Predator
A side-scrolling action/shooter based on the 1987 Schwarzenegger movie Predator. It was published by Activision for many home computers and plays from an elevated side view.
Predator is an arcade developed by Source the Software House, released 31 December 1987 on Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST/STE.
What Predator is
Predator is an arcade game developed by Source the Software House and released in 1987. It was published by Activision. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A side-scrolling action/shooter based on the 1987 Schwarzenegger movie Predator. It was published by Activision for many home computers and plays from an elevated side view.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Predator series
Predator is the first of 27 entries we hold in the Predator series. The next entry was Predator in 1988.
What it launched against
Predator launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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