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Sengoku BASARA 4
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Composer(s)Hiromitsu Maeba
Rei Kondoh
Masayoshi Ishi
Masahiro Aoki
Azusa Kato
Yasutaka Hatade
Satoshi Okubo
Sara Sakurai
SeriesSengoku BASARA
EngineMT Framework 2.0
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
ReleaseSengoku BASARA 4 (PS3)Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi (PS3, PS4)
  • JP: July 23, 2015
Genre(s)Hack and Slash
Mode(s)Single-player, Two-player
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Sengoku BASARA 4 (戦国BASARA４) is the fourth main installment of the Sengoku BASARA video game series, developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in Japan on January 23, 2014.[1]

An expanded version of the game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 titled Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi was released in Japan on July 23, 2015.[2]

  • 1Gameplay

Gameplay[edit]

Sengoku BASARA 4 is a hack and slash, action game. Players choose characters from a diverse roster to face out against entire battlefields of enemies with their allies. The gameplay is accessible enough so that any player can jump into the action, but rewards players for mixing up their combos by offering them more gold or power. This installment introduces new mechanics to the series while retaining older mechanics from previous games.

Universal mechanics[edit]

Every character moves with the analog stick. Tapping a direction twice will make the character enter a dashing state, which will last as long as you hold the direction and never return to neutral, use a move, or get hit. Jumping during this state, even if it's immediately after dashing, will make character go further and faster than a normal jump would take them.

By pressing L1, a character will block. This prevents damage so long as it doesn't break through repeatedly being hit or blocking especially strong moves. Blocking just before being hit will perform a Parry, doing damage and potentially staggering/knocking enemies down, allowing for a follow-up combo. Specific enemies and bosses in general can utilize this as well.

By holding L1 and tapping a direction, characters do a semi-invincible evade/roll animation in the direction you tapped. Doing this with proper timing can enter an enemies defense and even bypass certain attacks. New to Sengoku BASARA 4, performing it at the last second, similar to a Parry, will trigger a 'Dodge'[3] which has a different animation and maneuvers you around an attacking opponent.

Combat system[edit]

By pressing and continuing to press square, every character does a string of basic attacks, often referred to as a 'square string'. The amount of hits, as well as potential properties to each of these attacks, differ on a per-character basis, but every character can general cancel any one of the hits into one of their many special moves. These special skills come in the form of several different inputs. Every character has one tied to the following; Triangle, Direction + Triangle, R1, L1/Guard+Triangle, and by holding the Square button. The names change on a per-character basis, as do what they actually do, and their properties, much like the square string. Depending on the character, some moves can also be done in the air, and may have different effects when used here as well.[4]

Each character also has a 'Special' skill tied to the R2 button. In the two previous installments, the player would select one between three total skills before a battle. New to Sengoku BASARA 4, the player can now switch between them on the fly with by holding L1 and pressing R2.[5] The name of the special skill currently equipped is also shown on the HUD above the players health bar.

A BASARA move also exists. By pressing Circle when the BASARA gauge, found right below the health bar, is full, the character will perform a unique sequence of movements and attacks. This move, called a BASARA, is very damaging and can be used in both crowd control or boss fight scenarios. Players fill the BASARA gauge by hitting enemies, getting hit, performing long combos, picking up items that fill the gauge manually, taunting, or by letting it refill over time when dangerously low on health. The character is fully invincible during the move until it ends. Enemy generals no longer have access to these moves like in the previous game but people say that they're still difficult to defeat.

Another gauge on the screen, the Style Gauge, is filled only by combos and specific items, and the rate at which it fills is increased by how large your combo is. When it's full, a player can press L1+R1 and enter Stylish Climax, a mode similar to Battle Drive or Hero Time found in previous titles. When active, time slows slightly and the player gains a lot of strength and speed, making it useful in many possible places. As a bonus, utilizing a BASARA during this mode turns it into a Stylish BASARA for drastically increased damage.

Additional benefits of the combat system come from the Dash and Evade mechanics. Certain characters can cancel specific moves with these mechanics, though which of the two is another specific thing, allowing for much more combo ability in certain scenarios. Kuroda Kanbei, a slow and combo unfriendly character from first glance, benefits from this exceptionally, allowing much longer combo strings through the use of this mechanic.

Reception[edit]

Sengoku BASARA 4 has received generally positive reviews from critics and consumers. Famitsu gave the game scores of 9/9/9/8 for a total of 35/40.[6] Media Create reported that the game had sold a total of 176,313 units (not including digital sales) during its first week on sale in Japan and was the top-selling game of the week.[7]Sengoku BASARA 4 won a 'Future Award' at the Japan Game Awards 2013 ceremony.[8]

Soundtrack[edit]

The opening theme for the base game is 'Count ZERO' by T.M.Revolution, and the ending theme is 'Runners high' by SCANDAL.[9] The opening theme for its complete edition is 'DOUBLE-DEAL' by T.M.Revolution, and the ending theme is 'Heavenly Blue' by Chiaki Ishikawa. The game's original soundtrack was written by Hiromitsu Maeba, Rei Kondoh, Masayoshi Ishi, Masahiro Aoki, Azusa Kato, Yasutaka Hatade, Satoshi Okubo, and Sara Sakurai, and was released in Japan on January 29, 2014.

References[edit]

  1. ^'『戦国BASARA4』のオープニング/エンディングを担うアーティストが決定!!'. Capcom.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ^Dengeki PlayStation volume 593 (July 2015 issue), page 92-93, page 94-95.
  3. ^'Sengoku BASARA 4 Beginner Trailer English Subbed'. YouTube. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. ^'CAPCOM：戦国BASARA4 | 戦国バサラ4 公式サイト | アクション'. Capcom.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. ^'Sengoku BASARA 4 Beginner Trailer English Subbed'. YouTube. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  6. ^'Two Japanese gaming magazines cover Sengoku BASARA 4 the week before its release'. Raindrops and Daydreams. January 15, 2014.
  7. ^'First week sales figures for Sengoku BASARA 4-and lots more, of course'. Raindrops and Daydreams. January 29, 2014.
  8. ^''Resident Evil 6' Wins an Award of Excellence at the Japan Game Awards 2013 -Two titles receive awards from the Future Division: 'Sengoku BASARA 4' and 'deep down'-'. Capcom. September 24, 2013.
  9. ^'『戦国BASARA4』のオープニングテーマとエンディングテーマが決定!!'. Capcom.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

External links[edit]

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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 magazine series, a trading card game, and numerous stage plays, manga, and drama CDs. Its story is loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku period in the history of feudal Japan. Sengoku BASARA is considered to be very popular in Japan with the video games getting good reviews and sales, winning numerous awards, becoming a cultural phenomenon, and gaining a huge and strong fanbase.[1]

While Sengoku BASARA remains very popular in Japan, it has gained some popularity in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Even though the franchise isn't really known well outside of Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, it maintains a strong fanbase even outside of those countries (mainly the US, UK, Germany, Russia, and Italy). Every Sengoku BASARA game in Japan has gotten a B rating (Ages 12 and up) except for Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage which got a C rating (Ages 15 and up) from CERO. The franchise started with the first Sengoku BASARA video game on July 21, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.

The franchise's producer is Hiroyuki Kobayashi (who has been the producer for every game in the series except for Sengoku BASARA Sanada Yukimura-Den, and is the creator of the franchise) and its director is Makoto Yamamoto (who has been the director for every game in the series except for Sengoku BASARA Sanada Yukimura-Den). Sengoku BASARA serves as one of Capcom's flagship series in Japan.[2] As of December 31, 2018, the game series has sold 4 million units worldwide.[3]

  • 1Games
    • 1.1Console/Handheld Games
    • 1.2Mobile Games

Games[edit]

Console/Handheld Games[edit]

Sengoku BASARA (Devil Kings)[edit]

The original game in the series was released in Japan on July 21, 2005, for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) as a hack and slash, action game. Devil Kings, an English-language version of the game, featured altered gameplay and a completely different, supposedly more western audience-oriented fantasy story with original characters. It was never used again due to the negative response the localization received from fans, critics, and consumers.

Sengoku BASARA 2[edit]

Sengoku BASARA 2 is a sequel to the original Sengoku BASARA, released in Japan for the PS2 on July 27, 2006. The game was ported to the Wii in 2007. An expansion titled, Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes, was released in 2007. The game marks the series' first anniversary and is also considered to have started the 'Sengoku Boom' throughout Japan, which is still happening even today.[1] The Sengoku Boom is basically a time period that sparked a renewed interest in the history of Japan (mostly the Sengoku period of feudal Japan, hence the name) where people in Japan go to museums, castles, and battlefields to learn about their favorite Sengoku BASARA character(s) real life history, buy merchandise related to the game series and the Sengoku period, and buy video games involving the Sengoku period (mostly Sengoku BASARA).

Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes[edit]

Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes is an expansion to Sengoku BASARA 2, and is the first expansion in the series. The game was released in Japan for the PS2 on November 29, 2007, and ported to the Wii later the same year. Characters that were unplayable in the previous game, Sengoku BASARA 2, are playable in Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes. The game sparked a major boom in tourism to the hometown of Katakura Kojūrō, Shiroishi City.[4]

Sengoku basara characters

Sengoku BASARA X[edit]

Sengoku Basara X is a 2D fighting game developed by both Capcom, and Arc System Works, creators of the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series, which released in Japan on April 9, 2008, for Japanese arcades, and ported to the PS2 later the same year in Japan on June 26, 2008.

Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes[edit]

A PSP-exclusive title released in Japan on April 9, 2009. The game is a spin-off of the series.

Sengoku BASARA 3 (Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes)[edit]

The third game in the main series and sequel to Sengoku BASARA 2, released in Japan on July 29, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Wii. The first game in the series to be localized outside of Japan since the original game, and was localized in North America on October 12, 2010, and in Europe on October 15, 2010. An expansion titled, Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage, was released in 2011. The game marks the series' fifth anniversary. The game currently ranks as the best-selling Sengoku BASARA game in the series (before this game, it was originally Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes).

Sengoku BASARA Chronicle Heroes[edit]

Released for the PSP in Japan on July 21, 2011.[5] The game serves as a sequel to Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes.

Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage[edit]

Released for the PS3 and Wii in Japan on November 10, 2011. The game serves as an expansion to Sengoku BASARA 3. Characters that were unplayable in the previous game, Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes, are playable in Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage. 'Utage' is Japanese for 'Party'.

Sengoku BASARA HD Collection[edit]

Released for the PS3 in Japan on August 30, 2012. Comes with Sengoku BASARA, Sengoku BASARA 2, and Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes in HD. Was originally rumored, by some, to be the final game in the series during January and February of 2013.[citation needed]

Sengoku BASARA 4[edit]

The fourth game in the main series. It was released in Japan on January 23, 2014 for the PS3. The game serves as a mixture of a sequel to Sengoku BASARA 3, and a reboot of the series to get new fans into the series without having to play the previous games. A complete edition, titled Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi, was released in 2015.

Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi[edit]

Released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on July 23, 2015. The game is the first Sengoku BASARA game to be developed for the PS4, and is also the first game to be developed by Capcom for the PS4.[6] The game comes with all of the content in Sengoku BASARA 4 and a lot of new content, and the game is said to come with the most content in any game in the series. The game marks the series' tenth anniversary. Characters that were unplayable in the previous game, Sengoku BASARA 4, are playable in Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi. 'Sumeragi' is Japanese for 'Emperor'.

Sengoku BASARA Sanada Yukimura-Den[edit]

A spin-off game focusing on the life of one of the series' main protagonists, Sanada Yukimura, released in Japan for the PS3 and PS4 on August 25, 2016. This is the first and only game in the series to not have Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Makoto Yamamoto involved. The game currently ranks as the worst-selling Sengoku BASARA game in the series (before this game, it was originally Sengoku BASARA X). 'Sanada Yukimura-Den' is Japanese for 'The Legend of Sanada Yukimura'.

Mobile Games[edit]

Sengoku BASARA Card Heroes[edit]

A mobile-based card RPG for iOS and Android based on the Sengoku BASARA franchise, and was available through Mobage.[7] The game was announced by Capcom on April 25, 2012, and released in Japan on May 29, 2012, but was shut down sometime in 2014.[8][9] They would later change the name to Sengoku BASARA Card Heroes Matsuri on January 29, 2013.[10] 'Matsuri' is Japanese for 'Festival'.

Sengoku BASARA Battle Party[edit]

A mobile-based gacha RPG for iOS and Android based on the Sengoku BASARA franchise, and is available through Google Play and the App Store.[11] The game was announced by Capcom on May 14, 2019, and was released in Japan on June 24, 2019.[12] The first trailer for the game was uploaded on YouTube by Capcom on May 15, 2019.[13] Another trailer for the game was uploaded on YouTube by Capcom on July 1, 2019.[14] A live stream done on the game by Capcom was uploaded on YouTube on July 6, 2019.[15] A trailer showcasing a new character was uploaded on YouTube by Capcom on July 24, 2019.[16] Download for the game is currently available.[17][18]

Adaptations[edit]

Tropes

The Sengoku BASARA franchise has had several different forms of media.

Notably, an anime series was planned and written by Yasuyuki Muto. The first season, Sengoku BASARA, started broadcasting in Japan on April 2, 2009.[19] The series' second season, titled Sengoku BASARA II, began broadcast in Japan on July 11, 2010. Furthermore, a movie finale titled Sengoku BASARA -The Last Party- was released in Japanese theaters on June 4, 2011.[20][21] Both anime adaptations were licensed and published in the United States in 2012 by Funimation under the titles, Sengoku BASARA Samurai Kings, Sengoku BASARA Samurai Kings 2, and Sengoku BASARA Samurai Kings -The Last Party-. An anime based on Sengoku BASARA 3 titled, Sengoku BASARA Judge End, began broadcast in Japan on July 6, 2014, and was licensed and published in the United States in 2016 by Funimation under the title, Sengoku BASARA End of Judgement. Another anime titled, Gakuen BASARA, based on the Gakuen BASARA manga series, started broadcasting in Japan on October 4, 2018, and is still running on Japanese Television.

Several manga adaptations of the series have been serialized in manga magazines, and later released in tankōbon format in Japan. A manga adaptation of the second game was created by Yak Haibara. The four volume series, Sengoku BASARA 2, was published in Japan from 2007-2009. It was published in the United States from 2012-2013 by UDON under the title Sengoku BASARA Samurai Legends.[22] The title change was due to the Sengoku BASARA 2 video game not being released in the United States.[23] Kairi Shimotsuki created the first manga adaptation of the series, based on the first game, which was titled, Sengoku BASARA Ranse Ranbu, and was released as a three volume series in 2006.

Radio shows have been produced with the first series being released on four CD volumes. A stage play based on Sengoku BASARA 3 was announced on July 17, 2011 in Japan and ran later in 2011 from October 14 to October 30, and was later released on DVD in Japan on February 23, 2012. Even though it was the third stage play that Capcom has done for the series, it is considered to be the beginning of the Sengoku BASARA stage plays success and popularity in Japan with the later stage plays in the series gaining even more success and popularity while the original first two stage plays weren't as successful and popular. There has been a total of 16 stage plays in the series as of 2018 with Capcom doing 1-2 per year (1 in 2009, 1 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 2 in 2012, 2 in 2013, 2 in 2014, 1 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 2 in 2017, and 2 in 2018). A live-action television drama titled Sengoku BASARA Moonlight Party began broadcasting in Japan on July 12, 2012, on the Mainichi Broadcasting System.[24]

Related products[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'Utilizing Popular Characters for Regional Growth'. Capcom. March 30, 2017.
  2. ^'The Story behind Development of Sengoku BASARA'. Capcom. December 24, 2015.
  3. ^CAPCOM | Game Series Sales
  4. ^Takayoshi, Yamamura (2017). 'Pop culture contents and historical heritage: case of heritage revitalization through 'contents tourism' in Shiroishi city'. Contemporary Japan. 30 (2): 144–163. doi:10.1080/18692729.2018.1460049.
  5. ^'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. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  6. ^'Sengoku BASARA 4 Sumeragi Development Anecdote'. Capcom. February 26, 2016.
  7. ^'Capcom to Start Distribution of Two New 'Sengoku BASARA' Titles'. Capcom. April 25, 2012.
  8. ^'Seiyuu to appear at Busho Matsuri? And a new collaboration'. Raindrops and Daydreams. May 29, 2013.
  9. ^'Sengoku BASARA Judge End will soon be available in more regions'. Raindrops and Daydreams. July 11, 2014.
  10. ^'Sengoku BASARA Card Heroes Matsuri'. Raindrops and Daydreams. January 29, 2013.
  11. ^https://basara-bp.capcom-s.jp/lp/
  12. ^'『戦国BASARA バトルパーティー』事前登録受付中！キャンペーンも実施中！'. Capcom. May 14, 2019.
  13. ^'iOS/Android『戦国BASARA バトルパーティー』プロモーション映像（事前登録受付中）'. YouTube. May 15, 2019.
  14. ^'iOS/Android『戦国BASARA バトルパーティー』プロモーション映像（好評配信中）'. YouTube. July 1, 2019.
  15. ^'戦国BASARA バトルパーティー 配信記念放送「第１回 バトパしようぜ！」'. YouTube. July 6, 2019.
  16. ^'『戦国BASARA バトルパーティー』竜王・伊達政宗参戦！ボイス公開'. YouTube. July 24, 2019.
  17. ^'戦国BASARA バトルパーティー - Apps on Google Play'. Google.
  18. ^'『戦国BASARA バトルパーティー』 をApp Storeで'. Apple.
  19. ^'戦国BASARA - On Air' (in Japanese). Capcom. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  20. ^http://www.basara-movie2011.com/index2.html
  21. ^[Official Trailer] Sengoku BASARA -The Last Party-
  22. ^'UDON Fans! 6 New Books In Stores Today!'. UDON Entertainment. April 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  23. ^Haibara, Yak. Sengoku BASARA Samurai Legends. UDON. P. 8
  24. ^'GACKT to star in live-action show of Sengoku BASARA game series'. Anime News Network. June 16, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

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