English version 8 Eyes is set in a
post-apocalyptic future. Mankind is recovering from hundreds of years of chaos and
nuclear war, and civilization is being rebuilt by the Great King, who harnesses the power of eight
jewels. The jewels, known as the 8 Eyes, were formed at the centers of eight
nuclear explosions that came close to destroying Earth. The 8 Eyes have mysterious power which, in the wrong hands, could bring about the
end of the world. The Great King's eight power-hungry
dukes steal the jewels for themselves and banish the King to the nuclear wastelands, threatening to once again plunge the Earth into war. The player controls Orin the
Falconer and his fighting
falcon Cutrus. His mission is to infiltrate the Dukes' eight castles and retrieve the 8 Eyes. With the help of Cutrus, Orin must fight the Dukes' soldiers, nuclear
mutants, and the duke of each castle to retrieve the jewels. After the jewels have been recovered, Orin must return them to the Altar of Peace so that the Great King may return and finish rebuilding the Earth.
Japanese version The Japanese version of the game is set in the
Balkans in the late 19th century. A research team was sent by the
British Museum to
investigate some newly discovered ruins. However, the entire team was brutally slaughtered, with their
heads missing and their
stomachs cut open. All of the artifacts they uncovered and their excavation journals were stolen. The perpetrator of the murders was a
group led by Ruth Grandier, a female
bandit known for her
demonic
worship who claimed that she and her group were fallen children of
Lucifer. The
College of Arms learned that Ruth's group stole artifacts which concealed demonic secrets and could be used in a dark
ritual to
resurrect demons. To stop Ruth, the College of Arms Seventh Division (which would eventually become the
MI5) decided to send
Baronet Sir Julian
James Bond, the greatest
swordsman in all of England. Sir Bond infiltrated the Balkans along with his pet
eagle, Cutlass. ==Gameplay==