The game serves as a mixture of a sequel to Sengoku Basara 3and a reboot of the series to attract new fans into the series without having to play the previous games. It was released in Japan on January 23, for the PS3. The game serves as an expansion to Sengoku Basara 3. The game currently ranks as the best-selling Sengoku Basara game in the series before this game, it was originally Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes. The first game in the series to be localized outside of Japan since the original gameand was localized in North America on October 12,and in Europe on October 15, An expansion titled, Sengoku Basara 3 Utagewas released in The game marks the series' fifth anniversary. Characters that were unplayable in the previous game, Sengoku Basara 2are playable in Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes. It was never used again due to the negative response the localization received from fans, critics, and consumers.Īn expansion titled, Sengoku Basara 2 Heroeswas released in The game marks the series' first anniversary and is also considered to have started the "Sengoku Boom" throughout Japan. Devil Kingsan English-language version of the game, featured altered gameplay and a completely different, supposedly more western audience-oriented fantasy story with original characters. Sengoku Basara serves as one of Capcom's flagship series in Asia. Sengoku Basara ' s producer is Hiroyuki Kobayashi who has been the producer for every console and handheld game in the series except for Sengoku Basara Sanada Yukimura-denand is the creator of the franchise and its director is Makoto Yamamoto who has been the director for every console and handheld game in the series except for Sengoku Basara Sanada Yukimura-den. The franchise started with the first Sengoku Basara video game releasing in Japan on July 21,for the PlayStation 2. Sengoku Basara is considered to be popular in Japan with the franchise getting good reviews and sales, winning some awards, becoming a cultural phenomenonhaving the video games being cited as an example of games as artand gaining a big and passionate fanbase.
Its story is loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku period in the history of feudal Japan.