Jan Sangoku Musou is a Nintendo DS game that combines characters from the Dynasty Warriors series with an authentic mahjong experience. Developed by Koei, it is based on the historical text Sanguo Zhi and features a unique algorithm that avoids common techniques found in character-based mahjong games. The title draws inspiration from Koei's earlier Mahjong Taikai software.
The game is played against the characters of `Dynasty Warriors Series,` Koei game based on the Sanguo Zhi in China, but it is an authentic mahjong game which adopts an algorithm that does not have a kind of insane technique that is common in character mahjong games. This game is based on the mahjong software `Mahjong Taikai` released by Koei.