History VideoGame / SuperRobotWars2

* AdaptedOut: [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi]] was famously absent in the Famicom game, so that [[Anime/MazingerZ Koji]] can use the Great Mazinger as a MidSeasonUpgrade comparable to [[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Robo to Getter Robo G]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundam]] to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]].

* CallForward: ''2G'' allows players to recruit [[Characters/MasouKishin Lune Zoldark]], who was not introduced until ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3''. However, [[GuestStarPartyMember she leaves right when the Federation gets ready to take out her dad]].

** Almost every minor character that is recruit-able is a GuestStarPartyMember due to a rather aggressive ArbitraryHeadcountLimit.

%%* HumongousMecha
%%** CombiningMecha
%%** RealRobot
%%** SuperRobot
%%** TransformingMecha
* LeeroyJenkins: In Scenario 2, the [[Manga/GetterRobo Michiru Saotome and her Getter-Q]] are an enemy unit due to hostages being taken by the DC, forcing her to fight against you. And her tactic is to [[LeeroyJenkins bumrush you]]. Once the hostage situation is settled, the Getter-Q joins your side [[NonPlayerCharacter as an NPC]]. You can't control her, you can't heal her. And her fighting style [[TooDumbToLive is exactly the same.]]
** Depressingly, she's a hidden bonus character in the PSX version. To unlock her, she has to survive the stage. [[NintendoHard Easier said than done.]] 2G at least only required you not to shoot her down.

* NegativeContinuity: [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam The defection of Reccoa Londe and the brainwashing of Four Murasame]] occur in this game. That's fine and all, until it happens AGAIN in the exact same manner for the [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3 sequel]], and NO ONE bothers to mention that it's happened before.

* NintendoHard: For starters, no game over trick [[note]]A process of acquiring a game over in any scenario, which immediately restarts at the beginning rather than take you back to the intermission menu. Essentially, players will keep all credits, ExperiencePoints, kills and pilot points earned before the game over; essentially, this is the [=SRW=] equivalent to LevelGrinding.[[/note]]

''Super Robot Wars 2'' is the first and only ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' title released on the UsefulNotes/{{Famicom}} and the first to have an actual plotline, with its larval form becoming the modern ''Super Robot Wars'' battle engine, though it clearly borrows a lot from the first game, in this regard. First released in December 1991, the game was given two {{Video Game Remake}}s: one for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy as ''Super Robot Wars 2G'', and then for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation as part of the ''Super Robot Wars Complete Box''.

* CivilWar

** Shops are on the map as tiles that one of your units have to visit, akin to earlier ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' games. There are only single-use items available.

* HumongousMecha
** CombiningMecha
** RealRobot
** SuperRobot
** TransformingMecha

** Depressingly, she's a hidden bonus character. To unlock her, she has to survive the stage. [[NintendoHard Easier said than done.]]

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' [[note]]Both the Hygogg and the Z'Gok-E from 0080 appear before officialy debuting in the next game, also exclusive to ''2G'' is Garma's Zaku from MSV [[/note]]

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' [[note]]Both the Hygogg and the Z'Gok-E from 0080 appear before officialy debuting in the next game[[/note]]

* ''Anime/MazingerZ''

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''

''Super Robot Wars 2'' is the first and only ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' title released on the UsefulNotes/{{Famicom}} and the first to have an actual plotline, with its larval form becoming the modern ''Super Robot Wars'' battle engine, though it clearly borrows a lot from the first game, in this regard. It first released in December 1991. The game was remade twice: first for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy as ''Super Robot Wars 2G'', and then for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation as part of ''Super Robot Wars Complete Box''.

A FanTranslation of the original Famicom version was released by Aeon Genesis..

* DummiedOut: The Famicom game have many unused data (such as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Christina Mackenzie]] who was planning to be debut along with her series in the game) that never made it in the final release which can be found [[https://tcrf.net/Dai_2_Ji_Super_Robot_Taisen_(NES) here]].

A FanTranslation of ''Super Robot Wars 2'', courtesy of Aeon Genesis, can be found [[https://aeongenesis.net/projects/srw2 here]].

A FanTranslation of ''Super Robot Wars 2'', courtesy of Aeon Genesis, can be found [[http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=srw2 here]].

* DuelBoss: Played with in ''2G''. One stage is entirely dedicated to the fated duel between Domon and Master Asia. However, if Domon gets shot down, the other protagonists enter the battle instead of the player receiving a Game Over.

** Almost every single minor character is a GuestStarPartyMember.

* DummiedOut: The Famicom game have many unused data (such as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Christina Mackenzie]] who was planning to be debut along with her series in the game) that never made it in the final release which can be [[https://tcrf.net/Dai_2_Ji_Super_Robot_Taisen_(NES) here]].

* DifficultySpike: One scenario forces the player to protect the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack La Cailum]]'' battleship while it's doing its preparation for going into space. {{Mook}}s are coming in; no problem, just send your units to them...until the {{Mook}}s ignore them and go straight for the ''La Cailum''. In fact, [[OhCrap they're slaughtering it]]. From this point on, it would be best to start using Spirit Commands ([=SRW=]'s equivalent of magic spells).

* CaptainErsatz: Believe it or not, [[Characters/MasouKishin Masaki Andoh and his Cybuster]] were ''not'' planned to be in this game. The original idea was to include ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'', but that fell through for various reasons. Banpresto came up with four OriginalGeneration machines: Cybuster, Valsion, Granzon, and the Shurouya. The former three would make it into ''2'', while the Shurouya would, apparently, become the basis for the Shurouga of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ''.

** Subverted in ''2G''. The battle animations are very quick, leading one to believe that there are large portions of each battle theme that go unplayed - until one examines the audio data and learns that the developers only composed about 10-15 seconds of each theme.

''Super Robot Wars 2'' is the first ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' title released on the UsefulNotes/{{Famicom}} and the first to have an actual plotline, with its larval form becoming the modern ''Super Robot Wars'' battle engine, though it clearly borrows a lot from the first game, in this regard.

* LongSongShortScene: The {{Leitmotif}} of ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' is too long for its own good. Thankfully, you can fully listen to it when switching to Grendizer's battle mode.