Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes

{{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=February 2014}} {{Cleanup|date=October 2015|reason=character links should point first to characters listed in [[List of Sengoku Basara characters|List of Sengoku BASARA characters]], not the original character in Japanese history}} }} {{Short description|2010 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes |image= Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes PS3.jpg |caption=North American PlayStation 3 cover art |developer=[[Capcom]] |publisher=Capcom |director=Makoto Yamamoto |producer=[[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]] |designer=Mitsuru Endo |programmer= |artist=Makoto Tsuchihayashi (character) Narumi Tauchi (background) Junichiro Ogawa (visual effects) |writer=Shino Okamura |composer=[[Kow Otani]] Masahiro Aoki Rei Kondoh Masayoshi Ishi Yasutaka Hatade Sara Sakurai |series=''[[Sengoku Basara|Sengoku BASARA]]'' |engine=[[MT Framework|MT Framework Lite]] |released='''Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes (PS3, Wii)'''{{vgrelease|JP|July 29, 2010|NA|October 12, 2010|AU|October 14, 2010|EU|October 15, 2010}}'''Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage (PS3, Wii)'''{{vgrelease|JP|November 10, 2011}} |genre=[[Hack and slash]] |modes=[[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] |platforms=[[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]] }}

'''''Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes''''', known in Japan as '''''Sengoku BASARA 3''''',<ref>{{Nihongo|'''''Sengoku BASARA 3'''''|戦国BASARA3|Sengoku BASARA Surī|lead=yes}}</ref> is a [[2010 in video gaming|2010]] [[hack and slash]], [[Action game|action]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Capcom]]. It is the third major installment in the ''[[Sengoku Basara|Sengoku BASARA]]'' game series and the second game in the series to be released worldwide. It was released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Wii]] in July 2010 in Japan and worldwide in October.

==Gameplay== ''Samurai Heroes'' is a "hack and slash" combat style that emphasizes large battlefields and an element of strategy. The strength of the controlled character allows for superhuman feats of destruction against multiple foes, and the battles revolve around defeating large numbers of enemies. Additionally, missions are completed (in general) by defeating "gate captains" and eventually a [[Boss (video gaming)|boss]] and/or mini-bosses. ''Samurai Heroes'' mixes up the gameplay by adding in other objectives, as well, such as guarding a castle or destroying an enemy's food reserves. The uniqueness of each character allows for different fighting styles, such as those which focus on hitting a large number of enemies versus those which focus on a few (excellent for killing boss characters). Combos can be easily performed, and characters have the ability to gain levels by completing stages, eventually unlocking skills and/or adding additional power to their existing ones. Weapon acquisition and customization is also an integral element of the game.

The difficulty levels were named differently in the Western versions of the game to make the game more difficult (with the Japanese Normal becoming Easy and Japanese Hard becoming Normal). However this doesn't affect the EXP and spoils of war received after finishing stages, unlike [[Devil Kings]].

==Characters== ''Characters marked with (*) are unplayable NPCs (except for Takeda Shingen, who was only in cutscenes) in the original game that have become playable in its expansion, Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage'' '''''Bold''' denotes starter characters in the main game and '''Samurai Heroes''''' ''Matsunaga Hisahide (**) did appear in '''Sengoku BASARA 2''' Heroes as an NPC but he makes his first playable appearance in '''Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage'''''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! ''SB'' !! ''SB2'' || ''SB3 (SH)'' |- |'''[[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]]''' || [[Maeda Toshimasu|Maeda Keiji]] || '''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (older version)''' |- |'''[[Sanada Yukimura (Sengoku Basara)|Sanada Yukimura]]''' || [[Chōsokabe Motochika]] || '''[[Ishida Mitsunari]]''' |- |[[Honda Tadakatsu]] || [[Mōri Motonari]] || [[Ōtani Yoshitsugu]] |- |[[Shimazu Yoshihiro]] || [[Oichi]] || '''[[Saika Magoichi]]''' |- |[[Oda Nobunaga]] || [[Fūma Kotarō]] || '''[[Kuroda Yoshitaka|Kuroda Kanbei]]''' |- |[[Sarutobi Sasuke]]* || [[Katakura Kojūrō]]* || [[Tsuruhime]] |- |[[Uesugi Kenshin]]* || [[Hōjō Ujimasa]]* || [[Matsunaga Hisahide]]** |- |Kasuga* || || [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]]* |- |[[Takeda Shingen]]* || || [[Tenkai]]* |- |[[Maeda Toshiie]]* || || [[Tachibana Muneshige]]* |- |[[Maeda Matsu|Matsu]]* || || [[Ōtomo Sōrin]]* |- | || || [[Mogami Yoshiaki]]* |}

===Regional Warlords=== NPC characters that serve as bosses and/or mini-bosses with no role in the story, and aren't playable in any of the games (have made their first appearance in ''Samurai Heroes''):

[[Nanbu clan|Nanbu Harumasa]], [[Satake Yoshishige]], [[Utsunomiya|Utsunomiya Hirotsuna]], [[Anegakōji Yoritsuna]], [[Amago Haruhisa]], and [[Naoe Kanetsugu]].

==Soundtrack== The opening theme is "Naked arms" by [[T.M.Revolution]]. The American version of the game uses the English version of "Naked Arms" as its opening. The ending theme is "Gyakkō" by [[Chiaki Ishikawa]]. The American and European versions of the game uses an instrumental track called "The Last Brave" by Rei Kondoh, due to licensing restrictions.

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | PS3 = true | WII = true | na = true | 1UP_PS3 = 9.1/10<ref name=1UP>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181895&p=37|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes review|website=[[1Up.com]]|date=October 20, 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 1UP_WII = 9.1/10<ref name=1UP/> | Destruct_PS3 = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Sterling |first=Jim |date=October 17, 2010 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-186186.phtml |title=Review: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (PS3) |website=[[Destructoid]] |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505204446/https://www.destructoid.com/review-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-186186.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref> | Fam_PS3 = 34/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=6196&redirect=no |title=戦国BASARA3ファミ通スコアPS3 |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref> | Fam_WII = 33/40<ref name=Fam0>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=6197&redirect=no |title=戦国BASARA3ファミ通スコアWii |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref> | GameRev_PS3 = B−<ref>{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Nicholas |date=October 17, 2010 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/48409-sengoku-basara-review |title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes Review (PS3) |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908114407/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/sengoku-basara |archivedate=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref> | GamePro_PS3 = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kemps |first=Heidi |date=October 19, 2010 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216982/sengoku-basara/ |title=Sengoku Basara [Samurai Heroes] (PS3) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=GamePro Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225023042/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216982/sengoku-basara/ |archivedate=February 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref> | GSpot_PS3 = 4.5/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |last=Petit |first=Carolyn |date=October 20, 2010 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review/1900-6282515/ |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902230033/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review/1900-6282515/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | GSpot_WII = 4.5/10<ref name=GSpot/> | GT_PS3 = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/b4q244/sengoku-basara--samurai-heroes-review |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (PS3) |website=[[GameTrailers]] |publisher=[[Defy Media]] |date=October 13, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129083200/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/b4q244/sengoku-basara--samurai-heroes-review |archivedate=January 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref> | GameZone_PS3 = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Splechta |first=Mike |date=October 20, 2010 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review/ |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Review (PS3) |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424014731/http://ps3.gamezone.com/reviews/item/sengoku_basara_samurai_heroes/ |archivedate=April 24, 2011 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref>

| IGN_PS3 = 4.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Gallegos |first=Anthony |date=October 12, 2010 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/12/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Review |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902230031/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/12/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review |url-status=live }}</ref> | IGN_WII = 4.5/10<ref name=IGN/> | NP_WII = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |volume=261 |date=December 2010 |page=83}}</ref> | PSM_PS3 = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=40 |date=December 25, 2010}}</ref> | rev1 = ''411Mania'' | rev1_PS3 = 8.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Jeffrey |date=December 3, 2010 |url=http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/164517 |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (PS3) Review |website=411Mania |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206082455/http://www.411mania.com/games/reviews/164517 |archivedate=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 2, 2019}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Gaming Age'' | rev2_PS3 = 8.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaming-age.com/review/ps3/sengoku_basara_sh|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes (PS3) review|website=Gaming Age|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214134135/http://www.gaming-age.com/review/ps3/sengoku_basara_sh|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' | rev3_PS3 = 4/10<ref>{{cite news |last=Hargreaves |first=Roger |date=October 14, 2010 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/10/14/games-review-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-547261/ |title=Games review - Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes cuts in (PS3) |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |publisher=[[DMG Media]] |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902230031/https://metro.co.uk/2010/10/14/games-review-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-547261/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev4 = ''Multiplayer.it'' | rev4_WII = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://multiplayer.it/recensioni/81771-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-eroici-samurai.html|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes - Epic Samurai Action Game|website=Multiplayer.it|date=January 8, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101230201/https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/81771-sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-eroici-samurai.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Nintendojo'' | rev5_WII = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendojo.com/reviews/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes Review|website=Nintendojo|date=December 15, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101233156/http://www.nintendojo.com/reviews/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes-review|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Play (UK magazine)|Play UK]]'' | rev6_PS3 = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Review on Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes|magazine=[[Play (UK magazine)|Play UK]]|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|issue=198|date=December 25, 2010}}</ref> | rev7 = ''PlayStation Universe'' | rev7_PS3 = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psu.com/Sengoku-BASARA-Samurai-Heroes-Review--a009972-p0.php|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes review|website=PlayStation Universe|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029161912/http://www.psu.com/Sengoku-BASARA-Samurai-Heroes-Review--a009972-p0.php|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Vandal'' | rev8_WII = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vandal.net/analisis/wii/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes/6133|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes (Wii) Review|website=Vandal|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104112512/http://www.vandal.net/analisis/wii/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes/6133|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Worth Playing'' | rev9_PS3 = 8.5/10<ref name=WP>{{cite web|url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/12/28/reviews/79056/|title=Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes|website=Worth Playing|date=January 1, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101230202/https://worthplaying.com/article/2010/12/28/reviews/79056/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev9_WII = 8.5/10<ref name=WP/> | MC_PS3 = 65/100<ref name=MCPS3>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121230933/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes |url-status=live }}</ref> | MC_WII = 61/100<ref name=MCWII>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122060358/https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes |url-status=live }}</ref> }}

In North America, the game received "mixed or average" reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCPS3/><ref name=MCWII/> In Japan, the game received "generally favorable" reviews. Japanese video game magazine, ''[[Famitsu]]'', gave the PS3 version a score of 9/9/8/8 for a total of 34/40 and the Wii version a score of 9/8/8/8 for a total of 33/40.<ref name=Fam/><ref name=Fam0/>

Capcom announced later that the game had sold over 500,000 units in Japan by September 8, 2010, becoming the [[best-selling]] ''Sengoku BASARA'' game and bringing the total sold for the series to 2.1 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e100908.html |title=Capcom's Popular "Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Heroes" Breaks the 500,000 Mark! |website=[[Capcom]] |date=September 8, 2010 |accessdate=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213161726/http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e100908.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was later re-released under the [[The Best (PlayStation)|PlayStation 3 ''the Best'']] label (which means it is a best-seller in Japan).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Sengoku-Basara-3-Version-Japan-Playstation/dp/B004V5JVTG/ref=sr_1_14?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1547173518&sr=1-14&keywords=sengoku+basara |title=Sengoku BASARA 3 (PlayStation 3 ''the Best'') [Japan Import] |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]]}}</ref> The game sold a total of 292,519 units during its first week on sale in Japan (PS3: 242,698 units/Wii: 49,821 units) with the PS3 version being the top-selling game of the week and the Wii version being the fifth best-selling game of the week.<ref name=SalesDB>{{cite web |url=https://salesdatabase.net/search/Sengoku%2BBasara/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430033843/https://salesdatabase.net/search/Sengoku%2BBasara/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-04-30 |title=Sengoku BASARA |website=Salesdatabase}}</ref> This would be the highest debut for a ''Sengoku BASARA'' game so far. The game has sold a total of 610,818 units in Japan (PS3: 422,765 units/Wii: 188,053 units).<ref name=SalesDB/>

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==External links== *[http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara3/ Official ''Sengoku BASARA 3'' website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104175439/http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara3/ |date=2018-01-04 }} *[http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara3utage/ Official ''Sengoku BASARA 3 Utage'' website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225195633/http://www.capcom.co.jp/basara3utage/ |date=2021-02-25 }} *{{moby game|id=/sengoku-basara-samurai-heroes}} *{{moby game|id=/sengoku-basara-3-utage|name=''Sengoku Basara 3: Utage''}}

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