Gunslinger Stratos

Gunslinger Stratos
Official logo of the franchise
ガンスリンガー ストラトス (Gansuringā sutoratosu)
Genre	Action, Sci-Fi, Spy, Superhero
Game
Developer	Byking, Taito
Publisher	Square Enix
Genre	Third-person shooter Light gun shooter
Engine	Orochi, Havok
Platform	Arcade, Microsoft Windows
Released	Gunslinger Stratos JP: July 12, 2012 Gunslinger Stratos 2 JP: November 7, 2013 (location test) JP: February 20, 2014 (nationwide) Gunslinger Stratos: Reloaded JP: February 6, 2015 (alpha test) Gunslinger Stratos 3 JP: May 12, 2016 (nationwide)
Anime television series
Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION
Directed by	Shinpei Ezaki
Written by	Norimitsu Kaihō
Music by	Tetsuya Kobayashi
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Aniplex of America
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV
Original run	April 4, 2015 – June 20, 2015
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Gunslinger Stratos (ガンスリンガー ストラトス, Gansuringā Sutoratosu^?) is a series of third-person shooter video games developed by Byking and Taito and published by Square Enix, that 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 (ガンスリンガー ストラトス2, Gansuringā Sutoratosu 2^?), was released on February 20, 2014, featuring new characters, new battle mechanics, and new stages. Tetsuya Nomura and Akira Yasuda each create two characters exclusively for the game. A third game, Gunslinger Stratos 3 (ガンスリンガー ストラトス3, Gansuringā Sutoratosu 3^?), was released on May 12, 2016.