▁if ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁creating ▁it ▁for ▁both ▁cart ridge ▁and ▁CD - ROM ▁formats , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁version ▁being ▁developed ▁on ▁Al pine ▁development ▁k its . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁formally ▁announced ▁in ▁video ▁game ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁a ▁Q 4 ▁ 1 9 9 5 / J anu ary ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁release ▁but ▁only ▁listing ▁the ▁CD ▁version , ▁with ▁internal ▁documents ▁from ▁At ari ▁listing ▁it ▁as ▁still ▁being ▁in ▁development ▁on ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Iron ▁Sold ier ▁ 2 ▁features ▁improved ▁graphics ▁with ▁additional ▁texture ▁mapping ▁while ▁explo iting ▁the ▁system ' s ▁hardware ▁to ▁improve ▁visual s ▁over ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁near ▁completion ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁however , ▁the ▁team ▁received ▁news ▁from ▁Att ention ▁to ▁Det ail ▁( best ▁known ▁for ▁Cy ber m orph ▁and ▁Batt lem orph ) ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁working ▁on ▁new ▁titles ▁for ▁the ▁platform ▁due ▁to ▁rum ors ▁of ▁At ari ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁home ▁video ▁game ▁console ▁business ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Ros och a ▁proceeded ▁to ▁contact ▁then - product ▁development ▁director ▁John ▁Sk ru ch ▁at ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁these ▁rum ors . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁the ▁team ▁received ▁information ▁from ▁Sk ru ch ▁that ▁execut ives ▁at ▁At ari ▁decided ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁hold ▁up coming ▁software ▁for ▁the ▁system