Gunslinger Stratos

Gunslinger Stratos is a series of third-person hero shooter video games, developed by Byking and Taito, and published by Square Enix. It debuted in arcades on July 12, 2012, with the scenario provided by Norimitsu Kaihō (from Nitroplus) based on a concept by Gen Urobuchi. It uses Silicon Studio's Orochi game engine, and runs on the Taito Type X³ arcade system board. Its sequel, Gunslinger Stratos 2, was released on February 20, 2014, featuring new characters, new battle mechanics, and new stages. Tetsuya Nomura and Akira Yasuda each created two characters exclusively for the game. A sequel, titled Gunslinger Stratos: Reloaded, was announced to be released in 2016 for Windows PC. The servers were closed on March 29, 2016. A fourth game, Gunslinger Stratos 3, was released on May 12, 2016. An upgraded version, Gunslinger Stratos Σ, with four character types and six new weapon packs for each character and several changes to the respawn and awake systems, was released on April 24, 2017. The servers for the arcade version of Gunslinger Stratos were shut down on April 1, 2021. An anime adaptation of the series, Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation, made its premiere on April 4, 2015.