Knights of Valour is a side-scrolling Beat 'em up

Beat 'em up

Beat 'em up is a video game genre featuring melee combat between the protagonist and a large number of underpowered antagonists. These games typically take place in urban settings and feature crime-fighting and revenge-based plots, though some games may employ historical or fantasy themes...

 action arcade game released by International Games System

International Games System

International Games System or IGS is a company based in Taiwan which develops video game software for the arcade and PC. It was founded in 1989.- History :*1991:IGS, International Games System Co., LTD was founded...

 in 1999. The game used the story of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...

as the background, albeit with a changed ending. Its system included many magics that other games based on the story did not. It supported Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English.

Related games

Knights of Valour also lead to other games being made.

• Knights of Valour Plus (1999)
• Knights of Valour Superheroes (1999)
• Knights of Valour Superheroes plus (1999)
• Knights of Valour 2 (2000)
• Knights of Valour 2 - Nine Dragons (2001)
• Knights of Valour - The Seven Spirits (2003)
• Knights of Valour 2 - New Legend (2008)
• Knights of Valour 3 (2011)