Sengoku Basara

This article is about the Sengoku Basara series. For the first game in the series, see Devil Kings.

Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA^?) is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, as well as a bigger media franchise based on it, including two anime series and an animated film. Its story is very loosely based around the many real characters and events of the titular Sengoku era in the history of feudal Japan.

Games

Sengoku Basara (Devil Kings)

Main article: Devil Kings

The original game in the series, released in 2005 only for the PS2 as a "crowd-fighting" action game in the vein of Koei's similarly themed Samurai Warriors series. Devil Kings, an English-language version of the game featured an altered gameplay and a completely different, supposedly more western audience-oriented fantasy story with original characters, which was however never used again due to the mostly negative response the localisation received from critics as well as consumers.

Sengoku Basara 2

Main article: Sengoku Basara 2

The 2006 sequel, also for the PS2. The game was also ported to Wii as Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes in 2007.

Sengoku Basara X

A 2D fighting game by Arc System Works, creators of the Guilty Gear series, made in 2008 for the arcades and ported for the PS2 later the same year.

Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes

A 2009 PSP-exclusive title.

Sengoku Basara 3 (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes)/Sengoku Basara 3: UTAGE (Sengoku Basara 3: Party)

Main article: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes

The third game in the main series, released in 2010 for the PS3 and Wii. The update version released in 2011.

Sengoku Basara: Chronicle Heroes

A PSP sequel was developed, official release date in July 21, 2011.^[1]

Characters

Main article: List of Sengoku Basara characters

Adaptations

Anime

Main article: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

As of 2010, two TV series and an OVA special have been created for the franchise since 2009, with a full-length movie to be released in 2011.

Manga

Sengoku Basara Ranse Ranbu is a manga created by Shimotsuki Kairi.

Radio shows

Stage show

A stage play based on Sengoku Basara 3 was announced on July 17, 2011 to run from October 14-30, 2011.

Related products

A large range of various other merchandise has been also created for the series, including many books, soundtracks, drama and radio CDs, trading cards and figures.

References

1. ^ "CAPCOM：戦国BASARA CHRONICLE HEROES | 戦国バサ クロニクルヒーローズ 公式サイト". Capcom.co.jp. http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara-ch/index.html#menu. Retrieved 2011-05-03. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes website
• Official Sengoku Basara 3 Stage Play website
• Sengoku BASARA Wiki