<s>
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saurus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Operating_System
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2nd	O
Squad	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
Playmore	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
drastically	O
changed	O
because	O
only	O
four	O
characters	O
are	O
selectable	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
team	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
new	O
feature	O
is	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
ride	O
some	O
vehicles	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
was	O
given	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
by	O
Classic	O
Game	O
Room	O
despite	O
being	O
considered	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
"	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
often	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
disappointing	O
follow	O
up	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
with	O
Gunstar	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Heroes	I-Device
,	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
really	O
only	O
makes	O
the	O
mistake	O
of	O
sharing	O
its	O
name	O
with	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7/10	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
