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Instruction booklet · April 1994

Knights of the Round

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upArcade1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

The gameplay is very similar to other Capcom beat 'em ups, such as Final Fight and Capcom's previous hack-and-slash fantasy title The King of Dragons. There are seven stages, each with its own boss and a variety of generic enemies that try to stop the players' progress.

Specifications

Released
April 1994
Developer
Capcom
Publisher
Capcom
Players
2
Genre
Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Arcade
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Themes
Action · Historical
View
Third person · Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
73/100 (45 ratings)
Computer and Video Games
70%
Game Informer
7/10, 6.5/10
GP
86%
Hyper
30/100
Official Nintendo Magazine
72/100
Super Play
51%
Total!
(UK) 51%, (DE) 5+
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The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of April 1, 1994
Apr. 7

A deadheading Federal Express flight engineer attempts to hijack and intentionally crash Federal Express Flight 705, a cargo flight from Memphis, Tennessee to San Jose, California. The attempt is unsuccessful, resulting in severe injuries to the attempted hijacker and the 3 other pilots on board. The aircraft makes a successful emergency return landing in Memphis.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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