Stand Alone Punching Bag

Devil Kings , known in Japan as Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA), is a video game for PlayStation 2 first published on July 21 , 2005 by Capcom.

Visually similar to the Samurai Warriors series, Sengoku Basara takes place during the Sengoku Period, or Warring States Period, during which Japan was split into many minor states battling over power and land. The game features two historical warlords as the main characters: Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune. Devil Kings' main character is the Devil King (Oda Nobunaga in Sengoku Basara ).

Staff and cast

Staff

• Producer: Hiroyuki Kobayashi ( Resident Evil 4 )
• Character design: Makoto Tsuchibayashi ( Devil May Cry )
• Theme song ("Crosswise") by T.M.Revolution (http://www.tm-revolution.com/)

Characters and actors

• Date Masamune (Azure Dragon): Kazuya Nakai/Kirby Morrow
• Sanada Yukimura (Scorpio): Sōichirō Hoshi/Andrew Francis
• Takeda Shingen (Red Minotaur): Tesshō Genda/Mark Gibbon
• Sarutobi Sasuke (Talon): Takehito Koyasu/David Orth
• Oda Nobunaga (Devil King): Norio Wakamoto/Gary Chalk
• Nōhime (Lady Butterfly): Yurika Hino/Kathleen Barr
• Mori Ranmaru (Hornet): Hiroki Shimowada/Cathy Weseluck
• Akechi Mitsuhide (Reaper): Shō Hayami/Peter Kelamis
• Uesugi Kenshin (Frost): Romi Park/Alessandro Juliani
• Kasuga (Venus): Natsuko Kuwatani/Venus Terzo
• Itsuki (Puff): Tomoko Kawakami/Janyse Jaud
• Zabi (Xavi, short for Xavier) (Q-Ball): Kōzō Shioya/Lee Tockar
• Maeda Toshiie (Lark): Tomohiro Tsuboi/Andrew Jackson
• Matsu (Bramble): Yūko Kaida/Tabitha St. Germain
• Shimazu Yoshihiro (Zaan): Kenichi Ogata/Paul Dobson
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (Irdine): Tōru Ōkawa/Jason Michas
• Mōri Motonari (Kahz): Shigeru Nakahara/Sam Vincent
• Chōsokabe Motochika (Arslan): Ryūzō Ishino/Ian James Corlett
• Hōjō Ujimasa (Orwik): Tadashi Miyazawa/Louis Chirillo
• Imagawa Yoshimoto (Muri): Kōzō Shioya/Brian Drummond

Localization

An extract from IGN.com interview with Capcom's Hiroyuki Kobayashi:

Some significant gameplay changes were made to the Western versions of the game. The difficulty levels were shifted to make the game more difficult, with Easy becoming the Japanese Normal, Normal becoming Japanese Hard and so on. Also, the fighting system was modified, adding an element called "Priming". One of the characters special attack was made the priming attack, and used that attack to "Prime" enemies making them more susceptible to damage and allowing for higher combo chains. Primed enemies are denoted by yellow health bars with circles around them (however, if the health bars are disabled, the circles remain). One's priming attack is somewhat weaker than their regular attacks.

Original characters

In Devil Kings , all Sengoku references are removed. However, there are some important references to Mexican history, as evidenced by the use of Spanish text in Q-Ball's stage.

Playable characters

Non-playable characters

Sequels

Two sequels, Sengoku Basara 2 and Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes , have been released in Japan. A 2D fighting game spinoff, Sengoku Basara X , has also been released. The newest title to the franchise is Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes , developed exclusively for the PlayStation Portable released on April 2009. Sengoku Basara 3 has been announced for the Wii and PS3 and is slated for a 2010 release.

References

1. ^ "Sengoku Basara 3 announced". Capcom. 2009-07-02 . http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara3/ . Retrieved 2009-07-02 .  

External links

• Official Sengoku Basara Website (Japanese)
• Sengoku Basara Anime Official Website

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