Gameplay
In addition to the familiar Unification Mode (similar to the first
game's style of map-based Conquest, but now with treasure boxes that
contain weapons and items) and Free Mode (whereby a player can play any
field he/she wants) are the new Story and Arena Modes. Each character
has his/her own individual Story Mode.
The playable characters are ranked (only the top ten are listed at
any one time). There is also a ranking page for the Arena Mode, whereby
ranking is determined by the total amount of XP gained and the number of
stages completed.
Chōsokabe Motochika and
Mōri Motonari are playable as opposed to only being
NPCs. Additionally, the issue of "character clones" is removed; in the first game,
Uesugi Kenshin and
Matsu shared the same moveset and weapon. The same could be said to
Sarutobi Sasuke
and Kasuga. In the second installment, Matsu wields a naginata and has
the power to summon animals. Kasuga wields four kunai per hand connected
to razor-sharp wires while having new skills connected to light energy.
Kenshin and Sasuke's weapons and skills remain the same as the first
installment.
New enemies to deal with, including
Oni soldiers, ice and fire ninjas, dragon tanks, and five elemental mercenaries parodying the
Super Sentai series known as the "Gohon Yari" ("The Five Spears").
When playing in the Unification Mode, a player may encounter and fight
Miyamoto Musashi.
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes adds
Matsunaga Hisahide as another interloper between the Unification Mode.
The Basara Attack (Fury Drive in
Devil Kings)
gauge is filled by killing enemies and taking Basara-items, or when a
taunt is performed uninterrupted in the presence of enemies.
Money can be earned throughout the game. Blue chests contain gold
coins, as well as yellow boxes carried by enemy soldiers. With the coins
earned, player can avail of the Basara Shop, where they can buy
upgrades, accessories and weapons. Certain items will have to be
unlocked in order to be bought and some items require a certain
difficulty to be unlocked.
There are also unique items meant for one playable character's
exclusive use, granting the characters varying degrees of usefulness at
different handicaps. For example, when equipped with his unique item
Date Masamune
will have unlimited usage of all six of his swords at once at the cost
of lowering his defense and being unable to guard or evade.
Heroes exclusive features
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes now allows two players to play the game; though it is limited to Unification, Versus and Tournament modes.
If a
Sengoku Basara 2 save file is present, a player may
transfer the data to Heroes to carry over character levels, skills and
certain items. Money and some items however cannot be transferred to
Heroes.
Devil Kings, the Western version of
Sengoku Basara, introduced priming as a special attack. In
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes,
some of the special moves of the characters can do priming damage, as
indicated by the yellow text of the move. It should be noted that this
is the first time in the Japanese version of
Sengoku Basara to use priming since it originated in
Devil Kings.
Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes introduces the lottery system. After a
battle, one of the prizes a character can get is a red piece of paper.
That is the lottery ticket which can be used in the Basara Shop.
New to
Heroes is the Versus mode. This allows two players to compete with each other in eight mini-games.
There are two new arenas to choose from: Grand Tournament, where the
player earns extra points for fulfilling specific tasks, and Ultimate
Tournament, where the player is given a time limit to finish off the
opponents; both arenas can be played by two players. In single player
mode, the player can use the new 'Tag Team' system; a player can choose
two characters and 'tag' his/her partner anytime and when a tag is made,
every time the active character makes a kill, his/her partner will get
healed.
When playing in the Unification Mode,
Matsunaga Hisahide may be encountered the same way Musashi can be encountered.
Music
