<s>
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Oxford	O
Mobius	O
and	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Image	O
Works	O
,	O
Konami	O
and	O
Mirrorsoft	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
title	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Image	O
Works	O
,	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
July	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Spring	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
1990	O
issue	O
of	O
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
interviewed	O
team	O
members	O
from	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
Works	O
initially	O
requested	O
that	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
negotiated	O
with	O
Image	O
Works	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
compromise	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
four	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
level	O
one	O
is	O
double	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input	O
from	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
,	O
the	O
copyright	O
holder	O
of	O
Predator	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
content	O
restrictions	O
upon	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
Paul	O
Walker	O
,	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
designer	O
and	O
graphic	O
artist	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
"	O
approve	O
all	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
expressed	O
that	O
Fox	O
disallowed	O
death	O
and	O
blood	O
,	O
which	O
Walker	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
impossible	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
limitations	O
were	O
a	O
complication	O
in	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
solution	O
wherein	O
characters	O
"	O
fall	O
over	O
backwards	O
and	O
disappear	O
"	O
when	O
defeated	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
keep	O
interference	O
at	O
a	O
minimum	O
,	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
kept	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
actors	O
who	O
'	O
did	O
n't	O
care	O
 '	O
about	O
their	O
likeness	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
;	O
Danny	O
Glover	O
,	O
the	O
actor	O
who	O
played	O
Harrigan	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
approve	O
his	O
likeness	O
in	O
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
whenever	O
new	O
sprites	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Compaq	O
386	O
Despro	O
PC	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
II	I-Application
Enhanced	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
designed	O
on	O
PC	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
due	O
to	O
greater	O
flexibility	O
and	O
being	O
faster	O
overall	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
programmed	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
consistency	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
transfer	O
data	O
between	O
computers	O
through	O
serial	B-Protocol
or	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walker	O
expressed	O
that	O
Windows	O
3	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
multitask	O
was	O
useful	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
different	O
windows	O
of	O
DPaint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
"	O
extremely	O
disappointing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
game	O
option	O
as	O
"	O
extremely	O
frustrating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
