Metal Slug 2nd Mission

{{Short description|2000 video game}} {{Refimprove|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox video game | title = Metal Slug 2nd Mission | image = Metal Slug 2nd Mission cover.jpg | developer = [[Ukiyotei]] | publisher = [[SNK]] | composer = [[Yasuaki Fujita]] | series = ''[[Metal Slug]]'' | engine = | released = {{Video game release|WW|2000|NA|May 22, 2000}} | genre = [[Shoot 'em up#Run and gun|Run and gun]] | modes = [[single-player]] | platforms = [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]] }} '''''Metal Slug 2nd Mission''''' is a 2000 [[run and gun (video game)|run and gun]] video game developed by [[Ukiyotei]] and released by [[SNK]] for the [[Neo Geo Pocket Color]]. It is a direct sequel to 1999's ''[[Metal Slug 1st Mission|1st Mission]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neogeo.co.jp/metal_slug_en/2nd_mission/2_m_index.html |title=Metal Slug 2nd Mission Official Profile |publisher=SNK Corporation |accessdate=2017-01-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001210013900/http://www.neogeo.co.jp/metal_slug_en/2nd_mission/2_m_index.html |archivedate=2000-12-10 }}</ref> In 2021, the game was re-released together with ''1st Mission'', both as part of ''Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Double Pack'' on [[Nintendo Switch]] and as part of ''[[Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection]] Vol. 1''.

==Gameplay== Gameplay is similar to the rest of the ''[[Metal Slug]]'' series, but with noted improvements in graphics and controls from the original Neo Geo Pocket Color game, ''[[Metal Slug 1st Mission]]''. Clearing all the missions of the game will unlock Tequila, a rebel soldier who has the ability to use the function of level selecting.

== Reception == In 2023, ''Time Extension'' identified ''Metal Slug 2nd Mission'' as one of the best games for the NGPC.<ref name="TE">{{cite web|last=McFerran|first=Damien|url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-neo-geo-pocket-color-games|title=Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games|work=Time Extension|publisher=[[Hookshot Media]]|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=2023-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203170309/https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-neo-geo-pocket-color-games|archive-date=2023-02-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{moby game|id=/metal-slug-2nd-mission}}

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