
Once enough food is obtained the announcer yells "Uh-oh, big!," and the character is radically transformed. This transformation is gained, logically, by the acquirement of many food items during a single game-life. There are antidotes hidden throughout the level and dropped by enemies that can restore the player to human form.Īlso introduced in this game was the ability to become obese. Another hit by purple mist will cause the player, transformed as the mummy, to burn in a purple flame and die. Players can not use the knife when transformed. Mummified characters hold only a pistol), which they fire at a rate of half as fast as normal, and they take time to toss a grenade. This causes a drastic reduction in player movement speed and loss of any special weapon. Any hit from the purple tinged attacks of the mummy-variants or potions dropped by bats will trigger the transformation. The first transformation is one into a mummy during the second mission of the game. Metal Slug 2 introduced the ability into the franchise for characters to transform into different variants during the course of the game. Another player can "wing-walk", or ride on top of the plane. It fires powerful air-to-air missiles at its targets, and its Vulcan Cannon is designed to fire upon forward targets. Twin Vulcan cannons provide plenty of fire, but are stripped with each hit the Slugnoid takes. Its cannon is pointed downward, to assail the enemy below.


An ad-hoc alliance is formed between the Peregrine Falcon squad and General Morden's army to combat the greater alien threat. Eventually the tables are turned when Morden comes under attack and is betrayed by his Martian allies. As the levels unfold, it turns out that Morden has allied with Martians to help facilitate his plans. It is up to the Peregrine Falcon squad, who are now joined by two new characters: Eri Kasamoto and Fiolina Germi of the Sparrows Intelligence Unit, to save the day. General Donald Morden, the antagonist from the first game is back once more with his army, bent on taking over the world.
