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** Your characters can move in a diagonal direction.

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** Your characters can The original four-directional, tile-based movement has been replaced with a move in a diagonal direction.free-form, eight-directional movement system.

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* BonusBoss: Per the series' tradition, the bounties are there for players to hunt for extra cash.



* OptionalBoss: Per the series' tradition, the bounties are there for players to hunt for extra cash.



* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Bias City.

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* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Bias City.City.

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* UncannyVillage: The city of Death Cross was originally called Freedom Paradise [[spoiler:before being taken over by the Grapplers.]]
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* DeadlyGas: Gas Weapons which are effective against organic enemies.
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* ChestMonster: Vile Vendor (Reloaded). A monster that disguises as a vending machine to get the drop on its prey, hiding amidst a large number of vending machines in a destroyed lot.

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* HiddenDisdainReveal: Upon the defeat of Skunks, some of the Grapplers in the tower even express relief for not having to serve under him anymore and their animosity they had for him.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This sums up the main plot of the game as the Grapplers are responsible for the death of the hero's ParentalSubstitute and the hero is out to destroy them and stop the manhunts for revenge.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This sums up the main plot of the game for both the Protagonist and Miska as the Grapplers are responsible for the death of the hero's ParentalSubstitute as well as Miska's brother and the hero is they are out to destroy them and stop the manhunts for revenge.
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* CoolBike: Much like in Metal Max 3, you now have access to Motorcycles as a potential tank, quite viable early game when facing Grapplers as the SP granted by the Motorcycle will increase survivability against attacks.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The hero unwittingly reveals [[spoiler:the location of Dr. Eva to Cagliostro, which results in her death.]]
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The hero has to deal with this trope in Swan City due to [[spoiler:Garcia's spreading fake rumors that the hero killed Garcia's family. This lasts until the hero defeats [[spoiler:Garcia]] in a duel.
* HumanResources: The Grapplers regularly go on manhunts to get guinea pigs for their cruel experiments.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The hero has to deal with this trope in Swan City due to [[spoiler:Garcia's spreading fake rumors that the hero killed Garcia's family.family]]. This lasts until the hero defeats [[spoiler:Garcia]] in a duel.
* HumanResources: The Grapplers regularly go on manhunts to get gather slaves and guinea pigs for their cruel experiments.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The hero has to deal with this trope in Swan City due to [[spoiler:Garcia's spreading fake rumors that the hero killed Garcia's family. This lasts until the hero defeats [[spoiler:Garcia]] in a duel.


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* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler:Marilyn]]. You even see [[spoiler:her]] prototypes in [[spoiler:Devil Island]].
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ted Broiler. Fitting for someone who loves burning his enemies to death.
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* TranshumanTreachery: Garcia, after receiving modifications from the Grapplers, becomes a full-on villain.

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* TranshumanTreachery: Garcia, after receiving modifications from the Grapplers, becomes a full-on villain.villain.
* VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Bias City.

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* CargoCult: Taishar City worships the Gepart tank as their war god's body and even has a shrine dedicated to it.



* DifficultyLevels: Normal, Hard, Super, and [[HarderThanHard God]]. [[UnlockableDifficultyLevels Beating the game on one difficulty unlocks the next one]].



* KillItWithFire: Ted Broiler kills people with his [[GunsAkimbo dual flamethrower]], and he is extremely deadly as the fight in the prologue demonstrates.

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* KillItWithFire: There are many flamethrowers for both tanks and humans. In particular, Ted Broiler kills people with his [[GunsAkimbo dual flamethrower]], and he is extremely deadly as the fight in the prologue demonstrates.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This sums up the main plot of the game as the Grapplers are responsible for the death of the hero's ParentalSubstitute.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This sums up the main plot of the game as the Grapplers are responsible for the death of the hero's ParentalSubstitute.ParentalSubstitute and the hero is out to destroy them and stop the manhunts for revenge.

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** Your characters can move in a diagonal direction now.
** Hunter Magic skill is now passive instead of active so hunters can fire their human weapons inside the vehicle as much as they want.
** Most skills for soldiers are now usable on bikes as well as on foot so soldiers do not need to get off from their vehicles to use their skills if they are riding bikes.
** Each character can now select a subclass and learn skills from other classes to cover his/her weaknesses. If you pick the same class for your subclass as your main, you get more usages for each skill before having to rest at the inn.

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** Your characters can move in a diagonal direction now.direction.
** Hunter Magic skill is now passive instead of active so hunters can fire their human weapons inside the vehicle as much as they want.
** Most skills for soldiers are now usable on bikes as well as on foot so soldiers do not need to get off from their vehicles to use their skills if they are riding bikes.
** Each character can now select a subclass and learn skills from other classes to augment his/her strengths further or cover his/her weaknesses. If you pick the same class for your subclass as your main, you get more usages for each active skill before having to rest at the inn.



** Depending on a ride, multiple characters can ride it at the same time.

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** Depending on a ride, multiple characters can ride it at the same time.time, meaning you can make use of multiple armaments of one ride each turn without having to rely on the C-unit or skills.


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* BonusBoss: Per the series' tradition, the bounties are there for players to hunt for extra cash.
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* EnergyBeings: [[spoiler:Trans Brad; Bias' second form.]]



* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Bias Brad]]. He even gets a third form in the DS remake.
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* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bias Brad]]'s backstory. [[spoiler:He was once a successful businessman and a brilliant scientist who used his genius and wealth to protect the environment. Unfortunately, when he contracted an incurable illness, he became obsessed with cheating death and created the Grapplers to gather guinea pigs for his experiments to become immortal in the post-apocalyptic world.]]



* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Bias Brad's reason for causing the apocalypse is because he was afraid of death and was angry at the prospect of seeing his genius being defeated by an incurable disease that he contracted. As a result, he wanted his intellect to remain unmatched and so reduced humanity to near-extinction with nuclear fire which was then followed up with a status quo that was cruelly established and maintained through his human hunts so as to prevent anyone else from reaching or surpassing his level. He died but saved himself by uploading his mind to a super computer, claiming that death only took a disease ridden corpse.]]

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** Your characters can move in a diagonal direction now.



** Depending on a tank, multiple characters can ride it at the same time.

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** Depending on a tank, ride, multiple characters can ride it at the same time.



* FakingTheDead: Cagliostro in the DS remake after you defeat him for the first time. Failing to spot this will result in having to fight him again on foot.



* HealingFactor: You have little to no chance of defeating [[spoiler:Bias Brad unless you turn off his Cyclotron first as it allows him to regenerate almost immediately.]]

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* HealingFactor: You have stand little to no chance of defeating [[spoiler:Bias Brad unless you turn off his Cyclotron first as it allows him to regenerate almost immediately.]]



* TankGoodness: It wouldn't be Metal Max without all sorts of tanks to choose from.

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* TankGoodness: It wouldn't be Metal Max without all sorts of tanks and rides to choose from. from.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Pichi Pichi Brothers
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** Camo Shield, which decreases the encounter rate while your party is in their vehicles, does not turn off when you exit them and get back in.

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* CharacterClassSystem: Applicable to the DS remake since it uses the same engine as VideoGame/MetalMax3



* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While you can create companions of your choice in the remake, the potential teammates in the original game were an incompetent female soldier whom you have to revive twice before she realizes she needs help, a punky mechanic who is jailed for tinkering with one of the Grapplers' tanks, and an intelligent dog with a bazooka mount.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While you can create companions of your choice in the remake, the potential teammates in the original game (and still available in the remake) were an incompetent female soldier whom you have to revive twice before she realizes she needs help, a punky mechanic who is jailed for tinkering with one of the Grapplers' tanks, and an intelligent dog with a bazooka mount.

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: While the DS remake uses the same engine as VideoGame/MetalMax3, it refines the gameplay elements from that game to make the overall experience smoother for players. Examples include:
** Hunter Magic skill is now passive instead of active so hunters can fire their human weapons inside the vehicle as much as they want.
** Most skills for soldiers are now usable on bikes as well as on foot so soldiers do not need to get off from their vehicles to use their skills if they are riding bikes.
** Each character can now select a subclass and learn skills from other classes to cover his/her weaknesses. If you pick the same class for your subclass as your main, you get more usages for each skill before having to rest at the inn.
** Depending on a tank, multiple characters can ride it at the same time.



* NoCureForEvil: Averted for the actual winnable fight against Ted Broiler. He will use a [[StandardRPGItems healing item that completely restores the health]] when his HP is depleted to less than half. It gets even worse in the DS remake where he will do this ''twice''. [[spoiler:Also, Bias regains pretty much all of his health each turn unless you find the way to turn off his Cyclotron.]]

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* NoCureForEvil: Averted for the actual winnable fight against Ted Broiler. He will use a [[StandardRPGItems healing item that completely restores the health]] when his HP is depleted to less than half. It gets even worse in the DS remake where he will do this ''twice''. [[spoiler:Also, Bias Brad regains pretty much all of his health each turn unless you find the way to turn off his Cyclotron.]]]]
* NonStandardGameOver: You can choose to end the game early by marrying one of the LoveInterests.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The comic that came with the limited edition of the DS remake reveals that the main character is the son of Maria's childhood friend, which is one of the reasons why she took him under her wing.



* EnergyBeings: [[spoiler:Trans Brad; Bias' second form.]]



* ImmortalityImmorality: The BigBad of ''Metal Max 2'' who created the Grapplers in order to gather test subjects in his quest for immortality.

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* ImmortalityImmorality: The BigBad of ''Metal Max 2'' [[spoiler:Bias Brad]] who created the Grapplers in order to gather test subjects in for his quest for immortality.



* NoCureForEvil: Averted for the actual winnable fight against Ted Broiler. He will use a [[StandardRPGItems healing item that completely restores the health]] when his HP is depleted to less than half. It gets even worse in the DS remake where he will do this ''twice''.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ted Broiler. Fitting for someone who loves burning his enemies to death.
* NoCureForEvil: Averted for the actual winnable fight against Ted Broiler. He will use a [[StandardRPGItems healing item that completely restores the health]] when his HP is depleted to less than half. It gets even worse in the DS remake where he will do this ''twice''. [[spoiler:Also, Bias regains pretty much all of his health each turn unless you find the way to turn off his Cyclotron.]]


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* RedBaron: Maria the Immortal. Unfortunately, she gets killed while protecting the protagonist in the prologue.

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The player takes on the role of a young protege under the guidance of a famous soldier called Maria. Maria's group was hired to protect the village of Modo from the Grapplers who regularly kidnap people for their cruel experiments. Unfortunately, the commander of the Grapplers, Ted Broiler, wipe out Maria and her group and the protagonist is the sole survivor. Nursed back to health by the girl named Irit, the protege embarks on the journey to destroy the Grapplers.

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The player takes on the role of a young protege under the guidance of a famous soldier called Maria. Maria's group team was hired to protect the village of Modo from the Grapplers who regularly kidnap people for their cruel experiments. Unfortunately, the commander of the Grapplers, Ted Broiler, wipe wipes out Maria and her group and the protagonist is the sole survivor. Nursed back to health by the girl named Irit, the protege embarks on the journey to destroy the Grapplers.



* ArchEnemy: Ted Broiler. His murder of Maria's group makes him this to both the main character and the potential party member Misica as one member Maria's group was her brother.

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* ArchEnemy: Ted Broiler. His murder of Maria's group makes him this to both the main character and the potential party member Misica as one member of Maria's group was her brother. brother.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Bias Brad, the leader of the Grapplers and one of the people responsible for creating Noah, the AI that caused the Great Annihilation.]]



* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Bias Brad]]'s backstory. [[spoiler:He was once a successful businessman and a brilliant scientist who used his genius and wealth to protect the environment. Unfortunately, when he contracted an incurable illness, he became obsessed with cheating death and created the Grapplers to gather guinea pigs for his experiments to become immortal in the post-apocalyptic world.]]
* FourIsDeath: There are four Grappler emperors, who act as the chief enforcers.



* HealingFactor: You have little to no chance of defeating [[spoiler:Bias Brad unless you turn off his Cyclotron first as it allows him to regenerate almost immediately.]]



* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While you can create companions of your choice in the remake, the potential teammates in the original game were an incompetent gun girl whom you have to revive twice before she realizes she needs help, a punky mechanic who is jailed for tinkering with one of the Grapplers' tanks, and an intelligent dog with a bazooka mount.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While you can create companions of your choice in the remake, the potential teammates in the original game were an incompetent gun girl female soldier whom you have to revive twice before she realizes she needs help, a punky mechanic who is jailed for tinkering with one of the Grapplers' tanks, and an intelligent dog with a bazooka mount.
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* HumanResources: The Grapplers of ''Metal Max 2 (Reloaded)'' regularly go on manhunts to get guinea pigs for their cruel experiments.

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* HumanResources: The Grapplers of ''Metal Max 2 (Reloaded)'' regularly go on manhunts to get guinea pigs for their cruel experiments.

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The player takes on the role of a young protege under the guidance of a famous soldier called Maria. Maria's group was hired to protect the village of Modo from the Grapplers who regularly kidnap people for their cruel experiments. Unfortunately, the commander of the Grapplers, Ted Broiler, wipe out Maria and her group and the protege is the sole survivor. Nursed back to health by the girl named Irit, the protege embarks on the journey to destroy the Grapplers.

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The player takes on the role of a young protege under the guidance of a famous soldier called Maria. Maria's group was hired to protect the village of Modo from the Grapplers who regularly kidnap people for their cruel experiments. Unfortunately, the commander of the Grapplers, Ted Broiler, wipe out Maria and her group and the protege protagonist is the sole survivor. Nursed back to health by the girl named Irit, the protege embarks on the journey to destroy the Grapplers.



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* AbandonedLaboratory: Noguchi Chemical from ''Metal Max 2 (Reloaded).''
* ArchEnemy: Ted Broiler. His murder of Maria's group makes him this to both the main character and the potential party member Misica as one member Maria's group was her brother.
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:Bias Brad]] did this in order to cheat death.
* DarkerAndEdgier: This game starts out with a HopelessBossFight against TheDragon. It goes bad and Maria, the protagonist's ParentalSubstitute gets killed in action. It's definitely darker than the original ''Metal Max'', where your parents are always alive and you can even talk with them in the home. Also, you will see more suffering and oppressed citizens throughout the game.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: As always, Dr. Minche is there to revive you for free.
* TheDragon: Ted Broiler. Also doubles as TheHeavy as he is the one who is spearheading the manhunts to gather slaves and guinea pigs for the Grapplers' twisted experiments.
* ExpendableClone: The Grapplers and Madam Muscles' mooks.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Bias Brad's reason for causing the apocalypse is because he was afraid of death and was angry at the prospect of seeing his genius being defeated by an incurable disease that he contracted. As a result, he wanted his intellect to remain unmatched and so reduced humanity to near-extinction with nuclear fire which was then followed up with a status quo that was cruelly established and maintained through his human hunts so as to prevent anyone else from reaching or surpassing his level. He died but saved himself by uploading his mind to a super computer, claiming that death only took a disease ridden corpse.]]
* HumanResources: The Grapplers of ''Metal Max 2 (Reloaded)'' regularly go on manhunts to get guinea pigs for their cruel experiments.
* ImmortalityImmorality: The BigBad of ''Metal Max 2'' who created the Grapplers in order to gather test subjects in his quest for immortality.
* KillItWithFire: Ted Broiler kills people with his [[GunsAkimbo dual flamethrower]], and he is extremely deadly as the fight in the prologue demonstrates.
* MadScientist: [[spoiler:Bias Brad]].
* NoCureForEvil: Averted for the actual winnable fight against Ted Broiler. He will use a [[StandardRPGItems healing item that completely restores the health]] when his HP is depleted to less than half. It gets even worse in the DS remake where he will do this ''twice''.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Bias Brad]]. He even gets a third form in the DS remake.
* PenalColony: Death Cross.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: While you can create companions of your choice in the remake, the potential teammates in the original game were an incompetent gun girl whom you have to revive twice before she realizes she needs help, a punky mechanic who is jailed for tinkering with one of the Grapplers' tanks, and an intelligent dog with a bazooka mount.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: This sums up the main plot of the game as the Grapplers are responsible for the death of the hero's ParentalSubstitute.
* TankGoodness: It wouldn't be Metal Max without all sorts of tanks to choose from.
* TranshumanTreachery: Garcia, after receiving modifications from the Grapplers, becomes a full-on villain.
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The second game in the VideoGame/MetalMax series. Originally released in 1993 for SNES, it was later ported to the Game Boy Advance in 2003. Then, in 2011, it received more substantial UpdatedReRelease in the form of ''Metal Max 2: Reloaded'' for Nintendo DS, which utilizes the refined gameplay of VideoGame/MetalMax3 and adds far more contents.

Just like the first entry in the series, the game is mostly open-ended and non-linear, with the player given much freedom to decide where to go and what missions to do in whichever order.

The player takes on the role of a young protege under the guidance of a famous soldier called Maria. Maria's group was hired to protect the village of Modo from the Grapplers who regularly kidnap people for their cruel experiments. Unfortunately, the commander of the Grapplers, Ted Broiler, wipe out Maria and her group and the protege is the sole survivor. Nursed back to health by the girl named Irit, the protege embarks on the journey to destroy the Grapplers.

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