Metal Slug 2 is a run-and-gun arcade game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade (MVS) and home (AES) systems. The second main entry, it adds two new playable soldiers — Eri Kasamoto and Fio Germi — plus new vehicles, weapons, and character transformations, as General Morden allies with Mars People aliens. It supports two-player co-op.
How To Play Metal Slug 2
Control
Action
Joystick (8-way)
Move, aim, duck, climb, and board vehicles
A Button
Shoot / melee knife at close range
B Button
Jump
C Button
Throw grenade
Select
Insert coin / add credit
Start
Start game and confirm menu selections
About Metal Slug 2
Release date
Arcade (JP): February 23, 1998 · Arcade (NA): March 1998 · Neo Geo AES (JP): April 2, 1998 · Neo Geo CD (JP): June 25, 1998
Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Platform
Neo Geo (Arcade MVS, AES), Neo Geo CD; later mobile and modern platforms
Genre
Run and gun
Series
Metal Slug (second main entry)
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer (2-player co-op)
Also known as
メタルスラッグ2 (Metaru Suraggu 2) · Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II
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