warriors in Valdik's army, Duke and Fleet, were escorting a royal messenger under the order of Valdik King, the Beast Demon Army, a race of gigantic were-beasts thought to have been vanquished before by Valdik, launched a night attack. The army's counterattack was for naught, and all the people of the castle and town were imprisoned. The Beast Demon Army's goal was to resurrect their liege, the Great Beast Demon Deglomes, by constructing a new body for him with copious amounts of human blood through blood sacrifice. On receiving word of the disaster, Duke and Fleet rushed to the occupied kingdom, and were shocked, saddened, and outraged by the sight of the conquest. Calling on the kingdom's three protective deities--the Smokeman, the Tiger, and the Dragon--to empower them, Duke and Fleet become like "wild fangs", ready to put an end to the occupation and prevent the return of Deglomes. The story on the American arcade flyer is very simplistic: Tecmo Knight, the brave ancient warrior, came to do battle with the diabolical beast known as 'Wild Fang'. But before he can meet this challenge, he must defeat Wild Fang's group of evil monsters. Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed Tecmo Knight on their August 1, 1989 issue as being the sixth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. References External links Tecmo Knight at arcade-history Wild Fang at arcade-history 1989 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Beat 'em ups Fantasy video games Tecmo games Video games developed in Japan