Iron Soldier 2

The premise is set after the first game, when the resistance establishes a democratic government called the United Republic (UR) after the world is liberated with the defeat of the Iron Fist Corporation (IFC). PENTA, a rival corporation to the IFC, seeks to occupy its former territory by attacking and terrorizing the UR. The player participates in an elite defense force by piloting the Iron Soldier (IS) robot to protect the UR and stop terrorist forces. The player has to fulfill mission objectives ranging from destroying specific targets, escorting convoys, recovering items , defending buildings or finding and eliminating car bombs.

There are 20 missions in total, each divided into groups of five. The player customizes the robot's weaponry by mounting them on its shoulders, hips, and hands before each mission. Mounting the same weapon multiple times allows a greater amount of ammo to be carried, but some weapons are restricted to specific mounts. The player can obtain new weapons by successfully completing certain missions.

These include a shotgun, a grenade launcher, homing missiles, and a heavy machine gun. The player controls the IS in an environment with destructible objects while fighting enemies. The game introduces new enemies to the series, such as fighter jets, transport aircraft, fast attack vehicles, and the two-legged Satyr walkers. The player can walk forward or backward, look, turn, and fire weapons.

The player can also hit buildings or enemies with the hand manipulator and stomp on houses, tanks and trees. Destroying buildings yields crates containing ammo refills or repair kits. The player can enable an advanced control method that decouples the movement of the IS from its head orientation and allows looking without changing course. If the IS is destroyed or a mission fails, the player can retry using the continue option and return to mission selection.

Progress is manually saved by successfully completing each mission, however the Atari Jaguar CD version requires a Memory Track cartridge. The Satyr walker can also be played but only by entering a cheat code in the options menu.