<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
(	O
subtitled	O
The	O
Sequel	O
to	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
part	O
II	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
while	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
that	O
of	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
portable	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
of	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
(	O
a	O
best-seller	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Strike	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
flight	O
simulator	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Matchbox	O
toys	O
and	O
Choplifter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
retained	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
core	O
mechanics	O
and	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
with	O
additional	O
vehicles	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
features	O
two	O
antagonists	O
:	O
Ibn	O
Kilbaba	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
and	O
Carlos	O
Ortega	O
,	O
a	O
notorious	O
South	O
American	O
drug	O
lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
destroy	O
both	O
Kilbaba	O
and	O
Ortega	O
and	O
stop	O
four	O
trucks	O
carrying	O
nuclear	O
bombs	O
from	O
blowing	O
up	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter-based	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
mixing	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
which	O
parodied	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
arose	O
from	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
flight	O
simulator	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Matchbox	O
toys	O
and	O
Choplifter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
retained	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
various	O
vehicles	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
highest	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
maintained	O
a	O
high	O
sales	O
chart	O
position	O
as	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
featured	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
over	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
,	O
senior	O
programmer	O
Stuart	O
Johnson	O
stated	O
he	O
"	O
tried	O
to	O
keep	O
this	O
conversion	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
than	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
run	O
more	O
smoothly	O
than	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
struggled	O
with	O
technical	O
challenges	O
because	O
of	O
differences	O
in	O
hardware	O
between	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
sequel	O
Urban	O
Strike	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOS	B-Device
CD-ROM	O
version	O
includes	O
full	O
motion	O
video	O
cut	O
scenes	O
at	O
introduction	O
,	O
between	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
further	O
sequels	O
:	O
Urban	O
Strike	O
,	O
Soviet	O
Strike	O
,	O
and	O
Nuclear	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	O
Strike	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
featured	O
new	O
vehicles	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on-foot	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soviet	O
Strike	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
featured	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
Nuclear	O
Strike	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
provisionally	O
titled	O
Future	O
Strike	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mech-based	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mat	O
Yeo	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
amazing	O
playability	O
and	O
'	O
lastability	O
 '	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
twice	O
as	O
good	O
"	O
as	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
best-seller	O
for	O
3	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chip	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Carter	O
of	O
St.	O
Petersburg	O
Times	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
"	O
loses	O
nothing	O
in	O
the	O
translation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
said	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
were	O
"	O
less	O
impressive	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
technical	O
restrictions	O
but	O
"	O
about	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sir	O
Garnabus	O
"	O
of	O
GamePro	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
's	O
clear	O
and	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
good	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
judged	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
merely	O
average	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
hamper	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
its	O
outstanding	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
has	O
good	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
small	O
graphics	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
struggle	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
the	O
playability	O
is	O
dramatically	O
better	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
no	O
sense	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
intending	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
that	O
way	O
,	O
since	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
had	O
already	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
Gamer	O
called	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
"	O
a	O
500lb	O
gorilla	O
among	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
control	O
and	O
"	O
masses	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
realistic	O
detail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
and	O
superbly	O
designed	O
game	O
system	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
chopper	O
title	O
yet	O
"	O
although	O
the	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
was	O
too	O
steep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
foresight	O
and	O
planning	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
reviewer	O
was	O
irritated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
fuel	O
,	O
armour	O
and	O
ammunition	O
levels	O
were	O
displayed	O
on	O
map	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
magazine	O
also	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
bottom	O
line	O
though	O
,	O
is	O
that	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
an	O
incredibly	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
appreciable	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
clearly	O
tailored	O
for	O
the	O
shorter	O
attention	O
span	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
console	O
gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
blend	O
of	O
shooting	O
and	O
thinking	O
action	O
blends	O
together	O
seamlessly	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
creates	O
a	O
classic	O
blaster	O
well	O
worth	O
a	O
ride	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
's	O
a	O
fine	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
prove	O
both	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
Desert	O
Strike-ophiles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
solid	O
blast	O
for	O
first	O
bloods	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
complained	O
that	O
"	O
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
're	O
battered	O
with	O
uneasily	O
right-wing	O
US	O
politics	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
said	O
"	O
jingoism	O
"	O
was	O
"	O
rife	O
"	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
Gamer	O
called	O
the	O
plot	O
"	O
typically	O
'	O
ugly	O
American	O
 '	O
idiocy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
skillful	O
challenge	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
locales	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
for	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
while	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
29th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
listed	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
38th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
16th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
#71	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
