A Capcom Arthurian medieval brawler, three players in arcade and SNES adapted. Pleasant but tech limited, retro arcade charm.
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Category
Beat-'Em-Up2 players12+
Co-op
Description
Capcom beat-'em-up featuring Knights of the Round Table battling hordes of medieval monsters. Published by Capcom, released in the USA in 1994. Five knights with distinct combat styles including Lancelot and Arthur, side-scrolling levels in an Arthurian world and massive bosses. SNES port of the Capcom Knights of the Round arcade.
Knights of the Round review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Playing a Knight of the Round Table, parrying blows and slicing through entire armies in a medieval Capcom beat'em up: the Arthurian epic is lived sword in hand. The blocking system and the levelling-up add real depth to the brawling. Two or three players, co-op electrifies. Epic, snappy and stylish, a gleeful chivalric blow-off.
The North American SNES version of Knights of the Round, the port of Capcom's 1994 arcade beat'em up on Arthurian legend. The NTSC print stays more modest than other SNES Capcoms, and the fragile US cardboard box makes clean complete copies few. For collecting, the title is worth most for its cult arcade aura and the difficulty of assembling a US CIB free of warping and shelf wear.
Better with friends
A medieval beat'em up where knights carve through enemy ranks sword in hand, in chivalrous, snappy co-op. Mutual aid shapes the advance: covering each other, parrying together and managing the shared level-ups gives real depth to two-player play. Stylish and tough at times, it rewards coordination and makes shared sessions a frenzied crusade you want to see through to the end.
Is Knights of the Round still worth playing in 2026?
Knights of the Round is the SNES adaptation of Capcom's medieval beat them up, namely a playable trio of Arthur, Lancelot and Percival, and a block and parry system more tactical than the genre standard. The port loses three player co op and shows some technical drops, but preserves the chains, the move reading and the Capcom arcade touch. Recommended to fans of Capcom beat them ups and Arthurian folklore, keeping in mind that an arcade board or a compilation is preferable.
