<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novels	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
primarily	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
BaseSon	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
classic	O
14th	O
century	O
Chinese	O
novel	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
by	O
Luo	O
Guanzhong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BaseSon	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
two	O
DVD-ROMs	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
re-release	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
containing	O
an	O
extra	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
:	I-Application
Doki	I-Application
Otome	I-Application
Darake	I-Application
no	I-Application
Sangokushi	I-Application
Engi	I-Application
has	O
made	O
several	O
transitions	O
to	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
major	O
factions	O
(	O
5	O
in	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
,	O
7	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
Shoku	O
faction	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
蜀	O
,	O
Shǔ	O
)	O
led	O
by	O
Kazuto	O
Hongō	O
in	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
and	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Queen	O
Ryūbi	O
(	O
Liu	O
Bei	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Shu	O
,	O
the	O
Gi	O
faction	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
魏	O
,	O
Wèi	O
)	O
led	O
by	O
Queen	O
Sōsō	O
(	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Wei	O
,	O
the	O
Go	O
faction	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
吳	O
,	O
Wú	O
)	O
led	O
by	O
Princess	O
Sonken	O
(	O
Sun	O
Quan	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Wu	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
her	O
older	O
sister	O
Queen	O
Sonsaku	O
(	O
Sun	O
Ce	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Tōtaku	O
faction	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
董卓	O
,	O
Dong	O
Zhuo	O
)	O
led	O
by	O
Governess	O
Tōtaku	O
,	O
Governor	O
of	O
Dong	O
province	O
,	O
the	O
En/Yuan	O
faction	O
led	O
by	O
Lady	O
Enshō	O
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
Yuan	O
province	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
the	O
Kōkintō/Yellow	O
Turban	O
Rebels	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Zhang	O
sisters	O
,	O
Chōkaku	O
,	O
Chōhō	O
and	O
Chōryō	O
and	O
the	O
Nanban/Southern	O
Barbarians	O
led	O
by	O
Mōkaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BaseSon	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
One2	O
:	O
Eien	O
no	O
Yakusoku	O
,	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tactics	O
 '	O
One	B-Application
:	I-Application
Kagayaku	I-Application
Kisetsu	I-Application
e	I-Application
.	O
Direction	O
and	O
planning	O
for	O
Kohime	O
Musō	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
K	O
.	O
Baggio	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
also	O
provided	O
scenario	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
fellow	O
writers	O
Izumi	O
Kumashiro	O
,	O
Takuya	O
Aoyama	O
,	O
Assault	O
,	O
and	O
Shiina	O
Arai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
was	O
first	O
available	O
to	O
public	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
playable	O
only	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PCs	B-Device
as	O
two	O
DVD-ROMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
fandisc	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
titled	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
re-release	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all-ages	O
consumer	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
retitled	O
as	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Yeti	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Regista	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
re-release	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
extended	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
European	O
publisher	O
MangaGamer	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Gamania	O
formally	O
launched	O
a	O
web-browser	O
based	O
MMO	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
titled	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
running	O
on	O
eight	O
different	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
generals	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Koihime	I-Application
Musō	I-Application
cast	O
,	O
join	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
3	O
warring	O
factions	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
conquer	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
opposing	O
factions	O
with	O
the	O
Red	O
Turban	O
Bandit	O
faction	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
NPC	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
developed	O
by	O
Yeti	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Regista	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
with	O
many	O
new	O
characters	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2012	O
the	O
website	O
Jlist.com	O
began	O
selling	O
copies	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DX	O
version	O
with	O
restored	O
voices	O
;	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
MangaGamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
named	O
Koihime	B-Application
Eiyūtan	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
or	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
a	O
preceding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
title	O
shortened	O
to	O
simply	O
Koihime	B-Application
Musō	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
a	O
story	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
seasons	O
of	O
Koihime	B-Application
Muso	I-Application
are	O
also	O
licensed	O
by	O
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Koihime	I-Application
Musou	I-Application
is	O
called	O
"	O
HE∀ting	O
Sφul	O
"	O
also	O
by	O
Rekka	O
Katakiri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Koihime	I-Application
Musou	I-Application
also	O
has	O
two	O
theme	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koihime	O
Musō'''s	O
title	O
names	O
are	O
allusions	O
to	O
Koei	O
's	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series.Koihime	O
Musō	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Sangoku	O
Musō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
game	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Koihime	I-Application
Musō	I-Application
,	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
games	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
called	O
Shin	B-Application
Sangoku	I-Application
Musō	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Koihime	I-Application
Musō	I-Application
:	O
Moeshōden	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Xtreme	O
Legends	O
games	O
for	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
called	O
Mōshōden''	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
