As such, the negative deeds attributed to Cao in the novel are either altered to depict him in a more positive light or simply removed entirely.

The character portraits in this release are mostly enhanced, palette swapped re-creations of those used in the previous Sangokushi Eiketsuden and Sangokushi Koumeiden games, with the sole exception of Cao Cao, who has a unique appearance; However, the Mobile Game rerelease would later give everyone redesigned appearances as well.

The "fictional" arc involves Zhuge Liang becoming possessed by a great evil who joins up with Zhou Yu to kill Liu Bei.

In 2016, Nexon Korea released a mobile remake of Sōsōden named Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Legend of CaoCao for iOS and Android, developed by Thingsoft.

[3] Chinese Internet communities have produced various software modifications for Sangokushi Sōsōden, including a mod detailing the story of Song dynasty historical figure Yue Fei.