It's certainly quite different from history and from Samurai Warriors (if you're familiar with either). They sorta set you up expecting it to be accurate, but the inaccuracies make interesting plot twists. The story and characters are a little bit flat and predictable... well, it's not so much you know exactly what'll happen, but it just doesn't invoke much emotion or surprise you that much. You can kinda tell who's going to die and who isn't. There were some pretty nice speeches/lines.
I think I personally liked the characters better in Samurai Warriors (a PS2 game). Maybe it was just weird for me to see Mitsuhide as such a psychopath after Samurai Warriors showed him as an honourable, elegant samurai. I did like Sengoku Basara's version of Keiji Maeda, though. He pretty much inherited all the qualities I liked about Magoichi from Samurai Warriors (Magoichi isn't in this, by the way). Anyhow, if you ignore the differences, Sengoku Basara's versions of the historical figures are pretty enjoyable for the most part.
The sound effects and music were fitting, though none of it really stuck to me.
If this series wasn't based on the sengoku period or the historical figures involved, I probably would've rated it 6 or 7 overall. It was pretty good, but not amazing. Shingen and Yukimura have a certain funny running gag. You get to hate the enemies a little bit, but, like I said, the show doesn't make you feel that much emotion. I personally think it's better when a show can draw you in so much that you can get mad, sad, or happy with the characters, but I guess this would be more enjoyable for people who aren't into that.
