''Aqua Jack'' (アクアジャック) (also released as ''Aquattack'') is a 3D

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released by

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in 1989. A

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is piloted over water and land while dodging

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s and avoiding objects by shooting or jumping over them. Enemies are shot in the air and on water or land to advance levels. The game has eight levels.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Aqua Jack'' on their October 15, 1989 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.

References

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1989 magazine review
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