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. The Sengoku Boom 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/characters' 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 Sengoku BASARA 2 Heroes (戦国BASARA2 英雄外伝) is an expansion to Sengoku Basara 2, and is the first expansion in the series. The game was released in Asia for the PS2 and Wii (Japan only) on November 29, 2007. The Wii version includes Sengoku Basara 2 as part of the Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes: Double Pack. 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. Sengoku Basara X Sengoku Basara X (戦国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 Asia on June 26, 2008. Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes (戦国BASARA バトルヒーローズ) is a PSP-exclusive title released in Japan on April 9, 2009, as a beat 'em up, action game. The game is a spin-off of the series. Sengoku Basara 3 (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes) Sengoku Basara 3 (戦国BASARA3) is the third game in the main series and sequel to Sengoku Basara 2, released in Asia on July 29, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Wii (Japan only). It is the first game in the series to be localized outside of Asia since the original game, and was released in North America on October 12, 2010, in Australia on October 14, 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