8 Eyes Reviews

An odd little game not sure if the co-op is working in this version but still if it does would make for an couch co-op game.

It will not let me play the game it loads and plays the same demo animation over and over. I have pressed every key and plugged in a controller mashing everything as well. I was able to right click and go to the options menu but that was it. If anyone has had this problem and knows the fix please comment. If the game dev reads this help please. Looks awesome but I cannot recommend a game I cannot play.

Always loved this classic NES game as a kid, I used to play with my older sister. Bought it instantly when I found it on steam. Its kinda like Castlevania style with a few differences. You can play with a friend and the second player controls the bird on Orin's shoulder which is a good help. It does have controller support, I used the XBOX one controller which was already set up. So, if you wanna flashback that doesn't require acid, play 8 EYES!

If you've never played this before it can take some getting used to. You kind of have to time your attacks in the right way to avoid getting hit. Like a retro 2D Dark Souls almost. And that initial part of figuring out the right spacing to not get steamrolled by the enemies can be a bit frustrating. But once you get that down it's a very fun early metroidvania!

This is one of my all-time favorite games, and I never imagined I'd see it on Steam. This is the legit Dark Souls of the NES. It's difficult, but you can master the game with skill and perseverance. The game forces you to take every enemy encounter seriously but at the same time is always very generous with power ups (though they are hidden).I'd say the atmosphere and music in this game is criminally underrated, but it would have to at least be "rated" first for that to be true. No one ever talks about this game's music, but it's among the best these ears have ever heard.Bonus Fun fact: In the Japanese translation, you actually play as James Bond's ancestor (your name is Julian James Bond) instead of a guy named Orin. Seriously.

Yea, yea I actually would recommend this game. It ended up being a lot better than I expected it to be from initial impressions. It plays a lot like Castlevania, though you have a much smaller primary weapon - thus less opportunity for damage mitigation. However, the game's design takes this into account. There's opportunities to heal, usually appropriately placed. The biggest hurdle is just figuring the game out. The game, and manual if you track it down (it is not included in this release) both lie. You can tackle the stages in any order, and beat the bosses in any order, but each sword has ONE boss that takes double damage from it. Once you swap to another sword, you cannot go back. So there's a linear pattern you are supposed to play in, but if you are good you can do it however you like. A unique feature is the falcon. In two player mode, the second player controls the falcon, letting them deal damage elsewhere on the screen while the main player progresses. This helps find hidden items, and the bird is required to damage some enemies. You do have partial control over the bird in single player, can set it to fly, and attack, but it's much more capable in someone else's hands. The game is challenging, but not overly so. Once you get the hang of it, it can be completed fairly quickly. I honestly do believe this is a bit of a hidden gem for the system. And yes, it is emulated, so you could use the ROM with another emulator if you wished. Worth a purchase, on sale at least.

8 Eyes is a very good old NES game. Although it was released in 1988, but some features are still popular today. Pros: + Nice music. + Co-op mode. Player 1 will control the hero, player 2 will control his falcon. + All characters have HP bar. Hero can take a lot of hits before he died. + Hero can use sword, special weapons, and his falcon to attack enemy. + Hidden items. Find them can improve the hero's ability or recover his HP bar. + Each kind of enemy has its unique characteristics. Some only can be killed by falcon. + Enemy only can respawn three times in the first play. + Even if you didn't complete the level in the correct order, you still can defeat the Boss. But it's a very difficult way. + After you defeated a Boss, the hero and Boss will have tea together. + The final level is a Boss Rush. + When you get all jewels, the final puzzle is how to place these jewels on an altar in the correct order. Cons: - When you beat the game, you may think it's over. But this is not a true end. You must beat the game three times to see the final ending! Each time is more harder than the previous one. It's nearly impossible to reach the true end! (Well, actually I can use UltraEdit to open the game file and see all texts of final ending...)

From the creators of the original Sokoban and Megaman II Gameboy comes quite possibly the worst Castlevania clone I've ever played in my life from the NES. This game is so bad in terms of level design & awful hit detection to where it makes Frankenstein: The Monster Returns a masterpiece. As for being a PC port, its just a modify rom slap on an custom emulator with limited display settings and no controller support as the game doesn't recognized the Steam Deck's buttons so I had to make a custom controller layout that binds them to keyboard inputs in order to properly play the game.

Before I review, I just want to mention I had difficulty making a game collection in my youth for two reasons - one being, when I would look for a certain game I would like, either the game was out of stock, or the store (perhaps region?) didn't have it shipped in. The second is economical (even back then, new games in retail stores where around fifty U.S. dollars). Now, I think I remember seeing this in a video game magazine ad & review, and I believe it might have been just before the Super NES was available, so I gave this game a try. Review : This is one of the few games are are surprisingly looked over, it's really a good game. To be honest, it's one of my favorites (I do mean out of all the console and computer games I've played). It probably has all what makes a classic platformer : fun, and original gameplay (especially with the controllable falcon), good graphics (yes, there is a lot to compare with Castlevania), and good audio. Also, two players can play this, one the human and the other the falcon. And this game can be difficult, since it's not enough to just collect all clues but the bosses need to be played in order. It also gets difficult when you finish on the first try, since the game loops to a second, more difficult mode. And if that owuldn't be trying for some, then the last third is the game's most difficult mode. Lastly, as I said before this game resembles the Castlevania series alot, and for me I kind of like these two equally. But, taht's just Arcade Pilot's own opinion! :D

It's a 99.99% perfect emulation of the original game, with the only changes being to the intro splash screen to compensate for the change in publisher. It's REALLY good, one of my classic favourites... Thanks to Steam remote play you can fully enjoy this game's very novel multiplayer mechanic, or even via couch co-op with keyboard+gamepad