<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
simulation	O
grand	O
strategy	B-Application
wargames	O
produced	O
by	O
Koei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
14th	O
century	O
historical	O
novel	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
( 三國演義	O
)	O
by	O
Luo	O
Guanzhong	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Chinese	O
regions	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
3rd	O
century	O
historical	O
text	O
Records	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
( 三國志	O
)	O
by	O
Chen	O
Shou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
romanticized	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
novel	O
and	O
the	O
historical	O
text	O
Records	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Han	O
Dynasty	O
in	O
China	O
with	O
many	O
warring	O
factions	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
Shu	O
Han	O
,	O
Cao	O
Wei	O
and	O
Eastern	O
Wu	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
generally	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
,	O
eighth	O
and	O
tenth	O
editions	O
offer	O
role-playing	O
features	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
rank-and-file	O
character	O
instead	O
of	O
leading	O
a	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
spin-offs	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
the	O
tactical	O
action	O
hack	O
and	O
slash	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
which	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
three	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Sangokushi	B-Application
Eiketsuden	O
(	O
Liu	O
Bei	O
)	O
,	O
Sangokushi	B-Application
Koumeiden	O
(	O
Zhuge	O
Liang	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sangokushi	B-Protocol
Sousouden	I-Protocol
(	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kessen	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
spin-off	O
is	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
Tactics	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
grossed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Alibaba	O
's	O
most	O
successful	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
,	O
PC-88	B-Device
)	O
–	O
Also	O
available	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
NES	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sangokushi	B-Application
Internet	O
(	O
1999	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
)	O
-	O
Koei	O
's	O
first	O
online	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sangokushi	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
there	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
