Karnov is a dramatic adventure game released by Data East in 1987. The task of the player is to control Karnov, a hero with power. excel in the journey to find treasure.
Karnov must go through nine stages to complete his task. The difficulty of the game will increase after the player completes each stage. The only weapon he has in the game is the fire created by his body. Karnov will spit fire to burn down the enemies. He was taken to the first stage with complex terrain. Initially, he will launch a fireball from his mouth to destroy the opponent. On the way, he will collect some valuable items such as a ladder and a fireball. Owning a ladder helps him climb the high terrain of the map. When he receives a fireball, his attack power increases with the ability to fire 3 hits at a time. With his continuous fire ability, he quickly dragged the dragons in the way. Bonus money appears a lot on the map, Karnov will jump to collect it.
At the end of the first stage, he must fight a blue dragon monster with the ability to fly and attack. Karnov had to fight it for a short time to defeat the blue dragon. After finishing the first stage, Karnov was taken to the next stage by a lightning strike. Enemies appearing at each stage are also different. An enemy repeatedly dropped large rocks to stop Karnov. He needs to move flexibly to avoid those rocks rolling on him and jumping up to destroy it. A number of small witches and magic balloons floating in the air were placed everywhere on the map. However, when attacked by the fire of Karnov, they will quickly be destroyed. He has to fight a huge dinosaur with the ability to shoot the same fireballs he had at the end of phase two.
The frozen cave is where Karnov must pass in the third phase. Demon bats constantly appear and attack Karnov. Some of the items he collects here, such as masks, help him avoid the attention of enemies and angel wings to help him jump higher. Wings also work to help attacks from Karnov become faster. With the collected items, he quickly defeated the witch to advance to the next stage. He will enter a castle in the remaining stages. The proper movement will help him evade attacks from various enemies. The map leads to the treasure being kept at the end of the ninth period. Karnov completes his mission and ends the game by finding the treasure.
