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video game series released by International Games System (IGS). The plot is loosely adapted from the 14th century Chinese historical novel ''

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'' by Luo Guanzhong, and features the

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, 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

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in 2020), and the ''Knights of Valour'' 3D iteration, which was released online for PlayStation 4 and mobile. On 17 September 2014 at the

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, 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

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game was slated for release in Spring 2015 in Asia and Japan. 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. On 4 March 2015, a beta version was released for trial for

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subscribers on the PS4 and ran until 19 March. On 3 February 2017, it was announced by GamesInFlame that they would be publishing the game in Europe and Australia starting that month. 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''.

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External links

* PlayStation 4 page
Singapore retailSingapore demo
* IGS page
Taiwan
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