Play Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad online
2 players online · co-op · everyone on their own device How online multiplayer works
Lock your aim, lob a grenade, jack an enemy tank while your buddy covers your back.
Free, right in your browser, nothing to install.
- Year
- 1998
- Manufacturer
- Saurus / SNK
- Players
- 2 players at once
- Genres
- Action
- Decade
- '90s arcade games
On UsuArcade, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad plays as online two-player co-op: you on your phone or PC, your friend on theirs, in the same game and in real time, each with your own soldier.
It's the sequel to Shock Troopers, and in the arcade its cabinet sits right next to the original: the same top-down Neo Geo action, now with bombed-out cities, tanks you can hop into and a special attack you fire off by mashing two buttons at once.
History
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad was made by Saurus and hit arcades in 1998 on the Neo Geo MVS, a year after the first Shock Troopers.
It swapped the original's eight mercs for a brand-new four-soldier squad and added vehicles you can jump in and out of mid-mission. Back in the day there was even a bootleg of it, Lansquenet 2004. The UsuArcade version is MAME 0.239's "Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad".
How to play
When you start, the cabinet walks you through the controls and you pick your soldier from Leon, Angel, Lulu and Toy, each with their own weapon and strengths. The stick moves in eight directions and Z fires; hold it down and your aim stays locked while you move.
X throws a grenade and Z plus X together unleashes the special attack. C jumps, and if you push the stick toward a vehicle and press C you climb in; press C again to bail out. Grab the letter plates to rack up points. Out of lives? Drop another coin and hit START before the CONTINUE countdown runs out.
Play Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad with a friend
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad is a co-op game: you both play at the same time on the same team, each from your own home, like you're side by side at the same cabinet.
- Head into the UsuArcade arcade and send your friend the link so they can join you.
- Take a seat at the Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad cabinet.
- Invite them from the cabinet's player panel: once they accept, they jump into your game and play from their own home, in the same game as you.
Controls: keyboard or gamepad on a PC; on-screen touch controls on your phone.
Fun facts
- It's the sequel to Shock Troopers (1997), also by Saurus for the Neo Geo.
- All four soldiers have nicknames: Leon is "Lion Heart" and Angel is "Ceramic Arms".
- You can commandeer enemy vehicles and bail out whenever you want.
- A bootleg made the rounds back then under another name: Lansquenet 2004.
In the arcade
Just like the arcade, only from your own couch: sit down at the Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad cabinet in the Action zone, right next to the original Shock Troopers, invite your friend once they're in the lobby and head out on the mission together, each with your own soldier. Nothing to install: it runs in your browser on phone or PC, gamepad supported, and every game starts with INSERT COIN, free.
Your friend can even jump in after you've already started. While you play, you talk over your mics like you're side by side at the same cabinet, anyone else in the lobby can drop in as a spectator and watch live, and your scores go up on the arcade's high score board.
FAQ
Can I play Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad online with a friend?
Yes. On UsuArcade it's online two-player co-op: each of you plays on your own phone or PC, in the same game and in real time. Sit down at the cabinet, invite your friend from the player panel and push forward together.
What year did Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad come out?
It came out in 1998 on the Neo Geo, made by Saurus a year after the first Shock Troopers.
Which soldiers can I pick?
Four: Leon, Angel, Lulu and Toy, each with their own weapon and strengths.
How do I get into vehicles?
Push the stick toward the vehicle and press C. Press C again to bail out.
