1 9 7 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : Dis ney ▁V ac ation ▁Club <0x0A> </s> ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁is ▁an ▁open ▁world ▁first - person ▁me cha ▁simulation ▁video ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁Eclipse ▁Software ▁Design ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Te leg ames ▁fo ▁the ▁At ari ▁J agu ar ▁and ▁At ari ▁J agu ar ▁CD ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Iron ▁Sold ier . ▁ ▁Set ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁game , ▁players ▁assume ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁an ▁el ite ▁defense ▁pilot ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁tit ular ▁me ch ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁tasks ▁and ▁protect ▁areas ▁that ▁con forms ▁the ▁United ▁Republic ▁from ▁attacks ▁of ▁the ▁P ENT A ▁corpor ation , ▁a ▁former ▁rival ▁of ▁the ▁now - dis band ed ▁Iron ▁F ist ▁Corporation . ▁Con ce ived ▁after ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁title ▁and ▁originally ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁went ▁almost ▁un re leased ▁after ▁At ari ▁dis cont in ued ▁both ▁platforms ▁and ▁merged ▁with ▁J T ▁Storage ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Te leg ames , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁lic ensed ▁titles ▁for ▁each ▁system . ▁ ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁received ▁very ▁positive ▁reception ▁from ▁critics ▁with ▁pra ise ▁towards ▁the ▁graphics , ▁sound track , ▁controls , ▁game play , ▁difficulty ▁and ▁variety