<s>
Predator	O
( エイリアンVSプレデター	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
CPS-2	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
uses	O
a	O
control	O
setup	O
with	O
an	O
eight-directional	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
three	O
buttons	O
:	O
one	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
one	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
to	O
shoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
characters	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
melee	O
weapon	O
:	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
for	O
Linn	O
,	O
a	O
bladed	O
naginata	O
staff	O
for	O
the	O
Hunter	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extendable-retractable	O
spear/staff	O
for	O
the	O
Warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lieutenant	O
Linn	O
Kurosawa	O
( リン・クロサワ	O
)	O
—	O
Linn	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
cyborg	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
handgun	O
and	O
katana	B-Operating_System
as	O
weapons	O
and	O
can	O
execute	O
several	O
martial	O
arts	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jorudan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
on	O
its	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
like	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Journey	I-Application
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
everything	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
from	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Punisher.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
top	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Heavy.com	O
and	O
included	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
era	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Arcade	O
Sushi	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
retro	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
looking	O
(	O
and	O
greatest	O
playing	O
)	O
,	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lt	O
.	O
Kurosawa	O
(	O
described	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
Taki-resembling	O
[	O
although	O
Taki	O
came	O
after ]	O
heroine	O
with	O
ninja	O
reflexes	O
and	O
attacks	O
"	O
)	O
has	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
some	O
later	O
Capcom	O
games	O
,	O
namely	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
(	O
where	O
Sylphie	O
,	O
the	O
shopkeeper	O
from	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
transforms	O
into	O
Kurosawa	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
super	O
attack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
her	O
design	O
has	O
been	O
re-used	O
for	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
popular	O
character	O
Ibuki	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
(	O
who	O
,	O
incidentally	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
fellow	O
ninja	O
classmate	O
and	O
friend	O
named	O
Sarai	O
Kurosawa	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
also	O
resembles	O
Simone	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
and	O
Psikyo	O
's	O
2000	O
shooter	O
Cannon	B-Application
Spike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Treasure	O
designer	O
Tetsuhiko	O
"	O
Han	O
"	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
were	O
the	O
main	O
inspirations	O
for	O
his	O
1996	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
