike. He called the graphics "brilliant" and said the game was "the best shoot 'em up I've seen in a long time", awarding 96%. The Mega Drive version was a bestseller for 3 months. MegaTech magazine said the game has "impressive graphics and tons of missions". Mega placed the game at #13 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.

The New Straits Times praised the "simply wonderful" graphics but questioned whether the sound effects were enough to "create the environment of a full-scale war". The newspaper pointed to a high initial difficulty but said: "Once the skills are acquired, be ready for many hours of enjoyment and sleepless nights." Chip and Jonathan Carter deemed the Mega Drive game one of the best of the year and felt the SNES version "loses nothing in the translation". The duo said the Game Boy and Game Gear versions were "less impressive" because of technical restrictions but "about as good as you can get on the small screen". Amiga CD32 Gamer called Jungle Strike "a 500lb gorilla among games" and praised its ease of control and "masses of gameplay and realistic detail".

Amiga Computing said: "With its impressive graphics and superbly designed game system, it could well be the best chopper title yet" although the reviewer felt the difficulty curve was too steep. Amiga Format said of the game: "with a little more foresight and planning, it could have been a lot more fun", as the reviewer was irritated by the fact that fuel, armour and ammunition levels were displayed on map screen. However the magazine also wrote: "The bottom line though, is that Jungle Strike is an incredibly good game". Amiga Power called the game "an appreciable shoot 'em up" but said it was "clearly tailored for the shorter attention span" of a console gamer. CU Amiga Magazine wrote: "This blend of shooting and thinking action blends together seamlessly and in the process creates a classic blaster well worth a ride". The One Amiga magazine wrote: "Jungle Strike's a fine game, which will prove both a challenge for Desert Strike-ophiles, and a good solid blast for first bloods". ACAR noted the game's "Good graphics, okay sound, smooth animation and tough game play." Amiga Power complained that "Throughout the game you're battered with uneasily right-wing US politics", while Amiga Format said "jingoism" was "rife" throughout the game. Amiga CD32 Gamer called the plot "typically 'ugly American' idiocy".