Terror of the Stratus

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Terror of the Stratus
Senritsu no Sutoratasu PSP cover.png
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

Terror of the Stratus, known in Japan as Senritsu no Stratus, [lower-alpha 1] 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]

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Gameplay

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

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

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

Notes

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

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