Title screen of Knights of Valour (1999)
Publisher(s)International Games System
Platform(s)Arcade, Mobile App
Release1999
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Arcade systemPolyGame Master

Knights of Valour (simplified Chinese: 三国战纪; traditional Chinese: 三國戰紀; pinyin: Sān Guó Zhàn Jì) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game series released by International Games System (IGS). The plot is loosely adapted from the 14th century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, and features the Five Tiger Generals, Zhuge Liang, Diaochan and others as playable characters. The gameplay involves the use of magical powers that are not featured in other games also based on the novel.

The series includes eleven games, including five main titles: Knights of Valour (1999), Knights of Valour 2 (2000), Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits (2003), Knights of Valour 3 (2011), and the remade Knights of Valour (2015). The original games were developed for arcades and released in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English. All but two games in the series ran on the IGS' own PolyGame Master arcade hardware, the exceptions being KOV The Seven Spirits, which was released on Sammy Corporation's Atomiswave (later received a homebrew port for the Dreamcast in 2020),[1][2] and the Knights of Valour 3D iteration, which was released online for PlayStation 4 and mobile.

On 17 September 2014 at the Tokyo Game Show, IGS announced the release of a 3D installment of Knights of Valour for the PlayStation 4. A preview trailer was showcased and featured Japanese in-game character voices. The free-to-play game was slated for release in Spring 2015 in Asia and Japan.[3] In January 2015 at the Taipei Game Show, it was announced the game had been delayed to a summer release. The game will be monetized by selling the ability to continue after being defeated and will support up to for online players.[4]

On 4 March 2015, a beta version was released for trial for PlayStation Plus subscribers on the PS4 and ran until 19 March.[5]

On 3 February 2017, it was announced by GamesInFlame that they would be publishing the game in Europe and Australia starting that month.[6]

On 13 April 2023, IGS released the IGS Classic Arcade Collection on the Nintendo Switch, a compilation of eight games originally created for the IGS PolyGame Master. Included in the collection are Knights of Valour Plus, Knights of Valour Superheroes and Knights of Valour 2 - Nine Dragons.[7]

Characters

Character Knights of Valour (1999)KOV Plus (1999) KOV Superheroes (1999)KOV2 (2000) KOV2 Nine Dragons (2001)KOV The Seven Spirits (2003) KOV Superheroes Plus (2004)KOV2 New Legend (2008) KOV3 (2011)Knights of Valour (3D) (2015)
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Zhou Yu✓✓
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Cao Zhang✓
Sun Shangxiang✓
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Wei Yan✓
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Ma Dai✓
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Zhen Ji✓
Xiaoqiao✓
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Guo Jia✓
Daqiao✓
Huang Yueying✓
Pang De✓
Sun Ce✓
Jiang Wei✓
Sima Yi✓✓✓
Niu Jin✓✓✓
Xu Huang✓✓
Cheng Yu✓✓
Cao Cao✓✓✓
Zuo Ci✓✓✓
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Games released

English Title Chinese Title System Year
Knights of Valour 三國戰紀
三国战纪
Sānguó Zhàn Jì		 IGS PGM 1999
Knights of Valour Plus 三國戰紀正宗PLUS
三国战纪正宗PLUS
Sānguó Zhàn Jì Zhèngzōng Plus		 IGS PGM 1999
Knights of Valour Superheroes 三國戰紀:風雲再起
三国战纪:风云再起
Sānguó Zhàn Jì - Fēngyún Zàiqǐ		 IGS PGM 1999
Knights of Valour 2 三國戰紀2
三国战纪2
Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2		 IGS PGM 2000
Knights of Valour 2 - Nine Dragons 三國戰紀2:群雄爭霸
三国战纪2:群雄争霸
Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2 - Qúnxióng Zhēngbà		 IGS PGM 2001
Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits 三國戰紀:七星轉生
三国战纪:七星转生
Sānguó Zhàn Jì - Qīxīng Zhuǎnshēng		 Sammy Atomiswave 2003
Knights of Valour Superheroes Plus 亂世梟雄
乱世枭雄
Luànshì Xiāoxióng		 IGS PGM 2004 (China exclusive)
Knights of Valour 2 - New Legend 三國戰紀2:橫掃千軍
三国战纪2:横扫千军
Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2 - Héngsǎo Qiān Jūn		 IGS PGM2 2008
Knights of Valour 3 三國戰紀3
三国战纪3
Sānguó Zhàn Jì 3		 IGS PGM2 2011 (China exclusive)
Knights of Valour 3 HD 三國戰紀3 HD
三国战纪3 HD
Sānguó Zhàn Jì 3 HD		 IGS PGM3 2012 (China exclusive)
Knights of Valour 三國戰紀
三国战纪
Sānguó Zhàn Jì		 PlayStation 4 2015

References

  1. ↑ Perez, George (November 13, 2020). "Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits is the latest Arcade port to Dreamcast". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ↑ GSK (November 19, 2020). "Retro Re-release Roundup, week of November 19, 2020 - Bullet hell lovers, face your deathtiny". Retronauts. USgamer. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ↑ "TGS 2014 - Sangoku Senki: Knights of Valour - Un free to play annoncé pour la PS4". Gameren.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Improved Version of Taiwan-Made PS4 Exclusive Knights of Valour Shown in Taipei; Delayed to Summer". Dualshockers.com. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sangoku Senki (Knights of Valour) : une petite demi-heure de gameplay pour le F2P". Gamergen.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Knights of Valour coming to Europe and Australia in February". Gematsu.com. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "IGS Classic Arcade Collection". Nintendo. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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