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.
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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.
The 2006 sequel, also for the PS2. The game was also ported to Wii as Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes in 2007.
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.
A 2009 PSP-exclusive title.
The third game in the main series, released in 2010 for the PS3 and Wii. The update version released in 2011.
A PSP sequel was developed, official release date in July 21, 2011.[1]
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.
Sengoku Basara Ranse Ranbu is a manga created by Shimotsuki Kairi.
A stage play based on Sengoku Basara 3 was announced on July 17, 2011 to run from October 14-30, 2011.
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.
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