<s>
Sangokushi	B-Protocol
Sōsōden	I-Protocol
( 三國志曹操伝	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Eiketsuden	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Three	O
Kingdoms	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
those	O
depicted	O
in	O
Luo	O
Guanzhong	O
's	O
historical	O
dramatic	O
novel	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
villain	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Sangokushi	B-Protocol
Sousouden	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
unit	O
class	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cavalry	O
or	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
varying	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
"	O
factual	O
"	O
line	O
adheres	O
more	O
closely	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
in	O
the	O
novel	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
fictional	O
"	O
line	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
highly	O
inaccurate	O
;	O
also	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
predecessor	O
titles	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
historical	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
ending	O
in	O
Sangokushi	B-Protocol
Sōsōden	I-Protocol
and	O
Cao	O
Cao	O
survives	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
through	O
both	O
story	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Nexon	O
Korea	O
released	O
a	O
mobile	O
remake	O
of	O
Sōsōden	O
named	O
Romance	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Three	I-Protocol
Kingdoms	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Legend	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
CaoCao	I-Protocol
for	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Thingsoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mobile	O
remake	O
version	O
is	O
ported	O
onto	O
PC	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
25	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
Internet	O
communities	O
have	O
produced	O
various	O
software	O
modifications	O
for	O
Sangokushi	B-Protocol
Sōsōden	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
a	O
mod	O
detailing	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Song	O
dynasty	O
historical	O
figure	O
Yue	O
Fei	O
.	O
</s>
