Sengoku Basara sequel on the way

Capcom today announced that a sequel to its historical beat-'em-up, Sengoku Basara, is currently in development for a 2006 release on the PlayStation 2. Much of the original game's development team is returning for the project, including producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Resident Evil 4), director Makoto Yamamoto (P.N.03), and character designer Makoto Tsuchibayashi (Devil May Cry). Capcom has opened a teaser Web site for Sengoku Basara 2, which currently features an illustration of one new character, Maeda Keiji, a historical warrior (1543-1612) who lived during the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the Sengoku period.