
The game marks the series' first anniversary and is also considered to have started the "Sengoku Boom" throughout Japan.

An expansion titled, Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes, was released in 2007. The game was ported to the Wii in 2007 as part of the Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes: Double Pack. Sengoku Basara 2 (戦国BASARA2) is a sequel to the original Sengoku Basara, and it released in Japan for the PS2 on July 27, 2006. It was never used again due to the negative response the localization received from critics, fans, and players. Devil Kings, an English-language version of the game, featured altered gameplay and a completely different, supposedly more western audience-oriented dark fantasy story with original characters. Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA) is the first game in the series and released in Japan on July 21, 2005, for the PS2 as a hack and slash, action game. Games Console and handheld games Sengoku Basara ( Devil Kings)

As of June 30, 2023, the game series has sold 4.1 million copies worldwide. Sengoku Basara serves as one of Capcom's flagship series in Japan. Sengoku Basara 's producer was Hiroyuki Kobayashi (who was the producer for every console and handheld game in the series except for Sengoku Basara Sanada Yukimura-den, and is the creator of the franchise), and its director was Makoto Yamamoto (who was 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, 2005, for the PlayStation 2. Despite being considered niche outside of Asia, it does maintain a small following in other countries. While Sengoku Basara was mainly popular in Japan, it did gain some popularity in other countries in Asia. Sengoku Basara was considered to be popular in Japan when the games released as they won multiple awards, became a cultural phenomenon, been cited as an example of games as art, and gained a passionate fanbase.


Its story is loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku period in the history of feudal Japan. Sengoku Basara ( 戦国BASARA) is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including three anime shows, an anime movie, a live action show, and numerous drama CDs, light novels, manga, and stage plays.
