<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1989	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
has	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
"	O
Smokeman	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Tiger	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
"	O
change	O
"	O
button	O
allows	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smokeman	O
uses	O
powerful	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
against	O
enemies	O
while	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
rides	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
riding	O
the	O
tiger	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
has	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
spiked	O
ball	O
and	O
chain	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
Smokeman	O
's	O
attacks	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
greater	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
collecting	O
the	O
special	O
dragon	O
skull	O
that	O
randomly	O
appears	O
after	O
defeating	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
will	O
summon	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
creature	O
to	O
ride	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
Flying	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
immune	O
to	O
attack	O
while	O
riding	O
Flying	O
Dragon	O
,	O
whose	O
breath	O
kills	O
any	O
monster	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
instantly	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
stage-end	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
"	O
Access	O
Attack	O
"	O
maneuver	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
can	O
use	O
Smokeman	O
or	O
the	O
tiger	O
to	O
jump	O
onto	O
enemies	O
and	O
pummel	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
,	O
if	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
runs	O
low	O
on	O
life	O
,	O
a	O
blow	O
by	O
a	O
weak	O
monster	O
will	O
kill	O
only	O
Smokeman	O
or	O
the	O
tiger	O
,	O
leaving	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
to	O
fend	O
for	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
weak	O
short-ranged	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
1988	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
hard	O
for	O
beginners	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
requires	O
more	O
patience	O
than	O
button-pounding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
rather	O
disturbing	O
continue	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
about	O
to	O
be	O
swallowed	O
by	O
an	O
unseen	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
continue	O
before	O
the	O
10	O
second	O
countdown	O
ends	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
heard	O
screaming	O
as	O
the	O
monster	O
swallows	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
"	O
appearing	O
under	O
the	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
arcade	O
flyer	O
is	O
very	O
simplistic	O
:	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
the	O
brave	O
ancient	O
warrior	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
diabolical	O
beast	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Wild	O
Fang	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1989	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
