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Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad (1998)

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ショックトルーパーズ -セカンドスカッド- / Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad　Saurus / SNK 1998　ALL LEON　Player Jarl　収録Ver wolfmame0.194

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ショックトルーパーズ -セカンドスカッド-

発売年：1998
開発元：ザウルス　発売元：エス･エヌ･ケイ（SNK）
ジャンル：アクション
コントローラ：8方向レバー+3ボタン
システムボード：SNK ネオ･ジオ マルチビデオシステム（NEO･GEO MVS）
CPU構成[68000, Z80]　音源チップ[YM2610]

90年代末期の貴重なアクションゲーム作品として登場した「ショックトルーパーズ」の第2弾。前作の基本操作系はそのままに、グラフィックとキャラクターが一新され前作とは全く別のゲームのような仕上がりとなっている。ステージ構成は、実に様々なルートが存在した前作よりとてもシンプルで、ゲーム開始時の3つのルート選択がなくなり、途中で2回ほどルートが分岐する4パターンのみとなっている。また、乗り物が登場したり、前作でも豊富だった得点システムが採用されるなど、とても意欲的な内容となっている。

Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad (c) 1998 SNK.

More of an update than a full-blown sequel, Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad picks up where the first game - released a year earlier - left off. Once again, one or two players face the might of a terrorist army who are threatening to destroy the world by launching a newly developed weapon-of-mass-destruction if their wishes - to be given absolute control of the newly-founded nation of Billberk - aren't granted.

Like many Neo Geo sequels, 2nd Squad doesn't particularly do anything the original didn't do. There are some improvements, however; graphics have been given a brush up and level design is a little more imaginative than that of the already impressive original.

- TECHNICAL -

SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware
Game ID : 0246

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz
Palette colors : 4096

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3 = [A] Shot attack/Close range attack, [B] Bomb attack, [C] Jump/Get in a vehicle/Get out a vehicle
= Leon [A] Spread shot/Combat knife, [B] Power napalm
= Angel [A] Front shot/Tear gus, [B] Wide napalm
= Lulu [A] Wide shot/Revolver, [B] Normal bomb
= Toy [A] Laser shot/Stan gun, [B] Sonic bomb

- TRIVIA -

Developed by Saurus.

Released in October 1998.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Shock Troopers Second Squad, Shock Troopers - PCCB-00355) on 01/1999.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Here are the 4 characters with their codenames and statistics :
* Leon (aka Lion Heart) : Speed 1 - Attack 4 - Defense 4 - Evasion 1
* Angel (aka Ceramic Arms) : Speed 2 - Attack 3 - Defense 2 - Evasion 3
* Lulu (aka Lightning Eyes) : Speed 4 - Attack 1 - Defense 1 - Evasion 3
* Toy (aka Ice Brain) : Speed 3 - Attack 2 - Defense 3 - Evasion 2

- SERIES -

1. Shock Troopers (1997)
2. Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad (1998)

- STAFF -

Exective producer : Nobuyuki Tanaka
Producer : Yasushi Okahara
Exective director : Kenji Ishimoto
Main planner : Mitsuki Pkc Saito
Sub planner : Hotlips
Chief programmer : Jo.
Programmers : Levin Takasaki, Dis, Buttaku H. K
Tool programmer : Hiroaki Torii
Technical adviser : Yuki
Chief front designer : Kurara Kiri
Front designers : Masato Miyoshi, Tsuru-Chang, Michitaka Ishida, Satoshi Ishiguro, Naruhiro Kishimoto
Chief back designer : Miwako Kojima
Back designers : Yuko Hara, Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Kaori Nishioka, Takazumi Hirokawa
Character designer : Aki
Sound producer : Masahiko Hataya
Music composer : Masaki Kase (World Wide Wave)

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.