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Gunslinger Stratos

Gunslinger Stratos is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gunslinger Stratos rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

Gunslinger Stratos belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gunslinger Stratos to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gunslinger Stratos from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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.

Gameplay All of the games are played from a third-person perspective, and the player must move around the massive battleground (using the analog sticks and buttons on the two gun controllers), while using the Gun Controllers to aim and shoot at enemies. The goal is to survive and shoot down the rival teams to decrease the opposing team's team meter within a given time limit. The round ends when either teams' team meter drops to zero and/or if the timer reaches zero. Players can switch weapons in-battle, utilizing various strategies and tactics, by melding the two gun controllers together into different positions, such as:

Side Style: by clipping the side of the gun controllers together, the players can use their character's secondary arsenal. Tandem Style: by clipping the tip of right gun controller onto the top of the left gun controller, the players can use their character's powerful arsenal. As the players progressed to the game's multiplayer mode, those who using the NESiCAxLive card can accumulate "Team Points" by winning battles, and using it to purchase and equip "Weapon Packs". Weapons Packs are a set of weapons that can be purchased and use in battle. Some of the packs has upgraded versions of the character's default weapons with boosted stats.

Plot

Setting In 2115, the country known formerly as Japan has been split into two parallel worlds: the Frontier S (Stratos) and the 17th Far East Imperial City Management District. Frontier S is an outlaw universe in which freedom runs rampant, while the 17th Far East Imperial City Management District is a totalitarian universe completely bereft of freedom and is under constant surveillance. When the two universes are starting to fuse into one, the government of each worlds initiates the Operation Stratos, a world-scale protocol wherein a handpicked group of gunslingers, mercenaries, and special individuals, each from the two universes, will be sent to the year 2015 to alter the past by eliminating the other side until only one group survives, erasing a parallel universe in the process.

Story The story revolves on a group of gunslingers, each from the two universes who participate in Operation Stratos, particularly on a group of four childhood friends: Tohru Kazasumi, Kyōka Katagiri, Kyōma Katagiri, and Shizune Rindo, who all must confront their own flaws and differences when they battle their alternate selves in order to survive.

Notes

References

External links Gunslinger Stratos official franchise website Gunslinger Stratos official English website Game websites: Gunslinger Stratos official Japanese website Gunslinger Stratos 2 official Japanese website Gunslinger Stratos 3/Σ official Japanese website Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded official Japanese website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gunslinger Stratos

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gunslinger Stratos claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gunslinger Stratos before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gunslinger Stratos ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gunslinger Stratos

In research: Gunslinger Stratos appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gunslinger Stratos in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gunslinger Stratos is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Action-adventure games, Action role-playing video games, Arcade video games, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gunslinger Stratos outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gunslinger Stratos in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gunslinger Stratos means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gunslinger Stratos out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gunslinger Stratos in simple terms?

Why does Gunslinger Stratos matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gunslinger Stratos?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gunslinger Stratos.