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1.01 Game Details
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Released by Acclaim in 1992.
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1.02 Story
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The Predator is in town with a few days to kill!!! It comes from a distant
world... Invisible, it's armed with powerful weapons unlike anything we know.
It mercilessly stalks humans... for sport. As Lt. Harrigan, it's up to you to
rescue innocent people from the clutches of the evil drug gangs - before they
become trophies of the Predator. Search the streets, rooftops and subways until
you confront IT. The Predator is on the hunt... find him before he finds you!
===== 2.0 THE BASICS ==========================================================
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2.01 Game Start
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Health:
The long orange bar across the screen represents health.
Score:
In the bottom-left corner.
Lives:
Between the score and current weapon display.
Current Weapon:
The current gun will be displayed in the middle of the GUI bar.
Ammo:
Remaining ammunition for the current weapon.
Hostages:
The number of hostages who've been killed. It's game over if you lose three.
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2.03 Controls 'n Techniques
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Command | Action | Other
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Start | Pause | -
Left | Move left | Throw left
Right | Move right | Throw right
Up | Move up | Throw up
Down | Move down | Throw down
1 button | Fire weapons | -
2 button | Switch weapons | -
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3.01 Street 1
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Objective: Rescue 5 hostages.
The first level introduces the base gameplay for the whole game. The layout is
essentially one long street with some spots where you can walk further up the
screen, although not by much. You'll face a few obstacles:
Street goons who appear from doors or off-screen and will follow you around.
You need to shoot them from any angle you can get, but avoid walking at them
head-on.
Sewer boys can be shot from head-on and will not emerge. Take them out from
far away.
Window guys will periodically appear in windows and can't be shot by normal
bullets. Use grenades to take them out, although it's wiser to save up your
ammo.
Helicopters occasionally appear to drop bombs. They only drop bombs directly
overhead, so keep moving around to dodge them.
Motorcycles do simple drivebys but don't actually shoot. Just avoid them.
And finally, the Predator itself (sort of). The Predator's only appearance
in the levels is via the red targeting dots that either go after you or after
the hostages. If it moves toward you do anything you can to dodge it. The
dots will eventually go away. Make sure you rescue hostages immediately to
prevent the targeting dots from moving toward them.
So after all that it's all a pretty simple affair. It's a lot like a SHMUP but
less bullet hell and more bullet light shower. Avoid the shots and stay low
on the screen to dodge shots from above. Enemies can't shoot straight down so
you can frequently just hang out underneath enemies to avoid them.
As far as items go, grab everything. You have plenty of time to do so.
Move along and shoot enemies at your leisure. I suggest you save grenades for
enemies that are out of reach (such as window guys), and save all your gun ammo
for later levels. If you run low on health remember to move low on the screen
and find a safe place from stationary enemies.
Boss: Taxi
Walk up to the left or right side of the cab and stand at the top of the screen.
You can simply stand there and fire away until the cab blows up.
This level has the same obstacles as the previous level, but the level layout
is a little more constrained. You'll come across various points where the only
way to move to the next roof is to cross a narrow bridge, and more often than
not there'll be a shooter in the way. Your best approach with enemies here is
to line up your gun and shoot, then move down to dodge the bullets before you
move up to shoot again.
Predator's targeting sight will pop up again but you'll be fine as long as you
keep moving.
Boss: Helicopter
Stick to the lower-left corner of the area. Aim up so you can take out the
sewer guy and shoot at the helicopter as well. The helicopter will keep moving
to hit you with the center shot, so shift left and right repeatedly to make
sure you dodge that. It doesn't take many shots to take it out.
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3.03 Street 2
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Objective: Rescue 5 hostages.
Things get tougher in this level with a scarcer supply of body armor. However,
it's otherwise the same as the first street level. There no helicopters to
swoop in from above so your focus should be to keep moving up and down and stay
away from the middle of the street. Continue to save your special ammo for
later encounters.
Boss: Grafitto Van
Unlike the taxi, this vehicle can only be damaged when the lower door is open.
The best spot to stand is on either the left or right sides of the van. Aim for
the strip right below the doors and fire when they open. You'll have to break
away to clear out goons and the sewer guy on the left every few seconds, but
you'll get plenty of time in between to shoot at the van. This one'll take
about twice as long as the taxi to destroy.
This level introduces a moving subway that periodically drops off some goons.
The train track along the top also takes up a lot of room that forces you into
some tight spots along the bottom. Try not to walk too far ahead and hang back
in the lower-left corner. You'll have to take your time more so than before.
Some new additions to the enemy lineup include a innocent but deadly white dove
and, at last, the Predator. Unfortunately Predator is as deadly as the dove.
You can take it out with a few simple bullets. Keep on the offensive from as
far away as possible and look out for that body armor.
Boss: Subway Punk
This guy will pop in at the subway doors and fire a few slow shots, but you can
only damage him when the door is open. You can try staying at the bottom of the
screen or shoot at him from an angle. The best approach is to be patient and
remain just below the sewer grate. Wait for the punk to roll by and fire a
few shots at a time.
Hey, actual Predators in a game about the Predator!
Stick to the top path in the beginning to make sure you can get the hostage
and some body armor when the path splits. Stick to the top to find another
hostage then move down to find a couple of sets of body armor.
Predators will keep popping up, but you can take them out easily if you keep
your distance. The path will continue to split and if you hang back on the left
side you can usually see what's ahead. Hostages tend to appear along the top
paths and body armor along the bottom.
Boss: Butcher
You interrupted this guy's job I guess because he's very angry. He will pop up
in one of three doors along the top. The best strategy is to stay out of the
way of the floor shooters on the left or right low corners. Shoot up when he
pops up and move around a bit to take out the shooters who wander in. Don't
try to move from one door to the next as that will guarantee that you take
heavy hits. As with every level, avoid touching enemies as that will quickly
drain your health.
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3.06 Street 3
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Objective: Rescue 5 hostages.
This street's the same as the others, albeit slightly more difficult. There are
more goons than before to keep your on your toes. Stick to the right side so
you can grab hostages and body armor as soon as they appear. You'll also want
to eliminate the sewer boys as quickly as you can to clear the field and then
turn around to pick off the followers.
Boss: Semi Truck
This guy appears in the same place every time, but the constant parade of goons
will really be a pain. This is where you want to bring out your big guns. If
you use the high powered weapons you can inflict far more damage on the truck
and quickly kill goons before they get near enough to touch you.
The best place to stand is on the left side of the truck. Align yourself to
shoot to the right, toward the door. If you stand far enough left you can
avoid the boss's angled shot. Just hang out and shoot at the door, then move a
bit to eliminate the wandering goons.
The enemies here are all Predators. Like before, they're a bit more resilient
than regular goons and use those strong disc weapons to attack. There are also
Predators that lob grenades for a little variety.
Otherwise, the level is similar to all the rest. You'll have some guys up in
windows and more of them on foot. Stick to the right to save hostages and grab
body armor as soon as you see them. The Predators will really mess you up if
you ignore them, so use the disc weapons to kill them as soon as you can.
This will leave you with a nice, clear field.
Boss: Predator
So it turns out those little Predators weren't THE Predator. He's slightly
bigger and hides in doorways. The high powered weapons will help, but only if
you have a sound strategy for avoiding hits from the Predator goons. The best
place I found was about 6/8 of the way up the screen. Line yourself up so that
you can move left and right while shooting toward the doorways on the far left
and far right. You can also hit him in other doorways from that same position
since the Predator's damage box is pretty wide.
The key here is to avoid the attacks and keep killing enemies before they
get near you. Like with all other levels, actually touching enemies will
quickly finish you. Those little guys shoot discs that move up and down, as
well as those lobbed grenades. You can move under the discs and it's pretty
easy to stand underneath the arc of the grenades if you move toward them.
Additionally, the big Predator will shoot down weapons that sometimes move at
an angle. This just means you need to get out of his way when he appears in
doorways above.
That's it! It'll be a longer battle than previous bosses. Get into the rhythm
of firing left and right and standing under the arcs of the discs and grenades
to make it through to the end.
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5.01 Version History
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1. The people at Acclaim and Teeny Weeny Games who made the game.
2. Wilson Lau for his excellent guide to 'Bart vs. the Space Mutants'. It
inspired the over 60 guides I've written to date.
3. You for reading.
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5.03 Contact Information
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1. Predator 2 (C) 1992 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
2. This guide copyright (C) 2016 SubSane. This guide may be distributed freely
as long as it remains in its ORIGINAL and UNALTERED form. It is only for
private use and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes.
If I should discover that this guide has been altered in any way and is being
displayed publicly, I reserve the right to have the guide removed from that
location.
