Japanese video games are a popular cultural phenomenon in Japan and abroad. This success can be attributed to the ability of Japanese companies to successfully market and invest in their products, whether they are based on manga, anime, or a popular icon. Mia Consalvo, an associate professor at Ohio University, attributes the success of the Japanese video game industry to Japan's "historical trends [of a self-sufficient economy], Japanese game companies have found a ready market in them, with little fear of external competition.” Video games offer a wide range of themes and concepts that developers can consider in their design; on the other side of the industry are its consumers, who have many different experiences to gain from playing the plethora of games available to them. Of course, anything goes in game development as long as it's fairly valued, but one of the most recurring ideas in game development is one based on interesting periods in history. While a worthy endeavor, many video game companies struggle to maintain historical accuracy while still making the game entertaining and enjoyable for the audience. Sengoku Basara and Okami are examples of games of this type based on aspects of Japanese history; both managed to locate in the United States, but both achieved it differently. Sengoku Basara, a series developed by Capcom, is a historical fantasy game loosely based on the Sengoku era in feudal Japan. Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes is the third game in the series; it was released in 2010 in Japan, North America and Europe. In order to understand the historical basis of the game, one must first know some basic information about the era of the Shogunate Empire in Japan...... middle of article....."Cinema Journal 48.3 (2009): 135-41. Moodle Library Reserves November 8, 2011. p. 139 “Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes.” Cambridge, MA: Belknap of Harvard UP, 2000. . Moodle Library Reserves and Google Books November 8, 2011. p. Basara: Samurai Heroes "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. November 8, 2011. .IbidPhilippi, Donald L. Kojiki. [Princeton, NJ]: Princeton UP, 1969. Moodle Library Reserves. Web. November 8, 2011. Nylander, Kelly, Handout. Seminar on Japanese Popular Culture, Gettysburg College, November 8, 2011. Ibid..