Ten years after the events of Patlabor 1, an airborne missile blows up Tokyo Bay Bridge, causing a government already tense with inner power struggles and ambition to suddenly fall apart, each faction pointing accusing fingers at the other. Military units and labors are amassed on each side, and an uneasy standoff occurs as each side stares at the other, waiting for someone to make the first move. Meanwhile, the actual culprit is planning a major terrorist attack on Tokyo, vowing revenge for the destruction of his labor team while working for the U.N. decades ago. With the established government too busy squabbling amongst themselves, it's up to the Mobile Police to tread where bureaucracy won't in an all-out effort to save Japan! <br />