Terror of the Stratus, known in Japan as Senritsu no Stratus,[a] is an action video game developed by Nude Maker and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable.[1] It was released in Japan on October 27, 2011.[2][3]

Terror of the Stratus
Developer(s)Nude Maker
Publisher(s)Konami
Composer(s)
  • Nobuko Toda
  • Ludvig Forssell
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: October 27, 2011
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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The game has two different main gameplay modes. In "extermination mode", the game plays much like a 3D third-person shooter, while in "defense mode", the game plays like a 2D sidescroller.[3][2]

Development

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The game was first announced by Konami in May 2011.[4][1] It was announced to be made by developer Nude Maker, who had previously developed Infinite Space with PlatinumGames, and Steel Battalion prior to that.[5]

On October 20, 2011, a demo of the game was released on the Japanese PlayStation Network, allowing the first chapter of the game to be played.[6]

The game was released digitally on the PlayStation Network, and physically at retail. The retail version exclusively came with a sixteen-page artbook by character designer Katsumi Enami.[5]

Reception and sales

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The game charted as the ninth best-selling game during it first week of release, selling 15,623 copies.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 戦律のストラタス, Hepburn: Senritsu no Sutoratasu

References

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  1. ^ a b "Terror of the Stratus: First Game Screen". andriasang.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hands-On Terror Of The Stratus And Nanase's Not So Deadly Shin Kicks". siliconera.com. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Senritsu no Stratus First Look Impressions".
  4. ^ "GameTrailers". gametrailers.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Senritsu no Stratus dated for October".
  6. ^ "Konami Will Release A Terror of the Stratus Demo... But You'll Have To Pay For It". siliconera.com. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Big in Japan Oct. 24-30: Final Fantasy Type-0".
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