Utage (宴, meaning “Banquet” or “Feast”) is a standalone expansion/update to Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (known in Japan as Sengoku Basara 3). It was released in 2011 for PS3 and Wii, but only in Japan. The game adds:

The Wii version is particularly notable because it’s the only way to play Utage in English via fan translation — the PS3 version never received an English patch.

The fan translation patch (most notably the one released by the BASARA translation team) is impressive in both scope and execution.

Disclaimer: This guide assumes you own a legal, physical copy of the Japanese Wii disc. Patching requires dumping your own ROM (ISO/WBFS) via a homebrewed Wii. We do not condone piracy.

To achieve the "top" experience, you have two methods: Dolphin Emulator (PC) or Real Hardware (Homebrewed Wii).

Yes, if:

No, if:

| Pros | Cons | |------|------| | Makes a Japan-only game fully playable in English | Requires manual patching (not plug-and-play) | | High translation accuracy for story and menus | Minor typos and formatting issues | | Preserves all gameplay functionality | No English dub / missing battle subtitle support | | Works on Wii and Dolphin | Some UI text remains Japanese | | Free and community-supported | Utage itself is short (≈10–15 hours for all content) |

Run in Dolphin:

Play: The main menu and all text will now be in English.

Utage (meaning "Banquet") is to Sengoku Basara 3 what Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition was to the original—it is the definitive version. While the West received Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, we missed out on Utage, which adds a massive amount of content:

Without the English patch, playing this requires navigating dense Japanese menus and missing out on the over-the-top story.

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