▁and ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁also ▁exit ing ▁the ▁console ▁market , ▁however , ▁other ▁internal ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁company ▁listed ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁still ▁in ▁development ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁remained ▁being ▁preview ed ▁in ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁show c ased ▁during ▁the ▁Fun ▁' n ' ▁Games ▁Day ▁event ▁hosted ▁by ▁At ari ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁however , ▁the ▁company ▁started ▁can cell ing ▁up coming ▁projects ▁for ▁the ▁system ▁such ▁as ▁Black ▁I CE \ White ▁No ise ▁and ▁The a ▁Real m ▁F igh ters ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁month ▁before ▁mer ging ▁with ▁J TS ▁in ▁a ▁reverse ▁take over ▁and ▁file d ▁a ▁ 1 0 - K 4 0 5 ▁SE C ▁Fil ing ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁published ▁by ▁At ari ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁finished ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Te leg ames . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁two - player ▁mode , ▁with ▁Scott ▁Le ▁Grand ▁of ▁ 4 Play ▁( known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Battle S phere ) ▁stating ▁that ▁At ari ▁requested ▁a ▁working ▁network ▁code ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁into ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁multi player ▁but ▁this ▁feature ▁was ▁scra pped ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9